No way!!!! This is the best show ever, whether your 2 or 30. It's very inspirational,
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The Biggest Loser
(Rated TV-PG, Reality TV, Starring Jillian Michaels, Bob Harper, Ajay Rochester, Where to watch: NBC, DVD, Download)
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Not age appropriate for kids under 9, age appropriate for kids over 11; suggested age 11. -
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Common Sense says
Extreme dieting, Survivor-style; tweens+.
updated 06.18.09
Why We Rated This 
for Ages 11 and Up
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What Parents Need to Know
About The Biggest Loser
Parents need to know that this reality competition series deals almost exclusively with weight loss and the effects of being overweight. The series emphasizes the benefits of healthy, long-term lifestyle changes related to diet and exercise, but the competitive weight-loss angle could potentially encourage impressionable viewers to slim down quickly without a doctor's supervision. The competitors also recount being made fun of for their size and are forthright about worrying that they might not live long enough to see their kids grow up. Their long separation (up to 100 days) from friends and loved ones could also be hard for sensitive viewers.
Read our full review by Lucy Maher
Families Can Talk About
- Families can talk about the realities of a world in which thin bodies are prized, fat ones are scorned, and deliciously unhealthy food is more widely available than ever before. Why is thin so in -- and how do the sculpted celebrity images we see in the media affect our perceptions of our own bodies? Why are chubby children teased -- and why do heavy people so often become the butt of jokes in television and movies? Why do Americans as a whole tend to eat to excess -- are we really that hungry, or are we eating for other reasons? What does "everything in moderation" really mean? Are all diets truly healthy? And is there such a thing as being too thin?
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I rate this title on for age 2 and give itOn for 11?
- Lives in PennsylvaniaI rate this title on for age 10 and give it
Best show ever
It is a great show, they bleep out the cuss words. It is insperational. It foucuses on losing wieght. Not to ge THIN for looks but to HEALTHY!! IT has very postive message. I know look very forward to Tuesdays now. Some inporpate lanuge but they bleep it all out.
- Lives in PennsylvaniaI rate this title on for age 10 and give it
Best show ever
It is a great show, they bleep out the cuss words. It is insperational. It foucuses on losing wieght. Not to ge THIN for looks but to HEALTHY!! IT has very postive message. I know look very forward to Tuesdays now. Some inporpate lanuge but they bleep it all out.
- Lives in ColoradoI rate this title on for age 9 and give it
Okay
I know the biggest person to ever be on The biggest loser...Daniel! He weighs 454 lbs. for a start
- Lives in MinnesotaI rate this title on for age 11 and give it
One of my favorite shows :)
This motavational show encourages normal people to loose weight in a natural, hard way. It is hard for the people but in the end they can gain a healthy lifestyle. It teeches teens and tweens that "if theres a will theres a way" and this show is very powerful and overall, if you like reality tv it is very good and i strongly reccoment it.
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