Az Élet 250 kiló felett (eredeti címén My 600-lb Life) az amerikai TLC adó valóságshowja, melyben túlsúlyos, 270 kg fölötti embereket mutatnak be, akik az iráni-amerikai, Houstonban praktizáló sebészhez Dr. Younan Nowzaradanhoz fordulnak segítségért, hogy lefogyhassanak. Az orvos diétát ír elő számukra, és ha sikerült egy bizonyos testsúlyt elérniük, műtéttel segít tovább csökkenteni a súlyukat.
A műsor folyamán több mint kilencven ember sorsát követték végig, a páciensek közül többen elhunytak, voltak, akik a műsor forgatása közben haltak meg túlsúlyuk komplikációi miatt. Robert Buchel 2017-ben szívrohamban hunyt el, Kelly Mason pedig 2019-ben szívelégtelenségben. A műsor több szereplője is elhunyt a műsorban való szereplésüket követően.
The Biggest Loser features obese people competing to win a cash prize by losing the highest percentage of weight relative to their initial weight.
Dancing her way through the haters, Whitney Way Thore is embracing her body in a world that judges people by their size. She navigates both career challenges and relationship snafus with her vivacious personality, a sense of humor and an abundance of courage.
This series follows Whitney who was diagnosed with an endocrine system disorder called polyscystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) which caused her, a slender dancer at the time, to gain more than 200 pounds in one year at college. Feeling trapped in a big body, she struggled with self-doubt and negative stereotypes. Now 380 pounds and eager to continue sharing her passion for dance, Whitney has learned to embrace her body and love herself again.
Albatross is a tragicomic TV show, about ten obese people who participate in a fourteen-day camp in the Ardennes to lose weight.
With Britain becoming the most obese country in western Europe, Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall is on a mission, asking food producers, restaurants and the government to confront the crisis.
Five best friends start a challenge to lose 50 pounds each in 120 days to compete in a triathlon.
Billy Robbins is the world's heaviest teenager weighing nearly 850 pounds at 18 years old, this mini series follows his journey and attempts to lose the weight that is killing him. This First TV Movie is the first of 3 TLC specials made following Billy throughout 2009-10