The Biggest Loser became a cultural phenomenon when it premiered in 2004 — but the show has been plagued with scandals and controversy as well. When NBC introduced the show, it followed a group of people deemed overweight who would compete in a 30-week competition.

Sarah Gilbert, who appeared on the seventeenth season of the show, has now admitted on social media that she too felt the pressure to lie while on The Biggest Loser. In a comment shared publicly on a clip of the show (via) Dr Huizenga's account, Gilbert said: "I definitely ate far less than that towards the end, but that was on me, not on you.

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