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Is not the repeated failures of the subjects, but the seemingly complete lack of initial nutrition education and food addiction therapy they receive.

eventually, after a subject fails enough times, Dr. Now might have the subject visited by a dietician or might have them see a therapist.

But why isn't this emphasized from the very beginning? Why send them out into the world with zero coping skills and knowledge to predictably fail for several months?

Every single person on this show is severely addicted to processed foods, little differently than an alcoholic or drug addict. They need intensive and continuous cognitive behavioral therapy-- and from what I can tell, none of them receive it, outside of an occasional visit Dr. Clay or Paradise.

Also, they know absolutely zero about nutrition and calories. Dr. Now sends them home with a print out of a "diet," and expects them to make any sense of it? Many of these subjects have very low literacy skills. They need hours of continuous education and guidance. They need cooking instruction to learn how to make high-fiber nutrient-dense food actually taste delicious.

Now maybe they are getting all of this support and the show simply doesn't show it in the final edit, but I suspect not.