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Telling powerful stories in hourlong episodes, TLC follows medical journeys of morbidly obese people as they attempt to save their own lives. The featured individuals - each weighing more than 600 pounds confront lifelong emotional and physical struggles as they make the courageous decision to undergo high-risk gastric bypass surgery. In addition to drastically changing their appearances, they hope to reclaim their independence, mend relationships with friends and family, and renew their feelings of self-worth.

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.

Check in on the men and women featured in "My 600lb Life." Since the show, have they maintained their weight loss and continued working toward their goals? We get an update on where they are now and what's changed since the show.

The Biggest Loser features obese people competing to win a cash prize by losing the highest percentage of weight relative to their initial weight.

The series follows the romance between Mariko Hosoi and Nagi. Mariko, who has no experience with romance, attends a group date and finds herself asked by the handsome Nagi. How will she deal with her new-found popularity?

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.

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

Five best friends start a challenge to lose 50 pounds each in 120 days to compete in a triathlon.