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Recently the record for most weight lost on NBC's The Biggest Loser was broken. Previously Eric Chopin held the record with 225 pounds lost. At his peak, Chopin was diagnosed with Type II diabetes. Guenther Boden, professor emeritus of endocrinology at Temple University, says two thirds of adults in the US are overweight. "We are constantly seduced by good-smelling, good-tasting and cheap food," he said.