New Reality Show Tries to Shape Up WV Town
A new reality show featuring famous British chef Jamie Oliver, is set to start filming in Huntington West Virginia, which has been given the (some say unfair) title of the fattest and unhealthiest city in the US. The chef is supposed to help teach the city how to cook and eat healthier, and has previously tried to get schools to cook healthier lunches and offer healthier alternatives to it’s students and things like that to help shape up America, or wherever it is that he happens to be filming a series.
I think it’s definitely an intriguing idea to film a show that is dedicated to helping people make healthier choices, but I can definitely see why residents of this town are wary of having someone come in and try to change things up for the sake of whipping their “fatness” into shape. I think shows like this only exemplify the sad state of the obesity epidemic here in America, and make it harder for us to shake the image of the “fat Americans” although certainly other countries are catching up to us and even outpacing us, such as Mexico, as the fattest and most unhealthy areas to live in.
Does it mean that everyone there lives an unhealthy lifestyle and eats garbage all day? Definitely not, but I’m sure that’s how residents there feel shows like this portray them. I have mixed feelings about it, but it is bound to be a hit, as many other reality shows are today that exploit people.
