Supersize vs Superskinny
| Supersize vs Superskinny | |
|---|---|
 Title card from most recent episode of Series 4 | |
| Starring | Dr Christian Jessen (2008-) Anna Richardson (2008-2010) |
| Narrated by | Liza Tarbuck (2008-) |
| No. of series | 5 |
| No. of episodes | 32 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | Channel 4 |
| Release | January 2008 – present |
Supersize vs Superskinny is a British television programme on Channel 4 that features information about dieting and extreme eating lifestyles. One of the main show features is a weekly comparison between an overweight person, and an underweight person. The two are brought to a feeding clinic, and live together for five days, swapping diets all supervised by Dr Christian Jessen.
The show also featured Anna Richardson in the 1st, 2nd and 3rd series, who examined new methods to lose weight by trying diets she finds on the Internet, some of which have shocking side effects. For example, Anna attempted Laser lipolysis, which went drastically wrong and resulted in severe bruising. Also, she discovered Diabulimia and spoke to Isabelle Caro, a French actress, renowned for her underweight figure and anorexia campaign.
During the first series in 2008, one feature involved Gillian McKeith, who tried to find a way to "ban big bums" in the UK. She tested out different exercises to tone bums on different groups of ladies, and made a leader board for the most effective.
The show started its first series on 22 January and it concluded on 11 March 2008. The second series began on 20 January and concluded in March 2009. The 3rd series ran from 23 March to 18 May 2010. The 4th series began on 29 March 2011 and ended on 17 May 2011. On the 4th episode of the 4th series for the first time ever the diet swap was between two supersizers and two superskinnies. The fifth series premiered 28 February 2012 and ended on 1 May 2012, and consists of 10 episodes.