Among other claims, Netflix’s “Fit for TV: The Reality of the Biggest Loser” alleges Michaels plied contestants with caffeine pills even though they were supposedly banned, restricted competitors’ calorie intakes to dangerously low levels, and denied medical care and medicine to some.

Fitness personality Jillian Michaels is pushing back against Netflix over its “The Biggest Loser” documentary and its claims that giving contestants caffeine pills was her idea. The docuseries examines the controversial weight-loss reality show and the lingering issues participants have endured.

Former 'Biggest Loser' trainer Jillian Michaels broke her silence about a new doc exploring the show's complicated legacy