‘Operation Transformation’ fails to underline that weight is an extremely complex issue

‘Operation Transformation’ is at the more exploitative end of reality TV and the reason it strikes such a chord is that obesity has become a huge issue in Ireland, writes Clodagh Finn.

AM I alone in thinking that there’s something deeply unsettling about RTÉ’s reality show Operation Transformation?

If, as has been put about, the ever-popular reality TV show is helping the nation get fit and healthy, then why does it make me feel like a voyeur every time I watch it (albeit, through laced fingers)?