Camp Shame Weight Loss Success Stories

Camp Shane alum Richie was featured on MTV Made

MTV's "MADE" In order to jumpstart Richie's transformation, his team sends him to a weight-loss camp for teens called Camp Shane. At Camp Shane, Richie makes a connection with another camper named Chrissy, and he experiences a lot of firsts with her. First relationship, kiss, and break-up, that is. Also, Richie loses eight pounds while at camp. Click Here to View the Slide Show

Dr. Phil featured a show on childhood obesity. The show talks about one boys struggle with his weight. Dr. Phil felt compelled to help, so he called in the experts "Camp Shane".

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Dr. Phil’s episode on childhood obesity featured Camp Shane

MTV’s True Life featured Camp Shane

MTV's "True Life" filmed several teens at their homes and at Camp Shane. The film shows how difficult life is for these kids and how coming to Camp Shane really helped change their lives.

Barbara Walters
called this "an inspirational story".

Camp Shane was featured on 20/20’s episode Growing Up Fat

ABC's "20/20" had a feature story filmed at Camp Shane called "Growing Up Fat".

20/20’s John Stossel did a feature on Camp Shane called Growing Up Fat
John Stossel said "Life at school is often lousy...
here is an oasis."

A&E- Investigative Reports - "The Supersize Generation: Kids and Obesity".

Newsweek’s story on Childhood Obesity and how Camp Shane can help

Newsweek filmed several children and teens at their homes and schools. The film shows how difficult life is for overweight kids-and how coming to Camp Shane really helped them.

Camp Shane’s Kids Weight Loss Camp was featured on Newsweek

TIME MAGAZINE - "Staying Healthy -Too heavy, too young". The story features photos of Camp Shane's weight loss campers in action-stretching, exercising, getting measured and relaxing by the pool

Photos and interviews of three Camp Shane campers appeared in the "What they were thinking" feature of the New York Times Magazine

SALLY - Sally hears from lots of kids who are suffering because of their weight. But when she received a letter from a kid asking Sally if she could help her go to Camp Shane-Sally called us

The Sally Jessy Rafael Show did an episode on helping kids who suffer from their weight, that featured Camp Shane David Ettenberg appeared on the Sally Show during a kids who suffer from overweight episode

BBC - British Broadcasting Corporation
A team of filmmakers lived at Camp Shane for several weeks. The documentary was shown throughout Europe and illustrates how successful our weight loss program can be.

The Discovery Channel featured Camp Shane on its Modern Medical Mysteries

Camp Shane’s Weight Loss Camper holding a trophy

Camp Shane Weight Loss Campers on the BBC

DSC-The learning Channel - "Modern Medical Mysteries". Highlights how dangerous the health problems are for overweight people. The program shows how Camp Shane helps with weight loss, nutrition education and building self-esteem. As they put it, "The message is clear-we care about you".

Camp Shane was featured in a documentary on the emotions overweight girls face

SUNDANCE CHANNEL - featured film "Taking off", a documentary examining the intimate emotions and difficulties overweight girls share. The film shows how important the support network developed from friendships made at Camp Shane becomes in their life at home.

Camp Shane’s diet camp has been featured on international television shows

JAPANESE, SWEDISH, DUTCH, AUSTRALIAN, and ENGLISH TV - we not only have campers from across the globe, we often are featured by international media.