Southern California authorities launched an inquiry into The Biggest Loser and doping accusations connected to the long-running NBC show, authorities said Tuesday.

Loser has been under flame since The Post published interviews with former contestants in May, accusing producers of abuse and of feeding them medications to manipulate results of the weight-loss reality hit.

What were doing is an inquiry into whats happening on The Biggest Loser, Los Angeles County Sheriffs Deputy Kelvin Moody told The Post. Its an inquiry , not a full-blown investigation.

Deputies are looking for formal statements from contestants before deciding whether to delve deeper into show practices.

Season 2 contestant Suzanne Mendonca said five people on her edition of the indicate were rushed to the hospital due to alleged abuse from indicate trainers and medical staff.

Joelle Gwynn, from the 2008 Couples version of Loser, said she was directed to take ephedra, a drug used to boost weight loss and energy that was banned by the FDA in 2004.

The show issued a statement telling, We believe these allegations are without merit and false. The safety and well-being of our contestants is, and has always been, paramount.

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