To anticipate more comments on kimchi: Yes, kimchi/キムチ/김치 is a traditional ethnic food of Korea. It's also widely available in Japan. Perhaps another fermented food would have been a better example, but I like kimchi
Where I live there's a place that serves ramen, and kimchi is one of the things you can have on the side. Love mixing the two, just eat some ramen, then kimchi, back to ramen and so forth. Delicious.
Aren't Koreans historically one of the many ethnicities that had brought their own culture with them, to the Japanese? I'm really just pawing at memories of my Asia History subjects, but I know Korean communities have assimilated their culture with Japan, like in a sense Chinese communities are historically and globally.
This video is unscientific. The most likely cause is genes. Many western women and some western men put on loads of weight when they live in Japan, because Japanese food is so delicious and because Japan has a real eating culture. It's very popular to eat out in Japan, and when you eat out, you eat a lot. I've noticed many Japanese people eating as much as western people yet still thin. Also I've known many many Japanese living in Australia long-term, and none of them were obese.
Sumo wrestlers aren't fat. Their diet is extremely healthy and is what gives them their large size. Sumo wrestlers are actually healthier than most of the population
What are you all fat guys trying to make yourselves feel better? Sumo wrestlers are athletes while often simultaneously being fat people. You can't deny that what layers over human muscle and under human skin is human fat, and that sumo wrestlers typically have excess fat, thus making them fat humans.
I already have two tini houses, a foldable bike, diet plan, free Japanese classes and capsule wardrobe prepared to move to Japan if I decide to, thanks to youtube
TorchJackie America has a hell of a lot of unhealthy food but the people don’t have to eat it. There wouldn’t be as many fast food restaurants as there is if they weren’t popular
If tree bark were marketed well, Lots of ericans would eat it. Truth is that statistics (look it up) Americans eat far more than anyone else in the planet. You factor that in and people start to wonder if pharmaceutical companies care at all about people's health especially if they can make billions off them. It's a business. Also there's large amounts of ignorance in the U.S.
@Sarah Ball - The unhealthy food in america is the cheapest and quickest food available. People who don't have much money for their families or don't have much time because of working schedules tend to go for this type, simply because it's the most convienent. The higher rates of obesity are seen in the lower classes.
K D I agree! I live in the US which is what you consider America. But I mainly live in Florida which is always hot suns, you don’t really see a lot of fat people. But if you go to the heavily white populated states, most people are obese. I was very surprised to see that. America is the land of free and obese lmao
Well yeah I think It's also the culture since I live in a country where seeing a person who isn't white is a rarity (the first black person I saw was at like 12) so I think It's mostly the culture because If you were at the top of the healthy BMI people would stare and you would be shamed. So yeah that's probably also a reason.
@@kwpp7 theres also pressure to eat large amounts in the US I cant eat a lot, and i get teased for eating about a third of what most resturants offer during my everyday meals You are expected to eat the large portions and its almost a bragging right
Alex Shuysky there is a thing called “privacy” maybe you haven’t heard of it you sicko. What would you feel like if they were making a documentary about skinny people and they showed a clip of YOU since YOU are SOOO skinny. Would you want dumbasses like you to comment if u don’t want to be taped don’t be skinny? Hell nah. Just let people be. They are already struggling with their body image they sure as hell don’t need your insults as well.
We Japanese eat a lot of vegetables. You can't choose ingredients at restaurants. We never say like please hold onions or cucumbers or whatever. We eat everything what we are served. Our education especially when it comes to food is very strict. there are so many dishes with lot of vegetables with no oil. also our desert recipes are much lighter than American's. we use less sugar and less oil in cakes and cookies. and it's true we have access to lot of healthy foods at grocery stores and supermarkets. I was so skinny when I was in Japan, now I live in America and having hard time to lose weight.
@@mitzukiqueen446 I’m hoping he’s not being sexist and choosing to take his comment like this “In America the beauty standard for women is more achievable than in Japan and women don’t have to starve themselves as much as the Japanese beauty standard requires.”
@@sarahewson3607 tbh the free water that we get in restaurant are very pretty much like bottled water The free water is from the water purifier that we indians call filter And the charged water is bolted water I guess they charge 0.30 cents or something like that for bottled water
Reasons why you should go to Japan: 1. Amazing food 2. Amazing culture 3. Creative and futuristic inventions 4. Beautiful nature 5. Nice infrastructure 6. You become healthier 7. Just overall amazing
This is actually really interesting. When I was in Japan for a week I ate soooo much food and lost weight. Here in Germany, with the amount I ate, I would’ve gained. I was so surprised by that
It's the same here in Australia, at my old school we made a two course meal for lunch once a week and learnt about nutrition and and table manners at the same time. At my new school they mainly make just one course or snacks, but they still learn how to cook and how to eat healthy. Do other countries not have this?
@@nicola4297 Water is free in the United states from most private establishments and all restaurants. Just not pre-bottled water. Italy has a terrible economy btw.
@@achancery10 Mate, I've been in Cali and NY, water ain't free. USA isn't the same everywhere, it changes place by place. Also the quality is really important. As for economy is mass media propaganda.. I have great lifestyle in Italy
@@nicola4297 I live in Florida and have been to Texas, Arkansas, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Washington DC, Tennessee, Chicago Illinois, Denver Colorado, and Vail Colorado and a bunch of places in-between these destinations. I've never been charged for non-bottled water in my entire life. California is the worst state in the union in terms of income vs cost of living.
I went to Japan on vacation expecting to gain weight, but ended up losing it. It's a combination of generally healthier food, and more activity that burns calories. If I wanted to go somewhere, it's either walking or taking the public transport. You're standing for a very long time and there's not as many places to sit down I've noticed. Very interesting to see how all these factors come together!
I am Japanese, but it is true that many Japanese are thin and healthy. But don't forget that women tend to go on an excessive diet because they think it's more beautiful to be thinner.
@Homesteader Workouts Equally? No, fat shaming is far less moronic than delusionally thinking being fat is healthy.* *Edit: I had originally misread the comment. "Equally moronic" was directed at "body positivity" and "healthy at any size." I am in agreement with Homesteader Workouts.
@Homesteader Workouts exactly, honestly fat shaming directed at me as a fat teen is what made me decide to become healthier, now I'm an adult and the healthiest I've been and continue to be
N. Novak not in everything, and even so there may not be a lot in it depending on the food your thinking of. Saying that japan puts soy sauce in everything would be like saying America has grease on everything which isn’t the case for either country... that would be disgusting tbh 😂
I went to Japan recently for a couple weeks and was honestly expecting to put on a bit of weight because I wanted to eat a LOT of food while I was there. I did eat heaps of food no desserts but I ended up losing weight from walking so much lol! Of course the ordinary person in Japan wouldn’t be walking as much as I did on that trip, but jeez were there a lot of stairs!
same....i was in Japan three weeks ago....ate a fair amount lost 3 lbs in 11 days...now only need 7 more to hit ideal weight for me! I did walk 12-15K steps daily
So this video in a nutshell is saying that the reason why it's easier to stay thin in Japan is because the Japanese culture puts more emphasis on healthy food even if it's fast. Access to healthy food is just as easy and cost effective as fast food
faceless kelly That’s completely not true. In Asia country like Korea, Japan, China, Thailand, and many other use chopstick, okay ? And fat people are everywhere. Let me tell you, not every family or person use chopstick to eat rice, okay ? That’s Asian stereotypes, like you see a lot in anime.
Literally, at my cousins school they had full on proper meals with a menu that rotated every year (like they had a different meal every day for a year and then repeated) while I was over here eating chips and shite pizza
I mean before this Covid 19 stuff outbreak I always want to buy foods from my school canteen but I always ALWAYS end up drinking my own water and in the library
in America we have student debt from lunches that consist of frozen pizza, tater tots, and rotten lettuce if we are lucky. that's why I always skip lunch lol
I’m a Japanese girl 😉☘️After I left Japan, I’ve definitely gained weight... I miss Japanese food style... Too much sugar and fattening make my face rounded as literally RICE BOLL.
The difference is simple. Japanese food's ethos comes from its ancient culture which included healthier habits of eating fish. American food's ethos comes from industrialization which encourages processed food to gain profits.
Makes zero sense. Much of Japanese foodstuffs requires processing and have resulted in industrialization. Their fishing industry is one of the largest and most profitable in the world. The difference is which industry wields more power. In Japan, it’s fishing, so they eat more fish and aqua produce, processed or otherwise. In america it’s grain, so they eat more flour and put high fructose corn syrup in everything.
@@hellosammy4105 Did you miss the part where I mentioned "Ethos"? Japan is highly industrialized as well but the food preference and taste comes from their culture. Fishing naturally happens to be healthier than processed flour and corn syrup, what's your point?
@@videoloops1 the point is that you first define "ancient culture" and "industrial" types of food as opposites. Then get a reply saying that "ancient culture" is in fact "industrial" in terms of processing and profits as well. And then your reply narrows this down to being "naturally" healthier and acceptance of "industrial" characteristic of Japanese food, which kills off the point of "ancient culture vs industrial profits" of your first comment.
@@onchky Don't get fussed out about it mate, doublethink comes naturally to commies. If their brain wasn't broken they wouldn't be in the cult in the first place.
@@diamondroses9542 I dont think its entirely an individual person's fault. Like the video said, if you are low on time and spend most of the time working, you are going to reach for convenient foods more often. And the thing is, in the US, healthy food is harder to find and more expensive. An an example, all my local stores have instant flavored sugar-packed oatmeal but when I asked for unsweetened rolled oats I found out it was only available online. :/ I wish there was a variety of cheap and convenient health food options in the US like there is in Japan. Even when I am buying tea, I'm rarely able to find the unsweetened kind.
They also eat on the ‘Bento’ way. They eat small portions and varied, a little bit of rice, fish, vegatebales…and I saw people eat with finesse, they respect their food, they eat very slow and small bites. I observed them very well when I was in Japan. Oh and eating with Chopsticks also helps 😁
Actually if you start a healthy diet and workout it’s pretty easy to stay thin in the U.S. But the hard part is working out and starting these diets when you are already obese. It can be difficult to break these habits.
@NEO germany is europas america... We have many obese people too. And when i look at our children it becomes worse and worse... To much fortnite burgerking and sugar drinks
I am Japanese. This video was very easy to understand. It is meaningful and to the point for me as a Japanese person. It shows exactly how Japanese people eat. However, I love American food. For example, if I were to ask my high school friends what is your favorite food? I know that most of them would choose fast food such as hamburgers.
Funny how the title infers that people in Japan are thin. They're actually at a normal, healthy weight, which is considered 'thin' to the average American.
lol and whats funny is Japan's economy isnt suffering either to keep society healthy. Somehow in the states, fat cats want us broke and disabled to maintain their economy.
@@Alias_Anybody In whole fruits, the fructose is attached to the fibers, so it is absorbed slowly. What you are saying, happens mostly with juices and smoothies, because when they are pressed they loose all the fibers so instead of complex sugars, became free sugars, also if they stay out for too long, they loose all their vitamins
I was more than 200 lbs when I moved to Japan after college. I flew back home for a vacation a few months later, and I was 160 lbs. I had to buy new medium-sized clothes and a new belt because the smallest notch wasn’t tight enough to hold my pants! I didn’t exercise at all, just my diet has changed in Japan… and walking!
Lol same same! I went from 205 to 160 in a few months with no conscious effort. My family thought I was starving myself, but it was just lack of fast food & soda, plus walking and biking rather than driving.
@@maryammahmoud6792 he stayed in japan for 9 weeks and because of how the food is like there, he lost weight. living in japan is actually terrible though, I wouldn't advise it. Eating home cooked food and never drinking soda is quite possibly the best option in the U.S. to lose weight
WOOJONG they do drink lots of green tea too. I don't like tea lol I prefer iced vanilla lattes. I drink like 3 a day. This is why I'm getting chubby. I just realized that's like 900 calories overall with just coffee drinks in a day omg what
Well not entirely less but its the calories. Americans eat tons of added sugar which transforms to fat & all processed Dunkin, McDonald's, ect. are high calorie meal places.
Well I’d say not really. I live in Japan and I eat unhealthy, yet I’m skinny. In Hawaii, I try to eat better but I still gain a lot of weight. Japan has a lot more fresh/healthier food than the USA.
@@kapua7486 some people are just built different. i'm pretty sure i could eat/drink what i like and still remain pretty skinny. i'd just be an unhealthy slim person. we have plenty of garbage food where i live too(england)
We have to make it happen as consumers. I do feel that we have gotten better, we have healthier options than say 10 to 20 years ago, there is an ever bigger marker for organic foods, we can also now read the ingredient contents of foods (thanks to Obamacare btw), but we still have a long way to go.
A lot of Asians and Europeans are actually the “normal” size a human being should be, not thin. Americans are simply too big. Yes, poverty is related to the social obesity increasing but some people are just ignorant and having soda and chips with every meal. Not a single person would be able to stay thin with that kind of diet.
I stayed thin, and I was happy until I went to the doctor and my blood pressure is up, and I'm low on vitamins. Some of us are lucky enough to have a high metabolism, but it turns out you still need to eat healthy to stay healthy. I wish we had more healthy food accessible in the US, then you wouldn't need to have a high metabolism to stay slim, and we'd have proper nutrition.
Amen JJ K u are spot on the same with Australians, you don't see nearly as many normal sized Aussies these days either. My eldest grandaughter was a slender baby just like her mum and they were worried about her weight at the maternal health center I told her they are just used to seeing fat babies cos it's pretty much the norm these days, anyway they kept doing it again so she stopped going
My little cousin who lives in Japan was so surprised at how big soda cups are at McDonald’s in America that he took one home to show his friends back in Japan.
Bradley Goo exactly and since corn holds no health benefits it just makes you fat. They feed corn to animals on farms so they become larger. And almost every food product in the US has some type of Corn Product.
I worked at a convenience store when I was younger but was determined to eat better. It was rather hard as quick grabs on the way to work limited me to fruit, salad.... and maybe the occasional chicken sandwich which was even healthy as compared to some fish. More options would help. Americans were like any other human we eat whats available.
US food is packed with unnecessary calories, Japanese fast food is usually more like home made foods. lowering the calories. a Egg has 70 calories while in the US most ppl eat carbs with sugar for breakfest which is what like 300 calories
Monsanto corn is an issue, it's basically frankencorn with little to no nutritional value compared to the original. Mesoamericans have been eating corn far longer than people of Europeans descent and other races, when a specific type of natural corn is processed a certain way it releases nutrients making it a great food source.
I am Japanese. Many Japanese people find that foreign sweets and drinks are too sweet and cause a heavy stomach. It feels even more bulky. After all, I think the sugar content and amount of food is the most important cause.
I'm from Germany and honestly I can relate. If you just compare German and Japanese Baumkuchen for example, ours are a lot heavier, because they often contain marzipan and are covered in chocolate. I love both, but I can only handle a small piece of German Baumkuchen to have had enough cake for the rest of the year lol
I know! My family eats health food (except for a few treats once In a while 😉) and my friends are always surprised like “oh wow y’all eat so healthy lol, I would miss junk food. I could never!” I’m just like 🤷♀️
@2freeIvX Aldi and Walmart gave healthy family sized oven meals that cook in 30-45 min and also offer a variety of healthy foods at affordable prices. If you shop right at these stores you spend less than eating out
I think something that’s important to point out is that in Japan, children are fed proper meals at school and are not given “junk” and unhealthy food choices as opposed to the American schools. So by doing that, eating a proper meal is ingrained into their system from a very young age which they continue into adulthood.
now that I think about it, this is very accurate. schools offer pizza, hamburgers, and French fries for lunch usually. and hospitals, the place where its supposed to be healthy, have the same stuff pretty much. its like were trained to eat and love fast food. really bizarre
@@vinucherayil7166 I remember being taught about food portions (like the pie chart with fruits, veggies, grains, and meat) My home economics teacher, Mrs. Jones challenged the students to take a photo or draw a picture of our lunch. The next day everybody showed pictures of pizza and Doritos. She complained about the lack of variety, this kid named Logan said 'the oil was dripping off of the pizza. If I put that down as a drink, can I get extra credit?
Didn’t Mrs Obama try to improve the school lunches and then some parents got all huffy about it as if “how dare you encourage healthy eating and if my child gets fat because of the fatty foods and the fatty foods I buy for them then oh well”. I can’t imagine not wanting a child to have access to better meals. Most of said huffy parents made this into a political stance instead of trying to combat childhood obesity which makes it more likely for adult obesity. And the fact that junk/fast foods is cheap and organic/healthier choices cost an arm in comparison.
I lost about 8kg in my first month in Tokyo. That's slowed down ofc, but for me it's two reasons, portion size and walking. Even if you're ordering junk food, meals for one person are smaller for what you pay; I never feel overstuffed. The cheapest and most practical way to get anywhere in Tokyo is walking and you walk a surprising amount when you have a couple of transfers between train lines and to and from stations.
Yeah, I can’t speak for Japan but I know in China people use less cars (bc less parking spaces I think, and other reasons) and tend to ride buses or trains more, or walk, ride bikes, ride motorbikes? (Depending on whether it’s urban or suburban) instead
Having a vehicle is very costly it seems so people take public transportation everyday or walk or have bicycles. And public transportations are never late!!
Lived there six months, lost 20+ pounds. I'd put it up to a combination of more exercise (you walk everywhere) healthier food and a lack of corn syrup in damn near everything. Seriously there is way, way too much sugar in every thing in the US.
The issue with corn syrup is the fault of health food fads to begin with. First they demanded everything be low fat, then low sodium. Well there go two of your most abundant sources of flavor, so what do they do? Start pumping in the sugar. After a while it became such a cheap food additive everyone was using it in everything. It's like how everyone complains that McDonald's isn't healthy, so they offer salads and fool around with the menu to try to lure you in but it never does and meanwhile where are all the 'health concious' types? Stuffing their faces with five guys and acting like anything there is better/healthier than McDonald's.
@Manny Q given your title, what do you suggest people do that have hit a weight loss plateau? I've lost a great deal of weight and have hit a plateau recently.
When I went to Japan I visited a temple with a lot of stairs to get to the top, it was endless; I was so tired and about to give up when an old lady with her spine completely bend was still going and wasn't even sweating. I felt so embarrassed with myself so I pretended that I wasn't dying inside and I kept going for my pride.
🤣🤣 Reminds me of the mountain at Funari shrine we climbed. Same same, except this old man had 3 huge boxes tied to his back. I asked, and these people make their way up by foot every single day, multiple times a day, carrying things my size on their backs.
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because their food isn’t jam packed with sugar, salt and fat. plus the western diet is super sized, we feed ourselves with so much more food than the rest of the world
i wouldnt say the western diet more the american diet something i have noticed is the portions in comparison to europe such as countries like my own (ireland) and especially countries i have been to such as france,spain and australia. I dont even think americans realise how huge their portions really are and its shocking how normalised it is.
exactly! I’m a grown adult & I always order the “kid” portions bc they’re filling enough for me. I don’t get how people let their kid eat so much here smh 🤦🏼♀️
I live in Japan as well. One of the other things that you might want to mention is the fact that most people walk to work, take the train or bicycle, etc. There is a lot of focus on exercise here in people's spare time as well. Running is very popular.
what you just said makes NO SENSE. often the POOREST people are the FATTEST beacuse garbage junk food that is processed is super cheap. fresh fruits vegetables are expensive which should be the foundation of any diet. lean meats are expensive as are the healthy nuts such as almonds and pistachios.
Hh before anyone takes the post too seriously I think it's a joke lol I'm from the Ph. It could be seen as true *in a way* but I don't think anyone should get too riled up over it
Brasileiros estão ficando cada vez mais parecidos com os americanos no quesito de comer "besteira" em vez de comidas realmente nutritivas e saudáveis. Ainda mais quando se compara o preço de uma coxinha com coca com o preço de um sanduíche integral com suco. É um absurdo.
Sim, mas pelo menos o preço da comida mais saudável aqui não chega a ser tão caro como nos Estados Unidos ou no Canadá por exemplo. Geralmente , aqui no ocidente pelo menos, algo bem comum entre os países com uma economia relativamente boa é que a produção de alimentos industrializados é priorizada, tornando os alimentos mais saudáveis muito caros.
Eu acho que nós temos uma quantidade ok de comida saudável disponível, o problema é q não vamos atrás disso então tbm fica difícil de estimular o crescimento dessa área. Porém não tem como comparar com o EUA, comer comida não saudável parece cultural lá.
Many Japanese people like tea, seafood, and soybean foods (tofu and edamame), and this is one of the factors that contributes to a healthy diet. It is also worth noting that Japanese supermarkets discount sashimi and sushi to half price near closing time. Since raw fish must be sold on the same day, this is done every day, so even the poor can eat fish.
Furthermore, when meat is used in Japanese home cooking, it is often cut into small pieces or thinly sliced, which contributes to a healthy diet. Meat dishes are often not prepared with meat alone. Meat and vegetables are cooked together. Therefore, even with meat dishes, I often eat the same amount of vegetables as the meat, or even more. Moreover, since the cooking method often involves baking or boiling, there are many cases where large amounts of fat are not used.
My sister studied abroad in Japan for a year and lost 30lbs. Sadly, when she returned home she gained it all back. She misses the food in Japan, the food isn't the same in America. On top of the food she walked a lot more because she felt more safe walking to the store, restaurants and to school and she said she can't do that where we live because it isn't safe especially for a young woman.
Same as China and South Korea, there’s still many people walking around even at night if you live in a big city and it’s very safe. Young people go out until late night and many restaurants are open late.
@@icommentjojoreferences5704 The train doesn't go everywhere. It still requires more walking when compared to taking the car. Actually, many Americans in the U.S. cities walk a lot.
You Wish - you’re so rude. That won’t help fat people. And to me that won’t make me want to work on my weight. That can lead to suicide or severe obesity.
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To anticipate more comments on kimchi: Yes, kimchi/キムチ/김치 is a traditional ethnic food of Korea. It's also widely available in Japan. Perhaps another fermented food would have been a better example, but I like kimchi
haha the bomb i see what you did there ;))))))
Where I live there's a place that serves ramen, and kimchi is one of the things you can have on the side. Love mixing the two, just eat some ramen, then kimchi, back to ramen and so forth. Delicious.
Aren't Koreans historically one of the many ethnicities that had brought their own culture with them, to the Japanese? I'm really just pawing at memories of my Asia History subjects, but I know Korean communities have assimilated their culture with Japan, like in a sense Chinese communities are historically and globally.
As true as that is, you made it sound like 김치 is a Japanese staple which is misinformation.
This video is unscientific. The most likely cause is genes. Many western women and some western men put on loads of weight when they live in Japan, because Japanese food is so delicious and because Japan has a real eating culture. It's very popular to eat out in Japan, and when you eat out, you eat a lot. I've noticed many Japanese people eating as much as western people yet still thin. Also I've known many many Japanese living in Australia long-term, and none of them were obese.
And that %3.5 of fat people in Japan are Sumo wrestlers
Sumo wrestlers aren't fat. Their diet is extremely healthy and is what gives them their large size. Sumo wrestlers are actually healthier than most of the population
@@hithere3250 muscle disguise as fat
@@hithere3250 obesity is measured by weight, you can be to heavy for your body frame to safely handle without all that extra weight being fat
indeed
What are you all fat guys trying to make yourselves feel better? Sumo wrestlers are athletes while often simultaneously being fat people. You can't deny that what layers over human muscle and under human skin is human fat, and that sumo wrestlers typically have excess fat, thus making them fat humans.
I think RUclips’s trying to tell me to move to japan
I already have two tini houses, a foldable bike, diet plan, free Japanese classes and capsule wardrobe prepared to move to Japan if I decide to, thanks to youtube
@@marimemari I'm moving there too. Just getting at least 3 years of japanese language classes done first
Same lmao
Same
nah.
Long story short - They don't invest in making their people sick.
TorchJackie An absolutely ignorant statement.
TorchJackie That would be the case where heathcare is a profit industry.
TorchJackie America has a hell of a lot of unhealthy food but the people don’t have to eat it. There wouldn’t be as many fast food restaurants as there is if they weren’t popular
If tree bark were marketed well, Lots of ericans would eat it. Truth is that statistics (look it up) Americans eat far more than anyone else in the planet. You factor that in and people start to wonder if pharmaceutical companies care at all about people's health especially if they can make billions off them. It's a business. Also there's large amounts of ignorance in the U.S.
@Sarah Ball - The unhealthy food in america is the cheapest and quickest food available. People who don't have much money for their families or don't have much time because of working schedules tend to go for this type, simply because it's the most convienent. The higher rates of obesity are seen in the lower classes.
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You're so real for that
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This fact is mainly true for many other countries besides japan. Every single time I travel outside the US. I always end up losing weight.
I mean I live in Europe and the only obese people (people who had fat litteraly hanging) were from a cruiseship from America.
K D I agree! I live in the US which is what you consider America. But I mainly live in Florida which is always hot suns, you don’t really see a lot of fat people. But if you go to the heavily white populated states, most people are obese. I was very surprised to see that. America is the land of free and obese lmao
Well yeah I think It's also the culture since I live in a country where seeing a person who isn't white is a rarity (the first black person I saw was at like 12) so I think It's mostly the culture because If you were at the top of the healthy BMI people would stare and you would be shamed. So yeah that's probably also a reason.
Try Canada🤣🤣🤣🤣
When I went to Africa with my family im 2015, I ate so much more than I did in America but I still ended up losing weight, kinda weird right? 😳
Meanwhile in Japan: Why is it so easy to be fat in the United States?
It is real easy to get fat here in the states.
@@bryanryan4504 ohhh man is it easy...
Because sugar and corn syrup is in everything.
A lot of people in east asia think foreigners have "fat genes" lmao
Because everything here is required by law to be at least 10% sugar
Not to mention Americans serving sizes are way bigger.
He mentioned it though
Ridiculously large. Always given enough for at least two meals, but most people eat it as one.
@@kwpp7 theres also pressure to eat large amounts in the US
I cant eat a lot, and i get teased for eating about a third of what most resturants offer during my everyday meals
You are expected to eat the large portions and its almost a bragging right
coz americans are bigger. same as europeans, compared to asians.
@JaeYeol IsMyCity statistics my friend, statistics
松屋やすき家等の牛丼屋が健康的な食事を提供する店の枠組みに入れられてることに文化の差を感じる。
日本じゃ、牛丼ばかり食べてるから太ったんじゃないの〜とかいわれるのに。
野菜ないけどよく考えたら味噌汁にご飯だからねートッピングも卵ネギキムチって割と健康的かもしれない
化学調味料とか塩分に目を瞑れば
この動画のコメント欄をざっと見た感じ、日本人のコメントは大体全部こんな感じだなｗ
日本人「僕たち日本人はこんなに健康的でどこの国よりもあらゆる文化が優れているよ〜みんな褒めて褒めて〜」
@@サブカル-q4x
最近の日本礼賛動画にうんざりなのは同意だけど、コメ主そんなに褒めて褒めてって態度じゃなくね?
自分の意見言いたすぎてズレた返信してるように見える。
紹介してるのは鮭の定食じゃん。牛丼屋行けばこういうのも頼めるよってことで牛丼が健康的なんて一言も言ってないでしょ。
それにこの動画で何回も言ってるけどこれが健康的な食事なんじゃなくてアメリカの食事と比べれば悪くないって話でしょ。
相対的な話をしてるのに、絶対的な評価で語るのは愚かだね😂
Lol imagine the government caring about your health...
Funny joke
You 1k like 😊
Canada
I JUST CHANGED THE 1.6 TO A 1.7 HGSHDUEBCIDB-
*Laughs in japanese*
US food is just cheap crap sold expensively
Finally SOMEONE SAID IT
True
Pretty much sums it up
The healthy stuff is expensive and you need to prepare it yourself.
Basically American food is slow suicide.
Imagine being randomly recorded in the streets and then that clip getting used as an example of obese people 💀💀💀💀
It's most likely stock footage, so it's most likely consensual
If you don't want that maybe don't be obese in the first place?? 🤡🤡
Alex Shuysky there is a thing called “privacy” maybe you haven’t heard of it you sicko. What would you feel like if they were making a documentary about skinny people and they showed a clip of YOU since YOU are SOOO skinny. Would you want dumbasses like you to comment if u don’t want to be taped don’t be skinny? Hell nah. Just let people be. They are already struggling with their body image they sure as hell don’t need your insults as well.
@@beyzayaman1266 lol you really got that mad
toaster in the tub lmao yeah
日本人です。
確かに私は味噌汁や納豆、キムチなど発酵食品はよく食べますね。
タンパク質は肉よりも大豆で摂取しています。
あと野菜サラダもたくさん食べます。
でもアメリカの食事の方が正直美味しそうなんだよね。😅
確かに日本食は健康的だけど、たまにハンバーガーとかピザとかステーキも食べたくなります。
近所のマクドナルドにも行きますし。
要はほどほどに、食べ過ぎなければ良いのではないでしょうか？
ちなみに日本食は糖質や脂質は少ないのですが、対して塩分が多いので高血圧の日本人は多いです。
なので脳梗塞や心筋梗塞になる人もいます。
my mom stayed in japan for a month and without even trying, she lost nearly 15 pounds
holy sh*t japan here i come
i cant even imagine losing 15 pounds by accident i barely lose 4 by basically starving and eating bunny foods for a week
ok its official i'm moving to japan
My mom lives there and she weighs lesser than me like ...
Wow she spent an entire month in Japan with only 15 pounds, that is honestly impressive.
The food in Asian countries are healthier and has more variety.
stray dreams 100%
Are you saying we don't have variety in Europe.
@stray dreams Totally! It's always too spicy for me.
Not that much healthier but ,the foods are OK.
@@MicukoFelton in europe? Yes but in NA? Hell nah. Junk foods and Sodas. My freedom.
We Japanese eat a lot of vegetables. You can't choose ingredients at restaurants. We never say like please hold onions or cucumbers or whatever. We eat everything what we are served. Our education especially when it comes to food is very strict. there are so many dishes with lot of vegetables with no oil. also our desert recipes are much lighter than American's. we use less sugar and less oil in cakes and cookies. and it's true we have access to lot of healthy foods at grocery stores and supermarkets. I was so skinny when I was in Japan, now I live in America and having hard time to lose weight.
Thank you for the information! I am sorry you have a hard time losing weight here! I hope you get better!
Indians when Japanese say they eat a lot of vegetables: Hold My Veggies🥕
@@analuna8496 more convenient?
@@mitzukiqueen446 I’m hoping he’s not being sexist and choosing to take his comment like this “In America the beauty standard for women is more achievable than in Japan and women don’t have to starve themselves as much as the Japanese beauty standard requires.”
I love Japan. You're from an amazing country.
日本ではお茶(グリーンティー)は無糖で飲むものです。アメリカの食事は脂質と糖質の取りすぎだと思います。ミルクシェイクやアイスクリームも美味しいですが、どれだけ大量の砂糖を使わないといけないのか、一度手作りしてみるといいと思います。
自炊してると、外食が如何に砂糖塩油まみれか分かるよね
まじでびっくりするよね
お菓子作りでレシピに歯向かうのは…と思って思い切ってどさっと入れたのに出来上がったケーキまじでほんのりしか甘味なくて戦慄した
菓子パンが毒に見えるようになった
そんなネットで得た知識のみでドヤ顔されてもなあ…(笑)
あなたはアメリカの食事どころかアメリカに行った事すらなさそう
全部ネットの受け売りでしょ？
あなたはアメリカの食事どころかアメリカに行った事すらなさそう…
はいはい日本凄い日本凄い
日本人は世界一偉いね＾＾
In America: It’s expensive to eat healthy
In Japan: It’s expensive to eat unhealthy
I'm Mexico and Texas it's really hard to get thin again
You are georgous
In oof srry
No no I'm a stick I'm too skiny
Purple Gold lmfaoooo
I love how when you go to a restaurant in japan, you'll get free water and tea
I thought we get free water in every restaurant cuz in India we do get unless u want to pay for it...
@@zokam7792 Not in germany lol
The water is free in USA too, but it tastes like nasty city water.
@@sarahewson3607 tbh the free water that we get in restaurant are very pretty much like bottled water
The free water is from the water purifier that we indians call filter
And the charged water is bolted water I guess they charge 0.30 cents or something like that for bottled water
yeah i wish america had that also ur pfp and username 💀
Reasons why you should go to Japan: You’ll lose weight.
2. They can have some pretty nice downhills so you can race
I was there for a week for a food trip, I lost 5 pounds. Which is weird 'cause I was doing food challenges.
Reasons why you should go to Japan:
1. Amazing food
2. Amazing culture
3. Creative and futuristic inventions
4. Beautiful nature
5. Nice infrastructure
6. You become healthier
7. Just overall amazing
Naturalist 2005|
reasons why some people’s can’t:
the corona virus
too expensive
I would love to go to japan
This is actually really interesting. When I was in Japan for a week I ate soooo much food and lost weight. Here in Germany, with the amount I ate, I would’ve gained. I was so surprised by that
Nobody asked you anything
Ja, hier besteht fast alles nur aus Zucker und Fett 😢
Iodine in seafood? Many Japanese get too much iodine in their diet
@@yes12337I can't eat fish because it's more expensive than meat. Give me your money.
@@木村-f7w日本とは逆だね。
There's a strong and probably major point: healthy Japanese food is tasty. An enjoyment.
No
I want sushi!
It's more about the convenience than the taste. And the price, it's relatively cheap
W
@@carlathedestructor2454 yes.
Also, students in Japan learn how to cook in schools. We actually cook some dishes and eat them in class. It is held about once every two months.
It's the same here in Australia, at my old school we made a two course meal for lunch once a week and learnt about nutrition and and table manners at the same time. At my new school they mainly make just one course or snacks, but they still learn how to cook and how to eat healthy. Do other countries not have this?
@@definitelynotalizard In Brazil, no.
So you learn stuff you’ll actually need in the future
Same in Jamaica
I saw that in anime
US fast food:
-Burger with fries, and soft drink; $4
-Salad: $5
They want us to get fat... so then we can go to the doctor and give them money we don't have. 😞
@@HansBjorgman you hit the nail on the head...so sad
At Wendy’s
4 for $4: burger, nuggets, fries, soda
Half a salad: $6
Soooo true! Tell me why a large sold at mcdonalds is 1$ but if you ask for an extra small its 1.60$?
The same in spain
I wasn't sure about moving to Japan, now I am. Thank you bro. Your content is highly valuable!
あなたが女なら私を犯してください😅
ルールさえ守れば大歓迎❕
Here, in Russia, we have another way to stay thin: we are poor. We just can't afford ourselves fastfood
That's sad
Frop _ все равно в России много людей с ожирением
Lol poverty is funny
всё равно гораздо меньше, чем там
Cyka blayt
water also somehow cost more than soda in USA vending machines even tho soda that water plus carbonation and syrup.
theres an explaination on that on some video
In Italy water is free, we have high tech delivery points.
Glass bottles, magnets card,still and fizzy.
Water is a human right!
@@nicola4297 Water is free in the United states from most private establishments and all restaurants. Just not pre-bottled water. Italy has a terrible economy btw.
@@achancery10 Mate, I've been in Cali and NY, water ain't free. USA isn't the same everywhere, it changes place by place. Also the quality is really important.
As for economy is mass media propaganda.. I have great lifestyle in Italy
@@nicola4297 I live in Florida and have been to Texas, Arkansas, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Washington DC, Tennessee, Chicago Illinois, Denver Colorado, and Vail Colorado and a bunch of places in-between these destinations. I've never been charged for non-bottled water in my entire life. California is the worst state in the union in terms of income vs cost of living.
me: maybe i should try having a diet like the japanese...
me: **eating fries at the same time**
Yes though
Requiem I said this then I realised the amount of food I ate before this video....
@@rabiebbs2115 sksksks. Sorry I had to....
25 secconds later:
Requiem: *wHy aM I So fAT*
Well fries is a veggitable
I went to Japan on vacation expecting to gain weight, but ended up losing it. It's a combination of generally healthier food, and more activity that burns calories. If I wanted to go somewhere, it's either walking or taking the public transport. You're standing for a very long time and there's not as many places to sit down I've noticed. Very interesting to see how all these factors come together!
They don't put sugar in literally everything
**America puts sugar in sugar**
@Jake S They do unless fish aren't animals.
Compared to Australia they sure do :,) not sure about the US though
America: *puts sugar in bread*
Nobody:
America: Puts sugar in milk
I am Japanese, but it is true that many Japanese are thin and healthy.
But don't forget that women tend to go on an excessive diet because they think it's more beautiful to be thinner.
そうですね‥私もその一人でした。北米に移住してから、もくもくと太ってきてますw
@Homesteader Workouts Equally? No, fat shaming is far less moronic than delusionally thinking being fat is healthy.*
*Edit: I had originally misread the comment. "Equally moronic" was directed at "body positivity" and "healthy at any size." I am in agreement with Homesteader Workouts.
@Homesteader Workouts exactly, honestly fat shaming directed at me as a fat teen is what made me decide to become healthier, now I'm an adult and the healthiest I've been and continue to be
@@lanyuu7934 やっぱり環境が大きいですよね。
I'd agree with most of those women.
Got an ad for “Arby’s new fresh wraps” after the video. Lovely.
i got a diet ad - they prolly telling me something 😳
@@iwantyoursmoke lol be careful with whatever an ad is telling you about your diet, even if you could be changing the way you eat for the better
@@benirw1n ofc ofc 😹❤
🤣😂🤣
I got Uber Eats
確かに、コーラとか滅多に飲まないわ。子供の頃、親に「コーラは骨が溶ける、お茶にしなさい」とか言われて制限された記憶が。野菜、魚が手軽にとれる環境もあるけど、やっぱり給食を使っての食育は大きい気がする。日本人は絶対に6年間バランスの取れたランチを食べるから、そこで刷り込まれるのもあるんじゃないかな。
Usa: Healthy food expensive
Japan:healthy food very affordable
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@Chiara Dal Col i don't know
But isnt soyi sauce in everything, that includes lot of Es?
It’s actually true.
In Japan, greasy food is something extravagant like Kobe beef. Healthy food is standard.
N. Novak not in everything, and even so there may not be a lot in it depending on the food your thinking of.
Saying that japan puts soy sauce in everything would be like saying America has grease on everything which isn’t the case for either country... that would be disgusting tbh 😂
USA wants us to eat unhealthy cause that requires healthcare which means more money for them and higher GDP
The fat guy in Japan: **sad anime noises**
Naruto sadness and sorrow
Lol
You means sumos?
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Grooty Tam LMFAOOO
Being big in japan is hard, so they made it a sport
Sumoo
🤣🤣sumo wrestling
Now YOU'RE the MVP in the chat !!!
lmafoooooo
No no, he's got a point
I went to Japan recently for a couple weeks and was honestly expecting to put on a bit of weight because I wanted to eat a LOT of food while I was there. I did eat heaps of food no desserts but I ended up losing weight from walking so much lol! Of course the ordinary person in Japan wouldn’t be walking as much as I did on that trip, but jeez were there a lot of stairs!
same....i was in Japan three weeks ago....ate a fair amount lost 3 lbs in 11 days...now only need 7 more to hit ideal weight for me! I did walk 12-15K steps daily
日本はせまいから上に登らないと面積がありません
It really sucks when you actually LIKE eating healthy food consistently but literally cannot afford it.
I feel that
same
How much money do you spend on electronic toys and entertainment? It's a matter of priorities.
It is in fact a matter of priorities and a lot of hard work but it will pay off! I mean its your body and you need the right fuel!
A cheeseburger is a dollar but a salad is $7 how tf...
Their food selection looks so much better in literally every way.
🦇🦇
Freestyle Wrapz Racist,
Freestyle Wrapz ur thinking of china btw
Person in China they do eat bats
Griffon Gregg how tf is a bat emoji racist
So this video in a nutshell is saying that the reason why it's easier to stay thin in Japan is because the Japanese culture puts more emphasis on healthy food even if it's fast. Access to healthy food is just as easy and cost effective as fast food
@Jumping Beans not if you focus on local, in season whole foods. Anything processed will usually be more expensive
You have to be deaf, dumb, and blind to not see the poverty levels in Asia rising as the weight of the Average US citizen goes up...
@@jsrandomgaming8653 so you're saying that as the wealth of a nation goes up, the obesity rate goes up as well?
Yup
Donny and bc our genes hehe
日本人がやせているのではなくアメリカ人が太っているんだ。
アメリカ人は3億人いるけど全員が太っているわけではないよ。そんな事もわからないの？
視野が狭すぎない？
アメリカには3億人の人間が住んでいて、色々な体型の人がいるよ。
どうして全国民が太っていると思うの？何故そんなに視野が狭いの？
@@イベリコ子ブタ このコメ主さん「全員」なんて書いてないですよ。だし、そもそもこの動画で「アメリカ人のほうが肥満が多い」って言ってますし。動画見られましたか？
@@イベリコ子ブタ何故そんなに読解力が乏しいの？
Best way to lose weight: move to Japan by swimming through the oceans
I want to lose weight and I found your advice PERFECT but idk how to swim :(
Lmao
This actually makes a lot of sense. 🤔
Damn you'll lose 100% of your body weight
Lmao 😂
I'm a Japanese.
When I talked with my American host father, he told me the reason why Asian people are thin is chopsticks lol
😂😂
Actually I think that true...with chop sticks you eat less, but with a spoon, you know we scoop the whole thing at once.
faceless kelly That’s completely not true. In Asia country like Korea, Japan, China, Thailand, and many other use chopstick, okay ? And fat people are everywhere. Let me tell you, not every family or person use chopstick to eat rice, okay ? That’s Asian stereotypes, like you see a lot in anime.
@@someguyonyt2831 Thanks for your feedback...now I knw better
🤣🤣
The fact that school canteen food is also healthy is a pretty big reason
いもけんぴ much better than undercooked pizza and stuff
Literally, at my cousins school they had full on proper meals with a menu that rotated every year (like they had a different meal every day for a year and then repeated) while I was over here eating chips and shite pizza
I'm from Finland and here we get a free healthy lunch from school every day
I mean before this Covid 19 stuff outbreak I always want to buy foods from my school canteen but I always ALWAYS end up drinking my own water and in the library
in America we have student debt from lunches that consist of frozen pizza, tater tots, and rotten lettuce if we are lucky. that's why I always skip lunch lol
日本人は欧米の人々に比べて揚げ物や甘いものを大量に摂取出来ません
彼らと同じ様な食習慣を送ると先に胃や腸に異常が出ます
100kg超えはある種の才能と言われています
I’m a Japanese girl 😉☘️After I left Japan, I’ve definitely gained weight... I miss Japanese food style... Too much sugar and fattening make my face rounded as literally RICE BOLL.
Was it in the US?
rice boll lmao
@@SaffrnE I want you to write in japanese おにぎり now lol.
@@indianam4988 I can read that lol o read Korean and Japanese but what does that mean?
@@x.astar.x Onigiri. Btw I was ironic I know a lot of koreans can read and write in japanese (I suppose that you're korean).
Damn, we are eating like healthcare is affordable in the U.S.
Ale NT lmao we be really screwed here
Damn
That's facts lmao
HAHAHahaha.......haha...ha............................**sob**
This. Lol
I know someone who studied abroad in Japan for just a few weeks and she lost so much weight only eating what her host family gave her
I lost weight even after a three weeks trip to Japan.
I lost 3kg after 6 days vacation in Japan
lmao really😂
@@Kawaiimochi77 wow
That's it , I'm moving to japan
単純に、太りにくい体質の人が多いんだと思う。
現代では不健康な食事をとる日本人が増えたけど、それでも肥満体質の人は少ない。
その理由は、我々の先祖がお茶や発酵食品をよく口にする生活を続けてきて、そのときにできた「太りにくい体質」が、現代に受け継がれたからだと思う。
well, they don't drink corn syrup like it's water. that certainly helps.
And only eat rice and fish. And use chop sticks with everything. You can only pick up so much with chopsticks!
@@Cabledeluz1977 that’s just a stereotype
@@nolo5220 well stereotypes come from somewhere
@@nolo5220 what? That’s a stereotype? No way!
Whut !!!
I pity the fool who comes between me and my corn syrup !
I pity the fool !
In a alternate universe: Why is it so easy to be fat in America
In 6 trillion universes there’s only one
@@vindiesel564 yeah bcos most of the other ones already died from being overweight... Lol
Because In-N-Out is so damn delicious!
In another alternate universe: Why is it so hard to be thin in America
And England :( (the country i live in)
The difference is simple. Japanese food's ethos comes from its ancient culture which included healthier habits of eating fish. American food's ethos comes from industrialization which encourages processed food to gain profits.
Makes zero sense. Much of Japanese foodstuffs requires processing and have resulted in industrialization. Their fishing industry is one of the largest and most profitable in the world. The difference is which industry wields more power. In Japan, it’s fishing, so they eat more fish and aqua produce, processed or otherwise. In america it’s grain, so they eat more flour and put high fructose corn syrup in everything.
@@hellosammy4105 Did you miss the part where I mentioned "Ethos"? Japan is highly industrialized as well but the food preference and taste comes from their culture. Fishing naturally happens to be healthier than processed flour and corn syrup, what's your point?
@@videoloops1 the point is that you first define "ancient culture" and "industrial" types of food as opposites. Then get a reply saying that "ancient culture" is in fact "industrial" in terms of processing and profits as well. And then your reply narrows this down to being "naturally" healthier and acceptance of "industrial" characteristic of Japanese food, which kills off the point of "ancient culture vs industrial profits" of your first comment.
@@onchky Don't get fussed out about it mate, doublethink comes naturally to commies. If their brain wasn't broken they wouldn't be in the cult in the first place.
muricaaa
日本人は小学生の頃から、基本的な栄養学の教育を受けています。
野菜や果物、肉類も含めてバランスの良い食事を摂ることを学びます。
結果として成人する頃には、程度の差こそあれ栄養のバランスを意識して食事を選ぶことになります。
程々に健康に配慮された食事を購入しやすいのは、栄養学の教育により、こういった食事に一定の需要があるからです。
It sucks that I really REALLY want to try lots of foods from Japan, but I can't
Ikr it's not fair 😭😫😓🙄
Asian markets are everywhere, I do half my shopping at them for variety and they're usually pretty affordable
I was planning to go but now I will have to wait years before I can :(
LifeIsABeach3210 that’s nice but I think op is talking about like authentic Japanese dishes
CORONVIRUS and it's expensive tho
Being American, this was depressing to watch. Our country is trying to kill us 😳
Mhmm
We can pick to eat healthy so no we are doing this to our selfs
@@diamondroses9542 I dont think its entirely an individual person's fault. Like the video said, if you are low on time and spend most of the time working, you are going to reach for convenient foods more often. And the thing is, in the US, healthy food is harder to find and more expensive. An an example, all my local stores have instant flavored sugar-packed oatmeal but when I asked for unsweetened rolled oats I found out it was only available online. :/ I wish there was a variety of cheap and convenient health food options in the US like there is in Japan. Even when I am buying tea, I'm rarely able to find the unsweetened kind.
Its also why America is the biggest in general like you will rarely see a Japanese person over 6’2
@Blubber Costco is not cheap and their produce selection is very limited.
I wish that the whole world used Japanese/Chinese/Korean portion sizes
No.
bro im 2 meters tall, i would suffer with that portion
@@Xxassass1n021xX relatable, I am 1.94m and 81kg, it is only normal for me to eat more than an average person
ExperiencedSoup
Then eat more
Not my name
Then eat more
They also eat on the ‘Bento’ way. They eat small portions and varied, a little bit of rice, fish, vegatebales…and I saw people eat with finesse, they respect their food, they eat very slow and small bites. I observed them very well when I was in Japan. Oh and eating with Chopsticks also helps 😁
in contrast to the @buffet at the S. Bern. casino where the average weight is well over 300 lbs. Obscene. And back for more calories.
Alternative title: Why it's so hard to be thin in the U.S.
Actually if you start a healthy diet and workout it’s pretty easy to stay thin in the U.S. But the hard part is working out and starting these diets when you are already obese. It can be difficult to break these habits.
@Will Umberger No need to be nasty
@NEO germany is europas america... We have many obese people too. And when i look at our children it becomes worse and worse... To much fortnite burgerking and sugar drinks
@Will UmbergerI'm thin, but they make junk food a lot cheaper and convenient, it's often what parents feed their kids and that carries on
Burgers pizza hello! 😀😀😀
This video should really be called, "Why it is so Easy to be Fat in America"
But it's talking about mosty Japan
yeah its like being thin is abnormal or something lols
You mean u.s not America
@@edubrusch at this rate soon will be
bobba fett it’s the same in the UK.
In America:
Burger = 0.99
Salad = 4.99
:'D
Never heard of a one dollar burger in the u.s😂😭
@@sillysami88 *a fast food company stands up in the distance* They call me Donalds...McDonalds
@@sillysami88 the dollar menu
oliver dreyer what do you mean?
Right. I would love to get salad from McDonald's more often, but they cost more than a combo
I am Japanese. This video was very easy to understand. It is meaningful and to the point for me as a Japanese person. It shows exactly how Japanese people eat.
However, I love American food.
For example, if I were to ask my high school friends what is your favorite food? I know that most of them would choose fast food such as hamburgers.
遠藤が3.5%の肥満のうちに入れられてて草
私はあなたがこれが何を言ったかはわかりませんが、私はこれを持っていると思います
それなですね笑いましたww
日本人がいて草w
日本人がこのコメ欄でしか集まらないような気がするからここで言っとくっ。
確かに日本は欲しい食べ物が手軽に購入できるけど消費量？捨てた利用もかなりなんだっけ…。
velvest それって個人じゃなくて牛丼とかのチェーン店の問題な気がする
Funny how the title infers that people in Japan are thin. They're actually at a normal, healthy weight, which is considered 'thin' to the average American.
No, they're thin. Being thin is considered healthy.
No, we’re just very thin.
There actually isn’t one set size for “healthy.” Different body types exist.
Mostafa Zahid people like you are the reason people get eating disorders. Stop it.
@@SixtySecondYoga they exist. Doesn't mean they're healthy.
I’m more shocked at how much healthy and good food u can get for THAT cheap
Fruit is a little more expensive there than it is here. A watermelon can be about 10-15 U.S.D
@@angelalamb4579
Fruit is also not nearly as healthy as many people think. If you want your fiber, better go with greens, saves you a lot of fructose.
lol and whats funny is Japan's economy isnt suffering either to keep society healthy. Somehow in the states, fat cats want us broke and disabled to maintain their economy.
@@Alias_Anybody
In whole fruits, the fructose is attached to the fibers, so it is absorbed slowly.
What you are saying, happens mostly with juices and smoothies, because when they are pressed they loose all the fibers so instead of complex sugars, became free sugars, also if they stay out for too long, they loose all their vitamins
@@angelalamb4579 - lmao wtf
I was more than 200 lbs when I moved to Japan after college. I flew back home for a vacation a few months later, and I was 160 lbs. I had to buy new medium-sized clothes and a new belt because the smallest notch wasn’t tight enough to hold my pants! I didn’t exercise at all, just my diet has changed in Japan… and walking!
Lol same same! I went from 205 to 160 in a few months with no conscious effort. My family thought I was starving myself, but it was just lack of fast food & soda, plus walking and biking rather than driving.
歩くのは大事ですね🚶
私は日本人ですが食べてばかりで家にずっといたら
太りました🫃
外国人で日本に旅行できてる人はよく歩くので自然と痩せますよ。
i stayed in japan for about 9 weeks and ended up losing 15 pounds... i thought i would have gained since i literally ate everything there :o
I- how- tell me your secrests 🧎🏽♀️
@@maryammahmoud6792 he stayed in japan for 9 weeks and because of how the food is like there, he lost weight. living in japan is actually terrible though, I wouldn't advise it. Eating home cooked food and never drinking soda is quite possibly the best option in the U.S. to lose weight
@@coffee4682 thanks for the advice!
@@coffee4682 and also exercise
I stayed in the US for about 2weeks and i gained 7 pounds
Smaller portion sizes, more vegetables, less processed food and more exercise in the form of walking and biking
And also a culture that can be super toxic if you are not thin...
@@lol-iu3cz seems to work, it's worth it.
Right on
@@lol-iu3cz At least they aren't bitches about it like the US
Genetics. You forgot the most important one. Genetics.
Overall, they eat less & healthier.
WOOJONG they do drink lots of green tea too. I don't like tea lol I prefer iced vanilla lattes. I drink like 3 a day. This is why I'm getting chubby. I just realized that's like 900 calories overall with just coffee drinks in a day omg what
Estus Flask Perhaps in the city, and specifically company men. But most people that live in the suburbs or have families eat cooked, healthy meals.
Yup plus smaller portions
black coffee is free of calories though.
Well not entirely less but its the calories. Americans eat tons of added sugar which transforms to fat & all processed Dunkin, McDonald's, ect. are high calorie meal places.
日本は小学校で給食がある。献立表にはタンパク質など栄養が書いてあり、小さい頃から栄養について自然と知識がつく環境があると思う。それが基本となるからハンバーガーとかジャンキーな食事は体に良くないと自制が出来るのかも。
It's also worth mentioning that people walk more in Japan. Walk everywhere.
i think the cabs are expensive over there
I also walk everywhere. I don't even own a car.
Well I’d say not really. I live in Japan and I eat unhealthy, yet I’m skinny. In Hawaii, I try to eat better but I still gain a lot of weight. Japan has a lot more fresh/healthier food than the USA.
True but diet is king.
@@kapua7486 some people are just built different. i'm pretty sure i could eat/drink what i like and still remain pretty skinny. i'd just be an unhealthy slim person. we have plenty of garbage food where i live too(england)
There's a even seafood restaurant in japan that open 24 hours. so i got my breakfast with rice, seaweed soup and grilled salmon. damn i missed japan!
Wait for Italy
@@b_Agel same, im maybe going to live there for 2-3 months.
It will be so great!
Egzona -w- Coronavirus. If you do go stay safe
@@dustbargames6371 oh I'm going when I'm older. If I have the virus I don't want to infect people and be the reason the die.. But thanks
Is it a must to learn Japanese?
I would honestly love to see these options here in America.
We have to make it happen as consumers. I do feel that we have gotten better, we have healthier options than say 10 to 20 years ago, there is an ever bigger marker for organic foods, we can also now read the ingredient contents of foods (thanks to Obamacare btw), but we still have a long way to go.
Me too! The rice bowl place seems particularly feasible.
@@BLACKMAMBA-og1lf where is the joke? I don’t get it
@@BLACKMAMBA-og1lf that didn’t make any sense but ok
Maybe Portland can do it
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A lot of Asians and Europeans are actually the “normal” size a human being should be, not thin. Americans are simply too big. Yes, poverty is related to the social obesity increasing but some people are just ignorant and having soda and chips with every meal. Not a single person would be able to stay thin with that kind of diet.
AMEN.
I stayed thin, and I was happy until I went to the doctor and my blood pressure is up, and I'm low on vitamins. Some of us are lucky enough to have a high metabolism, but it turns out you still need to eat healthy to stay healthy. I wish we had more healthy food accessible in the US, then you wouldn't need to have a high metabolism to stay slim, and we'd have proper nutrition.
@@jheanelltabana8713 metabolism is a very minor factor. CICO is the key. Also exercise daily and you'll never be fat.
I'm kinda chubby and I don't eat fast food or really eat that much at all and work out everyday. I don't understand why I'm not a skinny legend 😭
Amen JJ K u are spot on the same with Australians, you don't see nearly as many normal sized Aussies these days either. My eldest grandaughter was a slender baby just like her mum and they were worried about her weight at the maternal health center I told her they are just used to seeing fat babies cos it's pretty much the norm these days, anyway they kept doing it again so she stopped going
My little cousin who lives in Japan was so surprised at how big soda cups are at McDonald’s in America that he took one home to show his friends back in Japan.
wow
Same im from England and our large cup is your small
If I were them I would be done the same thing
Next time show them that the contents of a small cup will fill a large one too. It's America in a nut shell, or soda cup, if you prefer.
@@worldwidedrill7711 then why is ur obesity rate the same as ours was in 2008
It's real food the Japanese eat, what we eat here in the states is literally all corn based food "things"
Bradley Goo exactly and since corn holds no health benefits it just makes you fat. They feed corn to animals on farms so they become larger. And almost every food product in the US has some type of Corn Product.
And soy.
I worked at a convenience store when I was younger but was determined to eat better. It was rather hard as quick grabs on the way to work limited me to fruit, salad.... and maybe the occasional chicken sandwich which was even healthy as compared to some fish. More options would help. Americans were like any other human we eat whats available.
US food is packed with unnecessary calories, Japanese fast food is usually more like home made foods. lowering the calories. a Egg has 70 calories while in the US most ppl eat carbs with sugar for breakfest which is what like 300 calories
Monsanto corn is an issue, it's basically frankencorn with little to no nutritional value compared to the original. Mesoamericans have been eating corn far longer than people of Europeans descent and other races, when a specific type of natural corn is processed a certain way it releases nutrients making it a great food source.
I am Japanese. Many Japanese people find that foreign sweets and drinks are too sweet and cause a heavy stomach. It feels even more bulky. After all, I think the sugar content and amount of food is the most important cause.
Yes, I am a Chinese, now studying in UK, and I find some food is too sweet.
I'm from Germany and honestly I can relate. If you just compare German and Japanese Baumkuchen for example, ours are a lot heavier, because they often contain marzipan and are covered in chocolate. I love both, but I can only handle a small piece of German Baumkuchen to have had enough cake for the rest of the year lol
I want to go to Japan JUST for the food. Everything else is an added bonus.
Why?
Same though and the cats...
Arvensis Andromeda Yasss
Don’t forget about anime,also there so subtitles there
the bullet trains are awesome, thats why i want to go
It’s like “healthy” is an alternative lifestyle based on the way food is advertised and available in North America :(
I know! My family eats health food (except for a few treats once In a while 😉) and my friends are always surprised like “oh wow y’all eat so healthy lol, I would miss junk food. I could never!” I’m just like 🤷♀️
right? its become a marketing strategy.
Yup at am/pm I spend about $12 on a Bagel Oj & a bottled water
@@laneyhesse8102 after a while, you start craving healthy food instead of junk when hungry
@2freeIvX Aldi and Walmart gave healthy family sized oven meals that cook in 30-45 min and also offer a variety of healthy foods at affordable prices. If you shop right at these stores you spend less than eating out
I think something that’s important to point out is that in Japan, children are fed proper meals at school and are not given “junk” and unhealthy food choices as opposed to the American schools. So by doing that, eating a proper meal is ingrained into their system from a very young age which they continue into adulthood.
Maybe
now that I think about it, this is very accurate. schools offer pizza, hamburgers, and French fries for lunch usually. and hospitals, the place where its supposed to be healthy, have the same stuff pretty much. its like were trained to eat and love fast food. really bizarre
@@vinucherayil7166 I remember being taught about food portions (like the pie chart with fruits, veggies, grains, and meat) My home economics teacher, Mrs. Jones challenged the students to take a photo or draw a picture of our lunch. The next day everybody showed pictures of pizza and Doritos. She complained about the lack of variety, this kid named Logan said 'the oil was dripping off of the pizza. If I put that down as a drink, can I get extra credit?
@@kennedyjojackson1202 Yeah .We were also taught that chart . But I guess these are things that everyone learns but no one follows.
Didn’t Mrs Obama try to improve the school lunches and then some parents got all huffy about it as if “how dare you encourage healthy eating and if my child gets fat because of the fatty foods and the fatty foods I buy for them then oh well”. I can’t imagine not wanting a child to have access to better meals. Most of said huffy parents made this into a political stance instead of trying to combat childhood obesity which makes it more likely for adult obesity. And the fact that junk/fast foods is cheap and organic/healthier choices cost an arm in comparison.
I lost about 8kg in my first month in Tokyo. That's slowed down ofc, but for me it's two reasons, portion size and walking. Even if you're ordering junk food, meals for one person are smaller for what you pay; I never feel overstuffed. The cheapest and most practical way to get anywhere in Tokyo is walking and you walk a surprising amount when you have a couple of transfers between train lines and to and from stations.
Japanese people don't drive everywhere... Americans drive just to get to a Costco or a store 1 mile away
Japanese walk.
Metro and subway exist as well 🤦🏻♂️
They use the trains and there are so many stairs there
Yeah, I can’t speak for Japan but I know in China people use less cars (bc less parking spaces I think, and other reasons) and tend to ride buses or trains more, or walk, ride bikes, ride motorbikes? (Depending on whether it’s urban or suburban) instead
Having a vehicle is very costly it seems so people take public transportation everyday or walk or have bicycles. And public transportations are never late!!
Lived there six months, lost 20+ pounds. I'd put it up to a combination of more exercise (you walk everywhere) healthier food and a lack of corn syrup in damn near everything. Seriously there is way, way too much sugar in every thing in the US.
Or you know just have one of those insanely fast metabolisms that hate you increasing weight and get called anorexic all the time :)
tbh
The issue with corn syrup is the fault of health food fads to begin with. First they demanded everything be low fat, then low sodium. Well there go two of your most abundant sources of flavor, so what do they do? Start pumping in the sugar. After a while it became such a cheap food additive everyone was using it in everything.
It's like how everyone complains that McDonald's isn't healthy, so they offer salads and fool around with the menu to try to lure you in but it never does and meanwhile where are all the 'health concious' types? Stuffing their faces with five guys and acting like anything there is better/healthier than McDonald's.
Shannon Warner It’s ironic that you say no corn syrup when it was the Japanese that invented it.
@Manny Q given your title, what do you suggest people do that have hit a weight loss plateau? I've lost a great deal of weight and have hit a plateau recently.
When I went to Japan I visited a temple with a lot of stairs to get to the top, it was endless; I was so tired and about to give up when an old lady with her spine completely bend was still going and wasn't even sweating. I felt so embarrassed with myself so I pretended that I wasn't dying inside and I kept going for my pride.
😂 love this. Can relate!
OMG what💀
🤣🤣 Reminds me of the mountain at Funari shrine we climbed. Same same, except this old man had 3 huge boxes tied to his back. I asked, and these people make their way up by foot every single day, multiple times a day, carrying things my size on their backs.
The same thing happened with my cousing and my uncle. Im starting to think that this lady exist only to motivate people
Stronk Grandma
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We squeeze in trains so often that most body fats will be squeezed out of our body.
Yo, is it just me or I literally like see you EVERYWHERE?
I am early
Hiii
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you're fcking stalking me bro
American restaurant - free breadsticks
Japanese restaurant - free tea
Ngl id rather the free tea
I like bread sticks.
aye i don’t like tea maybe boba from kung fu tea the slush one!
yep, and free water
Lol
because their food isn’t jam packed with sugar, salt and fat. plus the western diet is super sized, we feed ourselves with so much more food than the rest of the world
i wouldnt say the western diet more the american diet something i have noticed is the portions in comparison to europe such as countries like my own (ireland) and especially countries i have been to such as france,spain and australia. I dont even think americans realise how huge their portions really are and its shocking how normalised it is.
All i eat is cheese and bread every day
i live in south America and til this day i find surprising that eating eggs, bacon and cheese for breakfast isnt just an movie clichê thing
@@sunflower8227 for breakfast i have an egg over whole wheat toast . is that considered strange ?
exactly! I’m a grown adult & I always order the “kid” portions bc they’re filling enough for me. I don’t get how people let their kid eat so much here smh 🤦🏼♀️
ジャンクフードだったりクリームたっぷりの甘いものにも憧れるけど、あんまり摂取したり太ったりすると一気に体調が悪くなる。
私みたいに良くも悪くも食の変化に体がついていけない人もいるのかもしれませんね。
食というか、人の目を気にする文化も関係あるような希ガス。。。
太ってたら日本の高温多湿夏乗り切れる気がしないわ...
@@happyakisee0 笑 確かに。でもアメリカも暑いよ！そのぶんみんなコーラとか
７UP飲んでるんだよな
Translation: It may be partly because Japanese tend to care too much about how they look to others.
んでもアメリカやヨーロッパで500円以下でご飯食べようと思うとファストフードや高カロリーメニュー位しかないんだよなぁ…
わかる！
日本人って環境も環境だから影響されやすい上に人目につきやすいテレビや広告で美容・ダイエットってワード出すから尚更洗脳されてんだよね…
maybe because Japanese foods aren't loaded with High Fructose Corn Syrup
And other added sugar.
Zerosen89 Absolutely high fructose corn syrup is band from Japan
Refined products like flour and of course sugar.
The irony is that a Japanese chemist invented the process of making HFCS
Japan: hmm, nice try, but no cigar
USA: $$$$$$$ 🤩😍
There are many sweetened drinks from vending machines, and those are everywhere.
America really needs to think about this kind of issue more seriously. $5 salad vs $1 burger is really true in my town.
$5 for 5 salads at your local grocery store pre chopped. Add some oil and a little dressing and boom.
Go and buy ingredients to make your own!
Or get fat 😂
Macdealerx jeez so rude you know there are fat people in America are trying to lose weight and your shut talking about them
Well, a burger that you buy at a McDonald's isn't even real food, so I can understand why the prices are lower.
In latvia burger or salad is the same price :o
I live in Japan as well. One of the other things that you might want to mention is the fact that most people walk to work, take the train or bicycle, etc. There is a lot of focus on exercise here in people's spare time as well. Running is very popular.
It would be nice if fresh healthy food was affordable for Americans.
Same in Germany.
I have to pay 1 euro for an frozen pizza but for frozen vegetables i have to pay 2-3 euros :)
@DerDavid wtf wo gehst du einkaufen?😂
@@einfachweilicheskann Famila :D
But America already has the cheapest vegetables among many developed countries.
It is very affordable in America. Go to Aldi or Lidl
Meanwhile in Philippines:
"How do you stay thin?"
"Poverty"
Nah just kidding. We love our carbs
@@shynekrishiacervantes8054 Unlike fats and proteins, not all carbs are created equal.
@@SovereignStatesman but those aren't either
what you just said makes NO SENSE. often the POOREST people are the FATTEST beacuse garbage junk food that is processed is super cheap. fresh fruits vegetables are expensive which should be the foundation of any diet. lean meats are expensive as are the healthy nuts such as almonds and pistachios.
Hh before anyone takes the post too seriously I think it's a joke lol I'm from the Ph.
It could be seen as true *in a way* but I don't think anyone should get too riled up over it
In brazil is also quite hard making healthy choices when you're eating out. We have a looot to learn from japanese people.
Absolutamente.
But flavour wise? I just can't :')
Brasileiros estão ficando cada vez mais parecidos com os americanos no quesito de comer "besteira" em vez de comidas realmente nutritivas e saudáveis. Ainda mais quando se compara o preço de uma coxinha com coca com o preço de um sanduíche integral com suco. É um absurdo.
Sim, mas pelo menos o preço da comida mais saudável aqui não chega a ser tão caro como nos Estados Unidos ou no Canadá por exemplo. Geralmente , aqui no ocidente pelo menos, algo bem comum entre os países com uma economia relativamente boa é que a produção de alimentos industrializados é priorizada, tornando os alimentos mais saudáveis muito caros.
Eu acho que nós temos uma quantidade ok de comida saudável disponível, o problema é q não vamos atrás disso então tbm fica difícil de estimular o crescimento dessa área. Porém não tem como comparar com o EUA, comer comida não saudável parece cultural lá.
Many Japanese people like tea, seafood, and soybean foods (tofu and edamame), and this is one of the factors that contributes to a healthy diet. It is also worth noting that Japanese supermarkets discount sashimi and sushi to half price near closing time. Since raw fish must be sold on the same day, this is done every day, so even the poor can eat fish.
Furthermore, when meat is used in Japanese home cooking, it is often cut into small pieces or thinly sliced, which contributes to a healthy diet. Meat dishes are often not prepared with meat alone. Meat and vegetables are cooked together. Therefore, even with meat dishes, I often eat the same amount of vegetables as the meat, or even more. Moreover, since the cooking method often involves baking or boiling, there are many cases where large amounts of fat are not used.
My sister studied abroad in Japan for a year and lost 30lbs. Sadly, when she returned home she gained it all back. She misses the food in Japan, the food isn't the same in America. On top of the food she walked a lot more because she felt more safe walking to the store, restaurants and to school and she said she can't do that where we live because it isn't safe especially for a young woman.
where do you live?
Same as China and South Korea, there’s still many people walking around even at night if you live in a big city and it’s very safe. Young people go out until late night and many restaurants are open late.
What about the trains? 😏
@@icommentjojoreferences5704 The train doesn't go everywhere. It still requires more walking when compared to taking the car. Actually, many Americans in the U.S. cities walk a lot.
This is why Japan doesn't stuff itself with brown minorities.
厚切りジェイソン乱用されてて草
草
はい（╹◡╹）
Nani?
海外の方にも厚切りジェイソンは知られてるんですかね？？？
@@玄米星
ネット通じて知ってる人は割といるね
I’ll save you 7min: we eat pretty healthy, our portions are smaller, we exercise a lot more, and being overweight is culturally looked down upon.
We need that culture in America.
@You Wish that could lead to suicide
@@davidcorona4934 People need to stop being such snow flakes.. we don't have adults in society anymore just 5 year old cry babies..
@You Wish instead encourage them
You Wish - you’re so rude. That won’t help fat people. And to me that won’t make me want to work on my weight. That can lead to suicide or severe obesity.