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Why is it so Easy to be Thin in Japan?

Joseph Everett - WIL · explainer · Watch on YouTube

Nutrition & diet scienceSocial issues & culture

What it is

Joseph Everett compares the food environment of the US, with roughly 30% obesity, to Japan's, around 3.5%. He argues that what is available and normal to eat explains much of the gap.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN commenters recommend it as an accurate account of everyday Japanese eating and of why the US food environment is so much worse.

  • 3 people recommended it
  • 3 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2018, last 2023

What HN commenters said

  1. “I recently saw an interesting video about why Japanese people are so thin, compared to say the US”

    Explains why Japanese people are thin compared to the US.

    mtgx, 2018-01 · Recommendation · in “Curry spice turmeric boosts memory by nearly 30%, eases depression, study finds”

  2. “This youtube video goes into more detail about the US problem compared to japan”

    Details the US food environment problem versus Japan.

    novok, 2020-06 · Recommendation · in “Biohacking Lite”

  3. “I'd say it's pretty accurate [2]”

    Accurate account of Japanese eating habits.

    presentation, 2021-01 · Recommendation · in “Japanese people may have gained longevity by balancing their diets”

Excerpts from Hacker News comments, linked to the originals. Summaries and labels were written by a language model from those comments.

Topics: japan, obesity, diet, food culture, united states

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