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  • @frankbauerful
    @frankbauerful 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3085

    Number 1 thing foreign tourists are amazed at in the US is portion sizes and free refills.

    • @noddybebetrain4662
      @noddybebetrain4662 4 ปีที่แล้ว +72

      on a recent trip to the US we had a&w rootbeer floats, mostly because of nostalgia. with the free rootbeer refill it was a total of 32oz (a liter) of soda and the equivalent of one and a half scoops of soft serve ice cream. i wanted to vomit afterwards. but after returning from the US, I have not had any more than 16oz (500ml) of soda in over 11 months. sadly the nostalgia was too much for one of my travel companions and he kept drinking floats and milkshakes, and now he has diabetes.

    • @eriknephrongfr8847
      @eriknephrongfr8847 4 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      That’s two things.

    • @annemclaughlin4917
      @annemclaughlin4917 4 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      People in Europe do not understand that you can cut off some of the food and take it home and eat it later.

    • @JamesBrown4ever1
      @JamesBrown4ever1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +151

      @@annemclaughlin4917People in America dont understand that Europeans are still healthier because of their diets.

    • @Billylantigua
      @Billylantigua 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      frankbauerful 😂

  • @nursemedic17
    @nursemedic17 4 ปีที่แล้ว +910

    Bill hit this right on the head. I used to weigh 335lbs, and now I'm 180lbs and still working towards my goal. I feel SO much better and am SO much healthier!

    • @richstevenson4934
      @richstevenson4934 4 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      Congratulations. Wonderful.

    • @StephenKelly-ey6ne
      @StephenKelly-ey6ne 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Great good for you.

    • @Rodrat
      @Rodrat 4 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      Nice! I dropped from 225 to 150 and it was the best decision of my life.

    • @Melissa-dd7ys
      @Melissa-dd7ys 4 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      I am down 60lbs. I still have another 50 to go, but it's a work in progress. I actually am using Weight Watchers. As far as I can tell everyone still calls it that.

    • @qiwang6395
      @qiwang6395 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      nice how you do it? fasting? or surgery?

  • @charlicatori
    @charlicatori 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1636

    “Can fat be beautiful? That’s in the eye of the beholder. But healthy? No-that’s science.” 3:30

    • @gabrielvazquez1691
      @gabrielvazquez1691 4 ปีที่แล้ว +96

      @@MariyaMubashir it's the truth. We can think whatever we want but at some point our health will catch up with us and we will feel the effects if we don't take care. Biology is biology and ideology doesn't dictate high blood pressure effects.

    • @RJ-hk1ni
      @RJ-hk1ni 4 ปีที่แล้ว +64

      @@MariyaMubashir well that means you hate the truth then. Being fat is not healthy.

    • @gabrielvazquez1691
      @gabrielvazquez1691 4 ปีที่แล้ว +43

      @@MariyaMubashir that's what he implied by "that's in the eye of the beholder"

    • @RJ-hk1ni
      @RJ-hk1ni 4 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      @@MariyaMubashir Did you watch the video?
      Beauty and health are not the same thing.

    • @RJ-hk1ni
      @RJ-hk1ni 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@MariyaMubashir I never said that wasn't true and neither did the video. That was the whole message of the video.
      We need more people to think like Bill. The fit-shamers and body able-ists are a daft bunch. Telling people that it is healthy to be fat is just mad.

  • @joshuamacminn2757
    @joshuamacminn2757 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1306

    Watched this video just after it dropped. Since then I’ve lost close to 40lb (18 kilos). Thanks Bill, this was the kick in the ass I needed 👏

  • @simonson111
    @simonson111 4 ปีที่แล้ว +734

    Europe has strict rules about what goes into food. America does not.

    • @alphacentauri8083
      @alphacentauri8083 4 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      Maybe, but Europeans still smoke like chimneys. Disgusting.

    • @kamuelalee
      @kamuelalee 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Been to Europe food ain't that great...and to echo other post, Euros chain smoke like nobody's business.

    • @cagedtigersteve
      @cagedtigersteve 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      ​@@alphacentauri8083 Well Americans smoke like an erupting volcano.

    • @SolarisKane
      @SolarisKane 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      The problem is sugar and vegetable oils, and few if any countries regulate those.

    • @alphacentauri8083
      @alphacentauri8083 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      ....and men wearing Capri pants, ABBA, and those teeth! All of it deleterious to ones health.

  • @UnstoppableFloridaMan
    @UnstoppableFloridaMan 4 ปีที่แล้ว +64

    James Corden took so much things out of context. The bit about Bill and alcohol made a powerful point about how unhealthy things should not be encouraged. Bill never claimed that excessive bullying towards fat people was necessary he just explained that society should not encourage unhealthy behavior and that is common sense honestly.

  • @n0tk0sher
    @n0tk0sher ปีที่แล้ว +31

    I started watching this, and stopped right in the middle. I'm not morbidly obese, but I am on the heavy side. I exercise regularly, but I'm having a hard time giving up the chips, chocolate and soda. So I paused the video, dumped the Mt. Dew down the drain and got on the eliptical. I came back to the video with a yogurt and a bottle of water. This really is a serious problem for us, and I vow right now that I'm going to get healthier or die trying. The extra weight keeps me sluggish and a little depressed. So that changes right now. Thanks Bill.

    • @Mysticaltyger
      @Mysticaltyger ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Just watch out. The yogurt often has a lot of added sugar. A lot of foods that should be healthy are not. It's best to eat as few processed foods as possible.

    • @rachelrollins9506
      @rachelrollins9506 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      How is your lifestyle going today?

    • @n0tk0sher
      @n0tk0sher หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      @@rachelrollins9506 Well my job requires me to walk around 20,000 steps per day 5 days a week. I limit myself to one soda a day, and the candy bars were replaced by fresh fruit and protein bars a long time ago. When I wrote that comment I was around 245 lbs and I'm only 5'10". I'm around 195 now, so I've lost approximately 50 lbs. The real challenge is staying limber because arthritis is a major problem for me. All in all doing much better with my lifestyle, thanks for the interest.

    • @FrenchBulldogify
      @FrenchBulldogify 26 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@n0tk0sherglad you are doing better

  • @KingCreek85142
    @KingCreek85142 4 ปีที่แล้ว +918

    I watched this episode live in September. At that point, I weighed 246lbs. This hit me so hard (sometimes the truth hurts, and this segment hurt to my core) that today, 3 days short of 90 days since Bill said this, I weigh 178. Yes, I lost 68lbs in 90 days (well, 87 days). Not typical but Bill's truth here fueled me to be impeccable in diet/exercise since the moment this aired. I feel better, I'm healthier and I'm glad he delivered the hard truth. If we pick on Republicans for denying the undeniable science of climate change, it would be hypocritical to deny the science of how obesity is a root cause for many health issues.

  • @jliu2003
    @jliu2003 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1436

    I watched this after James Corden's post...i think Corden left out some important bits of this clip.

    • @maplesyrup6137
      @maplesyrup6137 4 ปีที่แล้ว +64

      jliu2003 James said that Bill had some very good points but the execution of it was wrong

    • @rohitkalra3988
      @rohitkalra3988 4 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      Must have eaten them up!

    • @will.a.benjamin
      @will.a.benjamin 4 ปีที่แล้ว +94

      Yeah, if James wasn't actually fat I would have maybe given him more credit. He clearly was just insulted and painted Bill's point differently.

    • @kukalakana
      @kukalakana 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Probably the bits he wasn't responding to.

    • @WyattCayer
      @WyattCayer 4 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      Yeah, he was making excuses.

  • @teedee8536
    @teedee8536 4 ปีที่แล้ว +718

    Should’ve done this segment when Chris Christie was on.

    • @Pugetwitch
      @Pugetwitch 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      LOL I thought about Chris Christie as soon as I seen dude from the old school circus. That's EXACTLY who I thought about 😂

    • @imperatorm.e.l.5162
      @imperatorm.e.l.5162 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Big oof

    • @charleswoodruff9013
      @charleswoodruff9013 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      And Killer Mike.

    • @TheAndrejP
      @TheAndrejP 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@Pugetwitch that was kind of the point though... Chris Christie is actually bigger than that circus guy.

    • @Walter-jv5kr
      @Walter-jv5kr 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Chris Christie ate a lot of cookies, that why he looks like miss piggy.

  • @positronicfeed
    @positronicfeed 3 ปีที่แล้ว +44

    I am morbidly obese (working on it, early days so only 20lbs lost so far) and I approve this message.

    • @hansmo7013
      @hansmo7013 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Good luck to you sir! :)

    • @WittyUsernamehere
      @WittyUsernamehere 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Keep going, you've got this!

    • @ericxpenner
      @ericxpenner 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Updates?? Hope you're doing well!

    • @positronicfeed
      @positronicfeed 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@ericxpenner Thank you. Up to 40lbs now. Slow and steady.

    • @luis__jrtx
      @luis__jrtx 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Good luck on your journey, if you haven't come across Dr. Berg's youtube channel I would highly recommend his wisdom.
      Best of luck!

  • @danopo
    @danopo 4 ปีที่แล้ว +41

    "75% of health care dollars are spent on health problems that are preventable in 75% of cases."
    That means roughly half of all health care dollars are spent on diseases that could be prevented.
    If we don't fix that in this country then we cannot fix health care.
    Paraphrasing Dr. Robert Lustig.

    • @mikeballer08
      @mikeballer08 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Love Dr. Robert Lustig. I learned so much from his lectures.

    • @j.clements2093
      @j.clements2093 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Then doctors would make much, much, less.

  • @garypickford2313
    @garypickford2313 4 ปีที่แล้ว +825

    "The IQ and the life expectancy of the average American recently passed each other in opposite directions. "
    - George Carlin

    • @peachtree3789
      @peachtree3789 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      They go hand in hand, don't they?

    • @maskedmarvyl4774
      @maskedmarvyl4774 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I would expand that to say the life expectancy of the addicted: drugs, cigarettes, junk food, vaping......
      (believe it or not, companies are legally putting in much higher levels of nicotine into these vaping products than are in cigarettes....)

    • @o.b.7217
      @o.b.7217 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      @jjjmail
      If that's the case (I have my doubts) then Americans are pretty damn good at hiding their intelligence.

    • @kostanabanjac4896
      @kostanabanjac4896 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Gary Pickford sad but quite true

    • @PhamNicolas99
      @PhamNicolas99 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@o.b.7217
      Thank you. I didn't get it either

  • @hammadali594
    @hammadali594 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1995

    Did anyone else come here after seeing James Corden's response?

    • @brettwb7803
      @brettwb7803 4 ปีที่แล้ว +232

      Nah, I was at this first a week ago. Came back to see how triggered PC people got.

    • @seb1632astian
      @seb1632astian 4 ปีที่แล้ว +195

      yeah I did. Watching this now I solely agree with Bill. James for purposes of his message bundled at least 30% of Bill's good points into "Bill has his heart in the right place". Bill is raw and walking on the edge, and it sells!

    • @lopezfan24
      @lopezfan24 4 ปีที่แล้ว +54

      Hammad Ali James is always desperate for attention. I’m getting sick of his shtick

    • @pameladamaris9213
      @pameladamaris9213 4 ปีที่แล้ว +68

      James Corden was spot on.

    • @TorontoTips
      @TorontoTips 4 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      Bill has always found fat jokes and fart jokes hilarious. Small minds and bigots love fat suits and weak jokes.
      Bill needs to follow his own advice, and check the science, instead of simply flapping his wind-hole, or he is going to continue to look as ignorant and uninformed as the flat-earthers and evangelicals he lives to hate.
      Being a Trump-hating blowhard bully who "just knows the answer" makes you a lot more like the ignorant blowhards with tiki torches and who "don't trust the government beaurocracy with 1/5 of the economy" than the ones with REAL solutions, like Bernie and Liz.

  • @strike_true
    @strike_true 4 ปีที่แล้ว +166

    People get real mad when their “reality” actually meets real life. I don’t agree with Bill Maher on a good amount of issues, but we both agree here, cause it’s science. Facts don’t give a shit about your feelings.

    • @Lone432345
      @Lone432345 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Bill is an Anti-Vaxxer.

    • @MrJimheeren
      @MrJimheeren 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@Lone432345 no he’s not

    • @azuresky4984
      @azuresky4984 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Facts also don’t change people’s feelings, either.

    • @ec1480
      @ec1480 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Lone432345 anti-flu vaccine, yeah, but not like Covid and shit

    • @mysticaltyger2009
      @mysticaltyger2009 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Lone432345 No, he isn't. If he was, he wouldn't have got the Covid vax in the first place.

  • @iantetley3773
    @iantetley3773 4 ปีที่แล้ว +81

    This honestly helped me get off my ass and now I’ve lost 10 lbs in a month thank you for making me feel like shit and telling me to get it together I needed that and I’m not being sarcastic. Thank you bill. It’s been half a year now I’ve lost 30 lbs 70 more to go!

    • @asphaltpilgrim
      @asphaltpilgrim 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Great job, hope it's going well. :)

  • @luggagecombo12345
    @luggagecombo12345 4 ปีที่แล้ว +411

    Also high fructose corn syrup came to market in the 70s.

    • @toddapplegate
      @toddapplegate 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      True. I am so glad that Bill has brought this PC issue up!!!!! My mother ultimately died because she was so overweight for so many years. I agree with everything Bill has said here. Thank you Bill Maher! I am tired of many, many things tied to our healthcare issues in the States, but avoidable illnesses caused by our gluttony and lack of self-control drive health care costs up. Hey America, how about we eat normal portions and drastically limit the cookies, ice cream, candy bars, chips, cheese, sugar drinks, etc.?

    • @katherynemero9355
      @katherynemero9355 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @@toddapplegate I'll give you (and Bill) what you're saying. But I want to note that every food company out there is stacking the deck. They add sugar because they want to keep people addicted. It doesn't take long before your body is working against you and making you crave things you shouldn't eat. It's not exactly easy to beat the cravings. I know people on prescription drugs to stop the cravings, but it seems like a circle: they add the addictive contents, people eat them, they become addicted, they pay another group for a pill to get passed the first addiction. This issue isn't one dimensional. In order to change, you have to change everything.

    • @tomschmitz5745
      @tomschmitz5745 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      i believe high fructose syrup and all of it's different names (corn syrup solids, etc) are actually BANNED in europe...

    • @americanmonster4983
      @americanmonster4983 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Corn, Wheat and soy has the glucose effect, which can cause high blood sugar spikes and allergens due to the quick breakdown in our digestive systems. We are so use to the sugar(processed) that we are killing ourselves for a quick meal. However, the cost of eating healthy or just a nutrition change can be done on a budget; yes it is possible. My wife started keto (a high fat, very low carb, no sugar diet) a year ago her weight was over 300.lbs she lost 80.lbs in that time period without exercise and her blood sugar decreased considerably low(hypertension stage 2) As a result, her allergies are under control, nose bleeds have stopped, and energy levels have increased, all in all started going to the gym, which in my opinion is a healthy lifestyle change for the better with little to no Doctor visits or medications. So, do some research for the better and get fit; you can do it.

    • @tomschmitz5745
      @tomschmitz5745 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@americanmonster4983 thank you for your reply.. although i must say i have read recent "reports/studies" that suggest KETO diets ate NOT good for anyone long term, that they are at bast a short time fix and even for that they are not for everyone? what to believe?...

  • @airbornebovine
    @airbornebovine 4 ปีที่แล้ว +713

    Biggest shock was that you guys put high fructose corn-syrup in bread. You know you don't have to do that right. Nobody else does.

    • @bfg3890
      @bfg3890 4 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      Don't really need baconaise either.

    • @joshuarodriguezbanks6435
      @joshuarodriguezbanks6435 4 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      And no one needs to add ranch to everything, but they do.

    • @bfg3890
      @bfg3890 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      @@joshuarodriguezbanks6435 Well lets not be silly

    • @jaydavids6485
      @jaydavids6485 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Don't tell us. Tell the huge corn business!!

    • @ForbiddenSlurp
      @ForbiddenSlurp 4 ปีที่แล้ว +49

      Big sugar lobbyists threw fats under the bus and low-fat diets became a big thing. Since fat carries a lot of the flavor it's generally replaced with sugar.
      American food is so garbage because whoever has the most money makes the rules.

  • @jcolesbiggestfann
    @jcolesbiggestfann 2 ปีที่แล้ว +258

    "Can fat be beautiful? Thats in the eye of the beholder. But healthy? No, that's science." i didn’t think facts could be controversial, but here we are. thank you bill

    • @joehobo8868
      @joehobo8868 ปีที่แล้ว

      Grizzly Bears find Fat humans look much better than thin humans. The evidence is in the fact that when they are chasing campers they always pick the fat one to have sex with before eating him.

    • @edithputhy4948
      @edithputhy4948 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      how is such a trite and obvious statement the smartest thing you've ever heard?

    • @jcolesbiggestfann
      @jcolesbiggestfann ปีที่แล้ว

      @@edithputhy4948 I don’t know, idk what I was really thinking when I wrote that lmfao

    • @thirdcoastfirebird
      @thirdcoastfirebird ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@jcolesbiggestfann It's still a true statement. Most of these Healthy At Any Weight people don't grasp reality that well. You seem to though.

    • @jcolesbiggestfann
      @jcolesbiggestfann ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@thirdcoastfirebird yeah, agreed. I think it’s more common sense then smart. It’s just refreshing to hear someone that isn’t denying science.

  • @TaylorHarkness
    @TaylorHarkness 4 ปีที่แล้ว +578

    “A hundred years ago this guy was fat enough to be the fat man in the circus. Now, he’s a guy”. Best part. 3:10

    • @archive881
      @archive881 3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      People on My 600 .lb. Life make this guy look malnourished!

    • @JohnDoe-et8th
      @JohnDoe-et8th 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Look at the youtube documentary on obesity in Houston. He's a THINNER guy there.

    • @justthefacts7414
      @justthefacts7414 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      I know. When I saw the circus fat people, it took me a bit to realize that in those days, that was huge. Imagine the shock if morbid obesity was a sideshow attraction.

    • @unidentifiedguy8253
      @unidentifiedguy8253 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      That was disturbing to realize how glutinous and lazy humans have become. It takes 3 of the "fattest man" circus attractions to equal 1 Lizzo.

    • @sallydavies9253
      @sallydavies9253 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      So true even in 60s there was the huge fat guy everyone knew now its every other person in most places.

  • @zaidadlan
    @zaidadlan 4 ปีที่แล้ว +447

    To be honest, I'm overweight, and what bill said definitely open my eyes to take care of my health more seriously rather than making me feel annoyed and miserable, well said bill!

    • @Anna-fw7lm
      @Anna-fw7lm 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      We're at you side man!

    • @zwagig1761
      @zwagig1761 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Good for you, hope to see you better, it is going to be really difficult but it will be worth it

    • @Hollywood2021
      @Hollywood2021 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Good luck!

    • @christiancarrera4476
      @christiancarrera4476 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      It’s been a year after you posted… did you do it?

    • @bercaferca4554
      @bercaferca4554 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yeah being a fatass is no good, i hate rude fats

  • @colemoritz9248
    @colemoritz9248 4 ปีที่แล้ว +373

    As a cook and seeing what people order I have to agree

    • @jklappenbach
      @jklappenbach 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Funny. As a cook, you have a huge say on what makes it into the menu. That includes portion sizes that are delivered. It's getting to be the average menu item costs 15 dollars, and offers 3 times the amount of calories necessary for a meal that's supposed to be 1/3 of a 2,000 calorie a day diet.
      Maybe reduce the cost of a restaurant meal by half, reduce the portion size by half, and do the world a favor?
      Or would that cut into your profits too much?

    • @colemoritz9248
      @colemoritz9248 4 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      If I was the head chef then that would be the case, as a line cook I just prep and make the food as the head chef and general manager want it and I do agree with you and on some things profit margins could be made better with smaller portions but the sad thing is you have to be competitive with major chains and people spend big money on big portions of stuff and you cut portions to small people will stop coming to your restaurant to get bigger portions and thinking they got a better deal for their money

    • @fattymcbutterpants9700
      @fattymcbutterpants9700 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Julian Klappenbach yeah it’s always annoying how giant the portions are on orders

    • @freighttrain1695
      @freighttrain1695 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      As a cook I don't have say what goes on the menu, but if I owned any kind of restaurant I would never have a buffet. Buffet's and fast food are killing us. Not to mention most sit down places who fry and deep fry 90% or more of what they offer. Wish we could ban buffet's altogether.

    • @RJ-hk1ni
      @RJ-hk1ni 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I have bartended and served for many years and I agree. It is weird to me that on a friday night people will get a table and order nachos and chicken tenders for dinner. Psst.. those are on the menu as a bar snack to be shared, not your dinner on a friday night when you go out. Order off the page that has meals on it, the one that also contains the names of vegetables lol.

  • @sellthatsaas
    @sellthatsaas 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    As a previous overweight kid, being bullied in Junior High absolutely sucked.
    I hated every moment of it, but what it did was make me lose weight.
    I came back to school 75 pounds skinnier and ready to take on every bully that ever made fun of me, jokes on them because I always had the last laugh.
    That being said, I never ever bully another person for being fat. Because I know how badly it hurt, what bill is doing isn’t bullying. It’s just stating facts

  • @dandangalodangalus9082
    @dandangalodangalus9082 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    My older brother fat shamed me in HS (“dude, you’re getting f-ing FAT!”). I was mad for about 5 minutes. Then I took a long look in the mirror and decided he was right. I lost 45 pounds in 6 months and went from over 20% bodyfat to 10%. It was the best thing that ever happened to me. Fat shaming saved my (sex) life.

  • @johnnycto7576
    @johnnycto7576 4 ปีที่แล้ว +419

    I was in Europe and was amazed at how fit everybody looked. Many of them eat real food and use bikes and walk to move around, imagine that!

    • @fgsaramago
      @fgsaramago 4 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      Here in Portugal I'm always astonished at how fat American tourists are. Not to disparage or anything but my father is well in the fat category by Portuguese standards and he looks incredibly thin when compared

    • @siracastori01
      @siracastori01 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Yes, we do, also thanks to fact that it doesn't cost a fortune to do so and there are allotted lanes so you don't risk being offed by a SUV. Bu we get sick too, and when we do, if poor, we don't have to decide between death and bankruptcy. That also plays a role...

    • @toddr2265
      @toddr2265 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      BUT BUT BUT....S O C I A L I S M!!!!

    • @joylynnfujimori6567
      @joylynnfujimori6567 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      mastersleib Hey DUMBASS, it’s corrupt corporations that sell us a lot of unhealthy processed crap & guess what? These corporate rich owners are REPUNKLICUNTS...every stinking one of them❗️

    • @joylynnfujimori6567
      @joylynnfujimori6567 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      mastersleib It’s the RETHUGLIKKKONS SUPPORT THE ASSHOLES SELLING POISON TO THE PPL & ENRICH THEMSELVES BY SELLING OUT AMERICA ‼️💯

  • @jeffjeffries3469
    @jeffjeffries3469 4 ปีที่แล้ว +776

    I remember the First Lady trying to get children to eat healthier and Fox News went crazy about it.

    • @kftc1980
      @kftc1980 4 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      Jeff Jeffries The diet in schools that she influenced is crap. Mostly carbs.

    • @georgeb.wolffsohn30
      @georgeb.wolffsohn30 4 ปีที่แล้ว +37

      That was an initiative Michelle Obama pushed . . .
      and Widdle Donnie Lard Butt cancelled.

    • @georgeb.wolffsohn30
      @georgeb.wolffsohn30 4 ปีที่แล้ว +44

      @@kftc1980 I don't remember that her program had the force of law. School districts make their own decisions and budget is king. So they buy crap to save money.
      I wonder who pockets the difference 🤔❓

    • @nova77791
      @nova77791 4 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      This isnt political. Its cultural

    • @PraetorianHiJynx
      @PraetorianHiJynx 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      But isn't this fat acceptance and body positivity movement a leftist thing? ;)

  • @rshiva08
    @rshiva08 4 ปีที่แล้ว +41

    "Some amount of shame is good." Thank you Bill!

  • @user-uf2nb5tf9l
    @user-uf2nb5tf9l 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I almost died when he said "Virginity" right before daying "Cancer" 🤣🤣

  • @robertbaur3145
    @robertbaur3145 4 ปีที่แล้ว +327

    and in other news America debates whether Chick Filet or popeyes has the better chicken sandwich

    • @MarcNBrasil
      @MarcNBrasil 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Popeyes. Duh

    • @kekistanihelpdesk8508
      @kekistanihelpdesk8508 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      The left have resolved all world problems already so now they are telling us not to eat at chick filet.

    • @gryphon9507
      @gryphon9507 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Who cares all chicken is feed soy and modern soy is full of estrogen. You want to eat chicken? Build a coop and learn to raise them, fresh organic eggs in the mix and fertilizer for the garden. I realize not everyone can do this.

    • @whiteyobanion1104
      @whiteyobanion1104 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Chick Filet I'm sure. Popeyes is disgusting.

    • @kimberlys8422
      @kimberlys8422 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      That is actually happening.
      Here I am feeling fat just eating a yogurt.

  • @dakidfromhaiti
    @dakidfromhaiti 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1281

    Wait.. This is the bit people are mad at Bill about? 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @thibaldus3
      @thibaldus3 4 ปีที่แล้ว +116

      Outrage/Cancel culture doing what it does.

    • @Floxxoror
      @Floxxoror 4 ปีที่แล้ว +135

      yes, 40000 deaths dont count, but the hurt feelings of that fat idiot counts.

    • @gregc6107
      @gregc6107 4 ปีที่แล้ว +87

      @@Floxxoror fat people should laugh more, it burns calories

    • @tee-py3zx
      @tee-py3zx 4 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      yes. it was insensitive. im not "cancelling" him or whatever, but fat people have to deal with bullying and discrimination all the time. and being fat might not be there fault; genetics and epigenetics both play a big roll, and healthy foods are a lot more expensive which makes it harder for low-income households to have a well-balanced diet. fat-shaming causes parents to worry about their babies' weights and starve them because of it. it causes pre-teen girls to starve themselves and develop eating disorders such as anorexia. health care professionals don't take fat people's symptoms seriously because of their weight, which causes people to literally die because of it. so yeah, what he said was offensive and ignorant and it was an uneducated response. he's rubbed me the wrong way numerous times, but nothing like this before. advocating for people to bully people more is wrong, period.

    • @SoloSpartan
      @SoloSpartan 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Uh, huh.... VS. "Poor diet is the leading cause of mortality in the United States."

  • @007thday
    @007thday 4 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    Bill is not religious but he sure can preach!🤣🤣🤣

  • @AslansMane88
    @AslansMane88 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    "Shame is the first step of reform. It goads people into asking whether they can do better."
    💎

  • @billmacnab7904
    @billmacnab7904 4 ปีที่แล้ว +43

    I lost my best friend in 2010. He was morbidly obese. For years people would give him crap about his weight so I never did cause I figured he has heard it enough I guess. After he died I wondered and still am if I would have said something or made him walk around the block with me or have done something, would that have made a difference. I dream about him sometimes and its as if we are having a conversation and I tell him I love him and that im sorry. I wake crying. I'm crying right now typing this. Not saying fat shame someone but maybe say something and maybe show up on a Saturday and make that person walk a bit with you or something else. Peace everyone.

    • @jillianleda6732
      @jillianleda6732 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Right my dad passed away too at 61 he was about 400 lbs he used to cry about his weight and I used to tell him don't listen to mean people now I feel awful I was so worried about him getting covid but he died from a heart attack

    • @kellylappin5944
      @kellylappin5944 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      You can’t change another person, only inspire and encourage.

    • @sherriianiro747
      @sherriianiro747 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I agree, you don't know if it would have made a difference but it may have, but now that you know that now you have the chance to help someone else who would appreciate the encouragement and may strive to change.

  • @melissae5247
    @melissae5247 4 ปีที่แล้ว +507

    Best line that he said during the whole thing- "Can fat be beautiful- that's in the eye of the beholder. But healthy- no. That's science"

    • @RuthmarieHicks
      @RuthmarieHicks 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Actually...not exactly. Severe obesity is a problem. Being overweight depends on the diet that you have, the amount of exercise that you do and a variety of other parameters. Where did you get your M.D. or Ph.D. from? Because you certainly don't know much about science.

    • @bruceleeroy8302
      @bruceleeroy8302 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      He had an argument with the comedian Monique, a few years back. Bill basically said that being overweight is generally unhealthy (the most duh statement ever) and Monique pushed back with a ridiculous response. She said that is a "white thing" no joke. I think she meant as far as women and attraction because she's an overweight black woman and some black men are attracted to big women when many (not all, of course) white men prefer skinny and fit women.

    • @leszaleonardo6688
      @leszaleonardo6688 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Almost everyday in the entire world, people with "proportioned body" were died first than fat peoples due to various factors, not just body shape. AND THAT'S SCIENCE!

    • @brettwb7803
      @brettwb7803 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@RuthmarieHicks Where did you get your graduate degree in health sciences? Science states rather unequivocally that being fat isn't good for you. Not sure how you missed that.

    • @brettwb7803
      @brettwb7803 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@leszaleonardo6688 Y'know those people who live to a 100+ years and they say what their secret to life is? Not one of them says being overweight/fat.

  • @soulbrother3299
    @soulbrother3299 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Touchy subject but Bill speaking facts!!! I'm 6'6 ....344...overweight!!! I'm working on it!!! Health = life!

  • @mattkraig
    @mattkraig 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    I’m overweight (currently changing my lifestyle, 20 pounds down so far) and I agree with Bill! He is 100 correct throughout this monologue, unlike James Corden...

    • @dudepool7530
      @dudepool7530 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Right there with ya! Well, Im okay being fat honesty, but good on ya! I learned to love and accept who I am, through fat shaming lmao.

    • @j.clements2093
      @j.clements2093 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@dudepool7530 So you’re okay with being unhealthy?

  • @MrBrewman95
    @MrBrewman95 4 ปีที่แล้ว +148

    Agreed. I went from 225 to 150. My family said I was too skinny. WTF?! I look healthy. Your standards are out of wack.

    • @lking1540
      @lking1540 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I went from 270 to 184, and my hair dresser said my hair was dying.

    • @dontmisunderstand6041
      @dontmisunderstand6041 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      That really depends on your body type, build, and activity levels. An arbitrary number like that will never be an indicator of whether you're healthy... and the only time it really tells you that you're unhealthy is when the number is so undeniably out of natural range that you don't need to know the number to see the problem. 150 might be high for the runt of the litter who capped out at 5'6", 225 might be dangerously unhealthy for a heavy, active build on someone who's 6'4". I don't know you, or your family, so I can't make comments on your situation, but I can say that it's generally ignorant to dismiss ideas based solely on some random numbers that need a lot of context to actually bring any significant meaning to the discussion.

    • @Missy-Missy1111
      @Missy-Missy1111 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Congrats👍

    • @alexcwagner
      @alexcwagner 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      My guess is that people close to you are simply biased against change in any direction, not necessarily against losing weight in particular. But, I've never met your family, so I may be wrong.

    • @dontmisunderstand6041
      @dontmisunderstand6041 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @JimboParadox I see you misunderstood entirely. I'll be more clear this time. Weight and body fat content are not the same thing, and often have no correlation. The factors that contribute to a person's weight are so numerous and varied that using their weight alone to judge a person's health is entirely irrational. Just to illustrate what I mean... compare a person who does nothing in their life except eat, sleep, and basic officework to a person of identical build who runs marathons for fun and works in a field of intense manual labor. The latter is going to weigh more almost every time, and the former will likely appear to weigh more to the ignorant eye.
      To reiterate my point... weight is a number that means absolutely nothing unless given extensive context. It says absolutely nothing about a person's lifestyle or health on its own, outside of fringe cases where their weight is so far beyond human norms that it's impossible for it to be healthy.

  • @mammamathews
    @mammamathews 4 ปีที่แล้ว +357

    I have been trying to walk to pick up my son more because noticed how many people drive to get their kids when they live fairly close. We would do the environment and ourselves a favor and walk just a little more.

    • @terryowen7105
      @terryowen7105 4 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Keep walking, you may inspire other people to do that also. (Act like your having so much fun while they sit in line waiting to pick up their kids, lol)

    • @swiinka
      @swiinka 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      This is a good point and obviously I support the idea of people driving less (especially when my bus gets stuck in traffic as soon as another school year begins), but here are things to consider: 1) if you're obese this is not even nearly enough exercise 2) when you are heavy, walking becomes very strenuous and puts your back and joints at risk. The latter is the main reason why fat people are recommended swimming and why pool aerobic exists - to take that weight off and help you move. So - by all means, get more active, but do it in a way that will not put you in bed.

    • @wriches
      @wriches 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Good stuff. The best part of that is not the exercise of the walk itself, but the fact you are setting a good and healthy example to your son. Children tend to copy their parents throughout their life.

    • @Amanning15007
      @Amanning15007 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Honestly... Nearly all my weight gain started when I stopped walking. As a kid I waked EVERYWHERE. My mom nor my friends mom's never chauffeured us anywhere. You want to go to carnival, it's 3 towns over - walk, I'm not taking you. And that what we used to do. A big gang of kids walking three towns over to go to a church carnival. It kept me slim in my youth and I ate JUNK FOOD like you wouldn't believe it. The minute my friends and I started driving we ALL started gaining weight. Every last one of us. I'm trying to walk more. To move more and I already notice a difference.

    • @tuffguydoe7937
      @tuffguydoe7937 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Good for you. There's so more time to interact with your child if you walk with your child to/from school and it's healthier for both of you.

  • @thebrokenglasskids5196
    @thebrokenglasskids5196 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This is part of a bigger problem. And that problem is that we’ve become a culture that revolves around feelings rather than facts. People do not want to hear the truth. Rather they need, no demand, that you tell them only what makes them feel warm and fuzzy. They live in a land of make believe and require you to play along with the charade. I refuse to do it. I do not shame people, but I also am not afraid to simply speak factual truth. And Bill is right, this issue is a great place to start doing exactly that.

  • @BodyByBenSLC
    @BodyByBenSLC 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I worked as personal trainer for years and got burnt out, because I got tired of hearing excuses from adults. Students, parents, owners of companies, everyone had an excuse.

    • @chemoboy-dannypheleps9234
      @chemoboy-dannypheleps9234 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yep.
      “I’m pregnant”
      “A bee stung me”
      “My thyroid”
      “My ancestors’ people lived off the rich coastal clam beds for thousands of years and it’s in my d.n.a.”

  • @nicksmith6258
    @nicksmith6258 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1316

    James Corden really painted this bit as something much different than it actually was.

    • @MaghoxFr
      @MaghoxFr 4 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      Liberal buffoons lying? Naaaah

    • @mikebrewer5569
      @mikebrewer5569 4 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      Ya, shaming an addict usually gets positive results. I'm not saying we don't have a weight problem in The US, but Maher is being an asshole on this one.

    • @mikebrewer5569
      @mikebrewer5569 4 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      I didn't claim that obesity isn't a problem. I said this is a shitty method of addressing it.

    • @robi6317
      @robi6317 4 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      he sure did, and he missed the comedy part about it mainly, the clip he showed wasnt edited fairly either. Bill also says we shouldnt taunt anyone. this is the most on the edge of uncool Maher has ever been in my eyes, but it needs to be said. its actually surprising more "not-with-my-taxes" republicans aren't bitching about medicare paying for poor diet resultant medical bills than they are.

    • @esterzach
      @esterzach 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      While I agree that Bill Maher usually talks like an ashole, and goes too far for comedy purpose, he is also usually right. I get he is harsh, I get this is far more complicated issue, but americans do have a problem. A BIG problem. We have similar problem here in Europe. There are more fat people and fat kids that EVER before, but, man, what we call "fat " here, is almost a minor problem compared to what we see on tv or internet on the streets in USA. Not in movies ofcourse, but on TV. It is scary. It looks like almost everyone has weight problems.
      What both James and Bill failed to mention is the poverty in USA and the whole idea of companies making money no matter the consequences. From what I hear and read, there are areas where people can't find normal food. Or can't afford any. And while there are very poor countries in Europe, like mine, we rarely have this food problem. It's a vastly different culture here from what we see in USA or even Western Europe. And it does include food and health. Kids here learn about food and health at home first, than sinse kindergarden and the whole time during school. You almost can't find anyone here, male or female who can't cook on some basic level. It feels like Americans have problems with general knowledge and are very sensitive to any critisism. So they scream to the sky when someone is saying something harsh to them, but don't react when they are lied with sweet words. Interesting. Your medication costs huge amounts of money, normal food is insanely expensive, and there is sugar in everything, there are things in the food, that Europe considers poison, kids have diabetes, thousands of peope die every month from obesity, but let's not allow people like Bill Maher to hurt someones feelings. I don't know...

  • @cardiacresp
    @cardiacresp 4 ปีที่แล้ว +122

    He's gonna get so much shit for this segment, and the sad part is that's he's 100% right!

    • @africaart
      @africaart 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      3:28 For that statement, he can never run for president.

    • @caleebpinkett6450
      @caleebpinkett6450 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      And that’s what sad America hates what is TRUE.

    • @SD-ko4tz
      @SD-ko4tz 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I am fat and totally agree with him. Wel... not as fat as those shown, but still.

    • @cardiacresp
      @cardiacresp 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@carterseanjohn it's not as systemic as you would think. People hide behind that as a way to not take personal responsibility for their actions.

    • @cardiacresp
      @cardiacresp 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@carterseanjohn get back to me when you actually work with people as a healthcare provider and see them make up any excuse possible to excuse their shitty choices and not assume responsibility for their actions. You know how many smokers I get that say "oh, everyone tried to get me to quit but they couldn't do it"

  • @darlajones1326
    @darlajones1326 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    You go Bill. I generally don't share your political opinions, but you are right on about this. And people are glamorizing fat today. We don't do that with other addictions. Keep up the good work on this matter. And don't let people "shame" you away from the truth, which is what's called "fact shaming."

  • @linesangus9069
    @linesangus9069 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Honestly this is the best Bill Maher monologue in my opinion. Topical, true and comical.

    • @iamjustsaying4787
      @iamjustsaying4787 ปีที่แล้ว

      @John Nycto I was in Ireland thinking of ordering beef when I asked the sever if their beef was grass-fed. Her response was’ “Well isn’t that what cows eat?” Not in the States.

  • @CaliLuke
    @CaliLuke 4 ปีที่แล้ว +299

    He should have said something about corn subsidies and how there's sugar in everything because of it. That's a good place to start.

    • @BlackEpyon
      @BlackEpyon 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Diet is a problem, but the lack of exercise is a killer.

    • @annemariefrank
      @annemariefrank 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Yeah, but most people know about the industry problem. Yet taking OWN responsibility is still lacking being adressed. Bill's segment was urgently needed.

    • @someguy2135
      @someguy2135 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I agree, but those corn and soy subsidies also support factory farmed beef and dairy production. The government encourages bad diets by promoting cheese etc.

    • @verfed
      @verfed 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Everyone needs to suck up to Iowa farmers so we don't hear anything about that.

    • @SlickGamble
      @SlickGamble 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      He'd probably get sued. The sugar and food lobby is very powerful and have draconian control over what you say about that kind of stuff as a public figure.

  • @rainbowwarpig3536
    @rainbowwarpig3536 4 ปีที่แล้ว +181

    “TO ACHIEVE WHAT OTHERS DON’T, YOU MUST ENDURE WHAT OTHERS WON’T”
    -Gonzalez

    • @MrTkzepeda
      @MrTkzepeda 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Bill is telling us to say no to excess food. That’s hardly an act of endurance. It’s just a lack of indulgence.

    • @naraposthumus8478
      @naraposthumus8478 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@MrTkzepeda tell someone with an eating disorder that it's not an endurance test. 🙄

    • @naraposthumus8478
      @naraposthumus8478 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@MrTkzepeda I agree with Bill tho because you shouldn't over eat. Just until satisfied. And exercise is important.

    • @mckenzie.latham91
      @mckenzie.latham91 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      i find it ironic in a country that is 60% religious where one of the main sins to avoid is gluttony and yet half the country is morbidly obese or overweight to the danger.

    • @xtc7636
      @xtc7636 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Mckenzie .Latham you seem like a dangerous thinker, shame on you! Lol

  • @Ctasker5
    @Ctasker5 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I agree with Bill, but he’s leaving out some crucial factors. 1) the government subsidizes farmers heavily into ensuring they produce enough food, but many farm for crops that are leading us to be unhealthy (like corn for HFCS). Ever wonder why a fast food burger is way cheaper than a fast food salad? 2) Our work system does not promote healthy meals, it promotes fast, quick meals due to the demands of the middle class & lower workers. 3) Our healthcare system is so fucked that we have sunk ourselves into a reactive healthcare system, instead of a preventative one. Healthcare for all is a great start to reversing this.

  • @basiclord6680
    @basiclord6680 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Thanks for waking me up Bill since I watched this video I lost over 70lbs

    • @Hollywood2021
      @Hollywood2021 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Awesome work. Congratulations!

  • @KokomoGreenberg
    @KokomoGreenberg 4 ปีที่แล้ว +216

    The movie WALL-E becoming real life more and more every day

    • @spud2go
      @spud2go 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      There was a b-movie called 'Idiocracy' that came out in 2006 - that's where USA is now.

    • @petersellers9944
      @petersellers9944 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@spud2go that was actually a documentary.

    • @ShawnLH88
      @ShawnLH88 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Korey Green yep. So true. The earth will be hot and full of trash and plastic. It’s depressing that the earth will die someday

    • @annemariefrank
      @annemariefrank 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Exactly!

    • @badendhappy2903
      @badendhappy2903 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@spud2go Still waiting for the Gatorade irrigation.

  • @cocodog85
    @cocodog85 4 ปีที่แล้ว +274

    carlton university's campus gym, in ottawa canada, did ban the weight scale. a client complained that seeing the scale was a "trigger" for her. it was removed to placate her...until the up roar from the other gym users and the public made management bring it back. anti fat shaming gone mad.

    • @josealexi5141
      @josealexi5141 4 ปีที่แล้ว +37

      it triggered her?? didn't the gym have a safe-space?

    • @AJR-zg2py
      @AJR-zg2py 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      At least the administration came to their senses and realized their mistake. Some institutions would double-down on their decision.

    • @Anna-fw7lm
      @Anna-fw7lm 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      If someone is triggered...should just grown up. Couple of hard slaps a day can help.

    • @komfykoala6083
      @komfykoala6083 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It's okay guys it's Canada. What did you expect?

    • @wellgeo223
      @wellgeo223 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      That's often just people seeing how much influence they have. I'm sure they get a sense of pride and satisfaction when they are able to impose change, however small and insignificant.

  • @mr.mayhem6755
    @mr.mayhem6755 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    "I should be more unhealthy? So you can feel better about your fatass?!" That killed me!

  • @dannyjacobs6734
    @dannyjacobs6734 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    As much as I disagree with Bill, I catch myself agreeing with alot of what he says! This being one of them.

  • @curtisforbes8650
    @curtisforbes8650 4 ปีที่แล้ว +58

    This is why Bill is still relevant. One of the few people willing to speak his mind.

    • @mak4374
      @mak4374 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      No all, who speak everything, say something.

    • @rogerlundstrom6926
      @rogerlundstrom6926 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      The problem is that what he has in his mind is ridiculous and harmful... You shouldnt' be afraid to speak your mind, but sometimes your own prejudices just don't matter, and are harmful, so.. actually THINKING before your speak is a vital thing to do.. He doesn't, he just makes up his mind and then speaks, which is not the same as thinking. Blessed be the one with nothing to say who refrains from using words to prove that fact.

  • @loganmcguire8317
    @loganmcguire8317 4 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    As a trim person, people call me "skinny" and tell me that it must be nice eating whatever I want. BS. I'm trim because I'm very strict about diet and eliminated soda, desserts, candy, chips, pasta, and most alcohol.

    • @onikin
      @onikin 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Huh. I just keep skinny by not eating a lot of calories. Doesn't really matter what I eat, just that I don't eat a lot. Don't even have to think about it.

  • @elora179
    @elora179 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    In Europe there is a lot of stigma surrounding overeating. Specifically mainland Europe.

  • @natalyaakselaleksander4502
    @natalyaakselaleksander4502 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I grew up in Africa and was relatively wealthy my whole life. Had plenty of food at home but ate just enough. Walked to a lot places and never ate out (too expensive). I never worried or thought about my weight until I lived in the US for about 5+ years! I’m a little overweight and have been trying to loose the few extra pounds before it gets out of hand! The crazy thing is, I don’t even eat that much or eat out often. I mostly eat whole foods and homemade dishes with only Italian extra virgin olive oil and when I occasionally go out, I can’t even finish half of the portions in restaurants and have to take home for 2 more meals. But because I don’t walk a lot I find that I have gained a few pounds and now have to think about my weight, diet and stuff I never had to worry about before.
    Now I have to read ingredient lists, research stuff and think hard before I take a bite of that inflammatory oil filled food outside of what I make at home. You really have to be super intentional, extra careful, and work hard to make sure you stay healthy whereas in Europe it’s as simple as just buying food and not have to worry about extra 10 ingredients you didn’t know existed!

    • @lateefkhamisi9744
      @lateefkhamisi9744 ปีที่แล้ว

      Check your Vitamin D. Another big cause of overweight

  • @cordeliadrew1782
    @cordeliadrew1782 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I recently moved to America from the UK and the thing that shocked me the most was how much more expensive buying fresh produce was here. In the UK fruit and vegetables are subsidised to encourage healthy eating. In the US I could spend $1 on pizza or $20 buying ingredients for a salad...

    • @carliene9389
      @carliene9389 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      So true

    • @missano3856
      @missano3856 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      You probably haven't learned what's seasonal and cheap in the US yet. I work in a grocery store and I highly doubt any first world country has cheaper food than the US.

    • @cordeliadrew1782
      @cordeliadrew1782 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      miss ano 40p for broccoli? £1 for lettuce? £2 for blueberries? For all stores? Yes please

    • @missano3856
      @missano3856 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@cordeliadrew1782 Lots of times you can get blueberries for $1.50-$2.50 a pint, on a related note my brother lived in the UK for a while and said the strawberries there are much much better, in US they're kinda a cheap crappy utility berry.

  • @timetravel1014
    @timetravel1014 4 ปีที่แล้ว +65

    "The NRA of mayonnaise" hahaha im dyin!

    • @bfg3890
      @bfg3890 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Oh if only that were true

    • @bfg3890
      @bfg3890 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Veganism Kills let me guess, you never graduated college.

  • @michaeldriscoll8537
    @michaeldriscoll8537 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I regret that I can only like this once. This should be read on a continuous loop until people get it.

  • @henrythemuthafuckineighth
    @henrythemuthafuckineighth 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I usually don’t agree with Bill Mahar but this time he’s on point.

  • @dstpartyprincess21
    @dstpartyprincess21 4 ปีที่แล้ว +614

    Finally watched this and as a fat woman... Bill hasn’t told a single lie! Nothing he said was shaming... people gotta grow up

    • @mikej8951
      @mikej8951 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      You act as tho that's part of your identity tho. It's part of the body you inhabit right now. It really doesn't have to remain that way tho.

    • @TheMystique29
      @TheMystique29 4 ปีที่แล้ว +37

      @@mikej8951 well I think you missed her point. She doesn't treat her obesity as her identity. She mentioned it in the context of the video to strengthen her point, that the arguments of Bill Maher were reasoned and that you didn't need to feel attacked as a obese person.

    • @Janabarendse1981
      @Janabarendse1981 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      The lie is that Europeans aren’t obese..that’s not true, because it is a real problem here too. And fat shaming never really helped anybody just like fit shaming...or any kind of shaming. James has a point there in his video.

    • @IamUncle
      @IamUncle 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you

    • @BeaverThe01.
      @BeaverThe01. 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      ​@@Janabarendse1981 I'm from south east europe where we're not as influenced by what one might call "American" culture and rest assured, a much larger portion of people are slim rather than obese, after moving to Ireland I can see the difference, when McDonalds and/or KFC and the likes of that came to croatia, we knew instantly it's for two occasions, kids birthdays and when you're hammered, in Ireland where american cultural influence is much heavier due to proximity, marketing etc. people eat half their meals at fast food places for various reasons ranging from poverty to ignorance or just laziness, I'm not saying America is at fault, secondly, american meal portions are insane compared to Europe and most importantly, about the so called fat gene James told us about, now genes in DNA appear randomly and go on only if the carrier of the gee manages to spread it to his offspring, which considering evolution and the likelihood of your survival in 80% of the world was slim to nothing for 99% of the population if they were not physically fit only a couple of hundred years ago I highly doubt that there's a large chunk of naturally obese people waddling around at this day and age. I used to be overweight myself, was always fit until I stopped taking care of myself for xy reasons, most of it comes down to lifestyle and culture which again is a matter of personal choice or preference

  • @bok7364
    @bok7364 4 ปีที่แล้ว +250

    Bill speaks the truth here, but let's be real here, folks. George Carlin said it first.

    • @ameyagokhale5123
      @ameyagokhale5123 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      They shared a lot of ideas.

    • @MrTkzepeda
      @MrTkzepeda 4 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      Clearly it’s a message worth repeating.

    • @julmye
      @julmye 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Carlin’s is wonderful. Ricky Gervais as a good biit about it too.

    • @mckenzie.latham91
      @mckenzie.latham91 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      it's actually gotten worse since Carlin's time...

    • @marcusmelodious277
      @marcusmelodious277 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      In other words, this debate has been going on for at least 25 years.

  • @francisrinaldi5479
    @francisrinaldi5479 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Recently I lost about 30 pounds. My bucket list has in it “want to trim down so I would know what it’s like to be normal weight.
    But there is another form of “fat shaming”. It’s when your friends and family push a heavy woman on you and tell you things like “looks shouldn’t matter.”

    • @Beeklydan
      @Beeklydan 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I never got that. I mean, I get looks can fade as we age, and the connection we make with our partner should keep us together, but we should also try to stay healthy for each other. I have always thought when meeting a partner that looks are worth half, and who they are as a person is the other half. If you think they are a great person who is nice, funny, smart, shared interests, but you just don't find them attractive, they would make a great friend but not a partner. If they are physically attractive but you don't care for them as a person, they would be a great 1 night stand. I think it would be shallow to pick someone who looks better than someone you are already attracted to but have more in common with, simply because they look better. But I think expecting someone to make love to someone they are in no means attracted to disrespects a persons personal choices. It is also just chemistry between people. It would be like expecting a gay dude to sleep with a woman because gender shouldn't matter.

  • @timf7413
    @timf7413 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    LOL! I lost it at "don't poop right"

  • @steffenberr6760
    @steffenberr6760 4 ปีที่แล้ว +464

    Bill is mostly correct. Note he said he wasn't advocating for bullying he is talking about being able to call out the problem. The idea that weight watchers dropped their title for WW is insane.

    • @lauraschleifer4721
      @lauraschleifer4721 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      No. He's advocating for bullying. Calling out the problem would be calling out the problem on the CORPORATE level.

    • @steffenberr6760
      @steffenberr6760 4 ปีที่แล้ว +71

      @@lauraschleifer4721 I disagree. People are ultimately responsible for their own choices and what they eat. Your not fat because hostess decided to cut the price of twinkies

    • @thibaldus3
      @thibaldus3 4 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      @@lauraschleifer4721 Both are important. Personnal responsability is at least 50% of the problem.
      That's why the "healthy at any size" movement is lethal, removing people's ability to self critic.

    • @2126Eliza
      @2126Eliza 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      There's also something people don't want to admit. Coddling feelings hasn't been any more effective than bullying. It's just as useless

    • @KevinReijnders93
      @KevinReijnders93 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@steffenberr6760 No, but combine the drop in price of shit food with the high price of healthy food and with low income and kablamo, you have a world where people can only afford shit to survive. Which makes them unhealthy, which means they need to seek more medical help, which in America is stupidly expensive, etc etc.

  • @chaddon7685
    @chaddon7685 4 ปีที่แล้ว +72

    No. That's the problem with our HEALTH... But it's not the problem with our HEALTH CARE system.
    And both are plagued by the same thing: corporate greed.

    • @Aussie_Damo
      @Aussie_Damo 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Only because you eat yourself into a heart attack and need healthcare to get help.
      They can't jack up prices if there is no one to treat.

    • @chaddon7685
      @chaddon7685 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@Aussie_Damo You're such a sophisticated thinker.

    • @cynthiamontgomery1192
      @cynthiamontgomery1192 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Aussie_Damo There will always be someone to treat. As there are many factors that can go into having a heart attack.

    • @charltonblake9967
      @charltonblake9967 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Blaming corporate greed for individual bad choices? Wow, might as well blame Obama.

    • @chaddon7685
      @chaddon7685 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@charltonblake9967 It's not individual bad choices. Jesus people are so small-minded.
      Government subsidizes the growth for corporate farmers. Those farmers then lobby for ways to utilize that corn: hence the enormous growth of HFCS.
      It's about choices. People who can afford to buy healthy food, generally do. In most countries, people who can't afford high priced food have healthier cheap options than Americans.
      We have fast food. We have a culture centered around high work production with low pay in comparison to that production. So we have a majority of households with two working parents still not making ends meet and also not having the time to cook.
      In 1991, the American GOVERNMENT changed our food pyramid recommendations based SOLELY on pressure from these corporations.
      Not to mention slowly increasing portion sizes at more affordable restaurants (does it make sense that the more upscale restaurants that have enormous profit margins but cater to wealthy people never did this?), as well as the fact that it's not the total consumption that scientists point to, but the foods being consumed. America is oversaturated because our foods are oversaturated with processed bullshit.
      Why would the government make it legal to put "Natural Flavors" on a label with a threshold of about 1% natural? Why do they approve of chemical code words and other deceptive labeling practices? You truly and dangerously underestimate the power of the corporate lobby.
      We aren't citizens, we're consumers. Corporations FACTUALLY have more rights and more governmental pull than American citizens.
      I can fucking go on. But maybe you should do your own research because there is little worse than an uninformed judgemental ass hat that thinks they know something.

  • @thealfonsoaguirre
    @thealfonsoaguirre 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    The message needs to be delivered harshly because people don't want to listen. It's not about looks or feelings, it's about health.

  • @debwright3190
    @debwright3190 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Bill you are a national treasure.😘😘😘😘

  • @ericobut
    @ericobut 4 ปีที่แล้ว +274

    Mr Maher and Chapelle are both starting to stand up to the weird places that a segment of the world are taking us. Kudos.

    • @brettwb7803
      @brettwb7803 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Nailed it!

    • @boogerpresley1366
      @boogerpresley1366 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      It was inevitable ... the concept of respect for differences entered (and is still entering) into a place of rigid dogma. The only place I remain dogmatic is with neo-nazis. I think we should be able to kill these people without trial or charge. Why in the name of fuck would we ever allow FUCKING NAZISM to come back into existence again? Because of free speech?
      Nazism has a very VERY well documented history to support what the end game goal is there. Their goals are explicit.
      So it would go like this:
      _Are you nazi? And in being a nazi agree with what the ideology stands for, its purpose?_
      _Yes_
      _Are you willing to change/undergo whatever is needed to change that within you?_
      _No_
      ... execution style gunshot wound to the head. You gave them a choice - their choice revealed they were/are not interested in peace/collaboration/cooperation between all humans. Why in the fuck would we keep someone like this alive?

    • @nikjones5952
      @nikjones5952 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Bill Burr should also be mentioned in there.

    • @patsrule213
      @patsrule213 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      +Addison Ezekial
      They're taking us to war with Iran and we're an empire, yet the problem is SJW's who have no power? People need to realize that the government creates laws and college campuses don't.

    • @TheKyrix82
      @TheKyrix82 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Starting?

  • @MaximusEugenius
    @MaximusEugenius 4 ปีที่แล้ว +72

    As a person who is overweight, I totally agree with Bill Mayer. The truth hurts but it's the truth.

    • @mak4374
      @mak4374 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yeah! I'll make sure I'll yell that to my kids next time I beat the crap out of them for being fat!

  • @DrJohn-rl9zg
    @DrJohn-rl9zg ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Thirty years ago my grandmother, in her nineties, was in a care center. She had a bad case of arthritis, fell and broke her hip, and never walked again. I visited her every week. It was always great to see her, but the walk down the hall to her room was torture; all these people on their last days. Few were overweight , their health was failing simply because of their age. But today, when I walk down the aisle of a supermarket, I get the same feeling. The heath of so many is failing, not because of their age (many are quite young), but because of their weight. Those who fail to eat right and exercise are no better off than those who can't.

    • @firstlast8258
      @firstlast8258 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Speak for yourself 🤓 🖕

  • @jansonpena417
    @jansonpena417 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Bill nail this one. I went to a party the other day and saw more then half the kids under 10 years old that were extremely overweight. I felt bad for them bc all the future health issues, depression, dating problems. Americans eat terrible and the world are catching up also. We eat so many process food and eat way to much meat. More then 70 % of our health issue could be manage, cure, reduce by just eatting a whole food diet. All these food companies add so many preservatives, artificial flavors just to make more profit and get you more addicted. I wish schools would actually teach children about how our current food habits are bad for us and the pros of eatting healthy diet. Then if you want to make a poor choice then atleast its on you. I had a family member staying over my house and saw how many prescription pills they were taking and i was pretty sure alcohol and poor food diet had a big contribution. Walking and bending down was an issue. Having good health insurance doesn't mean anything if we continue to eat like this.

  • @prathit7541
    @prathit7541 4 ปีที่แล้ว +239

    James Cordon got it completely wrong. Bill is right here.

    • @danielwadford3699
      @danielwadford3699 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Corden needs to grow up. Fat shaming does work as former drill sergeant turned personal trainer John Burk once said. I was nearly 280 lbs at my heaviest and I have now started a trend of drinking nothing but water since May 1st 2020. I also walk for 20 minutes around my neighborhood pond and up my home road. I am just under 270 lbs right now but I will reach my goal sooner or later as long as I do not give up. Take control of your life and instill some self-discipline to see your body change.

    • @stevefg3067
      @stevefg3067 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Yes, I'm astonished at how Bill's point was misunderstood.
      I hope you guys keep safe.👍

    • @DANGJOS
      @DANGJOS 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@danielwadford3699 Anecdotal evidence doesn't disprove James' point. Where are the studies that show fat shaming is actually effective at getting people to change their lives? The obesity epidemic is a problem, but fat shaming is not the solution. I think James Corden laid out his point well. He didn't misrepresent Bill's point per se, rather he pointed out where he disagreed.

    • @Lone432345
      @Lone432345 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Fat Shaming, Especially someone who has depression. Which is a lot of them. Is not going stop someone from being fat. Its just going make them feel bad and go for the close ice cream certain.

    • @danielwadford3699
      @danielwadford3699 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      That was their choice as opposed to the fighters who will say "Enough, I'm done being fat" and actually make changes in their life such as eating right and exercising more often. Obesity is probably the only medical condition one can "run" from. Will it be easy? No, but it is worth it. The world will not change to appease the obese and lazy. In this day and age, there are countless ways to lose weight thanks to the internet. One has only two choices: Either admit that it is his/her own fault that he/she is lazy and does not want to lose weight or make some changes in his/her lifestyle to become healthier.

  • @conner-manradio
    @conner-manradio 4 ปีที่แล้ว +893

    Don’t let the fat shaming part distract you from the actual fact that Americans really are unhealthy and we have no one to blame but ourselves.

    • @sammi-joreviews1135
      @sammi-joreviews1135 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Actually, it is the fact that healthcare for the masses has gone the way of the dinosaurs! If healthcare was more prevalent & didn't damn most of the country along with poverty, there wouldn't be as many unhealthy people. So few have access to doctors, esp good doctors along with affordable programs to help people return to good health, that this is the natural outcome. Lack of affordable healthcare and a livable income has a great deal to do with the failing health of Americans. Used to be that when a person went to work, they automatically had excellent health insurance. That has not been the case in a very long time. Few employers even OFFER health insurance anymore let alone good health insurance! And then there is the corporate greed that won't allow healthy alternatives, especially affordable healthy alternatives!

    • @ayandas874
      @ayandas874 4 ปีที่แล้ว +39

      @@sammi-joreviews1135 Nope. You people eat way too much. I am a relatively fat person, I definitely can finish my entire days fill with the gigantic burgers that you eat.

    • @linaskittles97
      @linaskittles97 4 ปีที่แล้ว +42

      I have to wholeheartedly disagree. I live in the UK and on a two week visit to America, I had a very difficult time finding healthy foods that weren't packed with sugar. EVEN THE BREAD HAD SUGAR. Americans are set up to fail. And particularly because I was staying in New York, it was very difficult to find a grocery store with fresh vegetables that wasn't 20 minutes away by public transport or bus, considering that not all places have a Wholefoods. This is really not the case in most cities in the UK. Even the smallest of Tesco's (which is a big supermarket chain in the UK) will have a decent selection of fruits, veg and grains to make a proper meal. Fresh fruits and vegetables are pretty accessible in the UK. Packaged foods like bread and oatmeal aren't packed with sugar, and it is just a lot easier to eat healthier. Even though I am pretty health conscious, I know if I'd stayed longer in the US, I'd be gaining weight because healthy food is just not accessible. I really don't blame Americans at all!

    • @sammi-joreviews1135
      @sammi-joreviews1135 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@ayandas874 Well, then you really know more than I do because I can't recall the last time I had a burger from McDonald's or any other fast food restaurant. Though, back in May I did share a Wendy's salad with my husband & our (adult) youngest daughter. I did add extra cherry tomatoes & green peppers from my garden, so it seems that you have larger portions than the 3 of us combined.
      Additionally, you do a disservice to yourself by attempting to lump all Americans into one category when that simply is not the case.

    • @sammi-joreviews1135
      @sammi-joreviews1135 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@linaskittles97 Thank you so much for saying what you did! In the area where I live there is no such thing as public transit. It simply doesn't exist. And just for clarity, I LOVE WHOLEFOODs as a store; however, there is no way on earth I'd be able to afford to shop there on a regular basis. The Wholefoods closest to me, which is almost 2hrs away from where I live (and I'm legally blind even though I do I still retain some light perception, not much but I do have some), resides in one of the most wealthiest of cities in a nearby 100mi radius. The prices on everything there reflects it too. In as much as I love mochi ice cream, I can't buy more than 1 or 2 at a time when I'd prefer to buy maybe 6 to freeze for special occasions. And I absolutely adore Castelvetrano olives w/feta but again, you can't find them anywhere other than Wholefoods & they are so outrageously priced that I tend to buy only the smallest in a container w/bits of feta & a little olive oil drizzled over them. My husband & I enjoy a couple olives each while walking along the strip area & listening to local musicians who are usually set up on weekends. The few times a year we go, we place a cooler in the backseat of the car in case we can bring something home. I make our salad dressings & oils, which go perfectly with fresh baked bread. The only olives that can be found locally are so heavily soaked in brine that no amount of rinsing, soaking, & resoaking will make them edible in anything shy of a martini... and even so, the local olives available aren't even decent enough to grace the glass of a martini. Furthermore, the only way to get a decent martini using gin & vermouth is to make it at home or go almost an hour from where we live then pay a premium to get it. Personally, I don't want apples, caramel, or chocolate sauce in my martini. Call me old-fashioned, prudish, or a purist. I don't get one often so when I do, I'd surely take quality over quantity any day. The other olives available here are out of a can only with these, you end up tasting more metal than olive. It's tough to get fresh quality Bosc Pears, which I love poached. My husband shocked me last year when he came home with a bag of Japanese pears last year! They're often mistaken for apples since they don't have the teardrop pear shape; they're also thicker around the middle than traditional apples found here. The only reason he knew what they were when he saw them was bc I lived just outside DC when we began dating some 30yrs ago. My late dad & I used to frequent Chinatown & fresh farmer markets. It's difficult to find anywhere that serves authentic Japanese, Chinese, Thai, Greek, Indian, Italian, etc... cuisine. It's a chore to find anywhere that doesn't over-bread, over-sugar, not to mention deep fry food here. This & the sheer cost of eating out is why I opt to cook at home.
      Don't get me wrong though, it's been nice having our family & raising our children here. Crime rates are low to nonexistent & the taxes on our home is very low compared to many friends I have from other parts of the country. In fact, I've had all the windows open this past week since it finally cooled off. Despite my making a conscious effort to lock the doors when my husband's not home & overnight, I'm not really afraid of leaving the windows open & the doors unlocked when home alone. It is that kind of neighborhood & that kind of city that we live in along with great schools from elementary through middle, high school, & colleges. But, the major downside, which is the same problem all over the USA and that is the lack of & overly exorbitant cost of fresh foods, even those grown locally. The cost is merely out of reach for most here, including what remains of the middle & working class.

  • @miketracy9256
    @miketracy9256 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Bill has nailed it 100%.

  • @scottmiller1302
    @scottmiller1302 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    DAMN RIGHT BILL!! KEEP UP THE GREAT JOB!! SOMEONE HAS TO TELL THE TRUTH! I DONT AGREE WITH 100% of what you say but about 95% :😀 If this makes people mad...pretty good chance it does because its true like most things that piss people off does! TRUTH! Your truth is why I watch your program and the fact that you present both sides of the truth like politics!

  • @RobBeatdownBrown
    @RobBeatdownBrown 4 ปีที่แล้ว +720

    Bill’s delivery might’ve been a bit harsh for some, but his points ain’t wrong. I was up to 289lbs a few years ago, all because of bad food choices. After dropping 75 of those pounds (doc’s orders) it’s hard to even look at those old fat me pics 😖 Until you’re able to look in a full length mirror and fat shame yourself enough to say enough’s enough, it’ll be hard to find the motivation to change. But let’s face it. Nobody ever looked at anyone and screamed “OH MY GOSH, you look amazing!” 😱...After GAINING 80lbs.

    • @JD-lt7uv
      @JD-lt7uv 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Congrats!

    • @AJVloggings
      @AJVloggings 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Yeah but that's self criticism. Fat shaming others is just destructive criticism which can lead to low self esteem and a poor mental state. But I agree, being overweight is unhealthy

    • @tdpros7944
      @tdpros7944 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      It isnt harsh people nowadays are just ❄️

    • @tdpros7944
      @tdpros7944 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      But yeah congrats i was overweight too and i have lost lots of weight but still over the weight for my average height

    • @AJVloggings
      @AJVloggings 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @CraigAndNem maybe, maybe not. But people usually gain confidence once they get fit. But if you're gonna fat shame those people are gonna have low self esteem perhaps for their whole life. It isn't good for their mental health, period.

  • @TakoIbarra
    @TakoIbarra 4 ปีที่แล้ว +146

    I lost it at "The NRA of Mayonnaise", hahahaha

  • @stephenfraser1272
    @stephenfraser1272 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I love how you tell the truth through the bs, thank you for your telling the truth on so many bits. Is refreshing

  • @claudiacarolinapaziuk
    @claudiacarolinapaziuk 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    He’s right no matter how much you hate it. I grew up obese from around age 11 and by the time I was 16 I was on the brink of type 2 diabetes. It has taken me years of learning about nutrition and what the human body needs to get my health under control, and now, from being 250+ pounds at 16 I’ve settled at my healthy weight of 143 pounds and have found a love of exercise because I can actually do it now! I know everyone is into self love and body acceptance, but when you’re not healthy, when you’re literally killing yourself with food, we have to acknowledge how wrong that mentality is.

  • @caseysull
    @caseysull 4 ปีที่แล้ว +248

    Came here from the Corden clip too. He omitted so much, of course Bill is right. It isn’t about shame really, it’s about education.

    • @MsBuchnerd
      @MsBuchnerd 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      But he is fat shaming in this Clip.

    • @KazzProx
      @KazzProx 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      @@MsBuchnerd He isn't suggesting bullying. He's suggesting that instead of this body positive bs agenda, we acknowledge that obesity is in FACT unhealthy and address it. Stop the coddling as it is to our collective detriment. Just as we highlight the health effects of smoking/alcoholism. Us liberals eat ourselves to prove our self-righteousness. This woke, group-think, outrage mentality has got to stop.

    • @MsBuchnerd
      @MsBuchnerd 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@KazzProx
      But that's it, nobody is denying that being obese (and I'm not talking about like 10lbs overweight, but obese) is unhealthy. Of course it is. Yes, there are crazy overweight people out there, who claim to be happy with their weight and that they are healthy etc. Honestly, I don't buy it, but whatever. Fat shaming never stopped. Fat people are discriminated whereever they go. People point fingers at them, kids are bullied at school... When you are fat, it's the first and sometimes the only thing, people see in you. He's saying that we shamed people out of smoking, but smokers have never been shamed in the way overweight people have and obviously it's not working. If he's not suggesting bullying, then what exactly is he suggesting by "shaming"? If you wanna lose weight, you have to start loving yourself as a person, which is really hard, if people have been shaming you all your f****** life.

    • @theresanakagawa5013
      @theresanakagawa5013 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      What if you're poor and uneducated. Then you're skewed because the food industry knows that fats and sugar are addicting. Hence, politicans and the health industry knows this too. Keep Americans unhealthy is big business. Follow the money. Sad state of affairs.

    • @olive3700
      @olive3700 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Education? Do you think fat people don't know what causes that. They eat what they like and it's nobody else's business.

  • @MsPoliteRants
    @MsPoliteRants 4 ปีที่แล้ว +147

    By “Europe” I assume he means “all European nations EXCEPT the U.K. “
    The UK is quickly catching up to us in obesity rates.

    • @fgsaramago
      @fgsaramago 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Here in Portugal American tourists are notoriously fat. British tourists aren't by any means. Sometimes statistics don't tell the whole story

    • @MsPoliteRants
      @MsPoliteRants 4 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Filipe Saramago they pretty much do, though. All your experience says is that fat Americans are more likely to travel than fat British. 🤷🏽‍♀️

    • @makelikeatree1696
      @makelikeatree1696 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I have been in and out of the U.K. Frequently since 1976. Too true, the brits are catching up to we Americans in the fat ass olympics. I am guilty of being a fat ass American myself, so no holier than thou attitude.

    • @jbb6131
      @jbb6131 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Griffly Art In the rest of Europe, for instance Spain or Italy, UK is known for its junk food. We eat so much better in the south of Europe than the UK

    • @Auriflamme
      @Auriflamme 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      All of Europe is seeing increasing obesity rates. The Mediterranean diet is becoming a thing of the past, replaced by fast food and snacks. Ireland, where I'm from is close to Britain in terms of obesity. It is a problem of modern life, convenience food, working lunches, cheap fast food, people spending more time on their digital devices and less exercising. Only a few countries seem to be bucking the trend, mostly for cultural reasons or poverty.

  • @JhubeiFC
    @JhubeiFC ปีที่แล้ว +2

    You know the truth of Bills work by how awkward the crowd is.

  • @yahyarajaee5883
    @yahyarajaee5883 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I find it quite poetic that this segment was aired just a few months before the Covid pandemic

  • @namegoeshereorhere5020
    @namegoeshereorhere5020 4 ปีที่แล้ว +106

    When I was a kid and my parents took me to the US for vacations the food portions didn't seem all that different than what we ate here(Canada). By the 80's when I started going on my own I started noticing significantly larger portions. In the early 90's I went to NYC with some friends and could not believe how large food portions were, I literally gained 11lbs in the 6 days I was there. Four of us went to a famous deli in Manhattan and ordered ONE sandwich and fries for the four of us and even then the two girls couldn't finish their quarter of the sandwich yet we watched everyone(even kids) around us just mow them down, even ordering supersized portions, it was mind boggling.

    • @LeeHawkinsPhoto
      @LeeHawkinsPhoto 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Namegoeshere Orhere it’s because our food in the US is terribly innutritious, thanks to “high tech” agriculture. Everyone who eats conventional food has terrible nutritional deficiencies and our bodies are starving despite overeating. I hate that the finger gets pointed at the people eating the food or serving the food rather than the people running corporations selling farmers on how to raise food and selling them chemicals. Look into recent research regarding the germs that live in your gut. Industrial agriculture has done studies to prove their chemicals and genetically engineered plants don’t harm animals or people, but they have done zero research on how it affects the germs we depend on to digest our food-and that is why we are really getting sick. We can eat all day and never be satisfied if we physically cannot get the nutrition our body needs from our food. All of the things they connect to obesity connect to malnutrition too-obesity isn’t the cause, it’s a symptom. Overeating isn’t a cause, it’s a symptom. The way our food is raised (especially staple crops like wheat, corn, and soy, and all the animals we feed those crops to) is the cause. Mainland Europeans don’t eat so much different from Americans...but they don’t eat as much and they aren’t as sick because they haven’t adopted so much of the industrial agriculture.

    • @cftvdata
      @cftvdata 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I remember the first time I went to New York City, as a 16-year-old, and ordered the same Wendy's combo meal I would get periodically back at home in Calgary. I thought they had given me the wrong order at first - the "medium" fries and "medium" pop that came with the burger seemed to be almost saddlebag and trough-sized, respectively. The food portions on that trip was pretty mind-blowing... ordering a slice of pizza for $2 and getting like 1/6 of this XXL pie. The first time I went back to the US after turning 21, I learned that the liquor sales were basically the same! A 60oz jug of vodka for $9 at the pharmacy seemed totally insane to me, as someone used to having to go to the BCL (closed on Sundays!) where a 26 of Smirnoff cost 28 bucks.

    • @convilcali
      @convilcali 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Lie!!

    • @philipcallado5693
      @philipcallado5693 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      The average American meal should really be 2-3 meals.

  • @relativegifrelativegif8369
    @relativegifrelativegif8369 4 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    Bill went crazy on this segment. I love it, this is a truth people need to hear

  • @joball6479
    @joball6479 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you Bill!! I needed the reminder! I had to listen twice!

  • @alanmazzucchelli9013
    @alanmazzucchelli9013 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    The shelter in place order will make it worse because people are stocking up on food and are bored and stressed.

  • @napoleonibonaparte7198
    @napoleonibonaparte7198 4 ปีที่แล้ว +60

    Sad truths by Bill Maher

  • @DavidMatias79
    @DavidMatias79 4 ปีที่แล้ว +75

    As someone who was fat most of my life, I think this is legit. I ate too much crap and didn't move enough. Had a bunch of heath issues. Was headed towards diabetes and finally got my act together. Changed my habits. Lost 100 lbs. Issues cleared up.

  • @stephaniehale7318
    @stephaniehale7318 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    True and brilliant thank you Bill

  • @MartinPittBradley
    @MartinPittBradley 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    High fructose corn syrup: we found a cheap way to amp up the sugar and it hits the liver like a brick

  • @CJusticeHappen21
    @CJusticeHappen21 4 ปีที่แล้ว +237

    A challenge: eat healthy and exercise for two weeks. Then, see how you feel, and compare it to how you felt two weeks ago.

    • @Hirnlego999
      @Hirnlego999 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Best to make it a longer lasting habit though. Losing and keeping the correct weight is a long term goal, don't diet to lose quickly, lose it slowly and once it's down keep it there

    • @CJusticeHappen21
      @CJusticeHappen21 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@Hirnlego999 The absolute best way to encourage any sort of long-term lifestyle change, including but not restricted to reaching any sort of personal fitness goal, is to do it with support. A friend or a group being involved is a game-changer, in my experience.
      This little challenge is just a way of reaching out to anyone who's not in a good place.

    • @Hirnlego999
      @Hirnlego999 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@CJusticeHappen21 I think that depends on the the personality type. For me doing it with others would not push me forward but rather slow down.
      Sometimes it's best to choose your own way, but of course if say the 80s fitness craze came back you'd see a lot of people joining in because it's the hip thing to do.

    • @ms.demeanors
      @ms.demeanors 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      It's all good in theory if u can afford healthy food. Which is an issue

    • @Malt454
      @Malt454 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@ms.demeanors - Given all the other things that people can afford, if healthy food isn't one of them it might be a question of priorities.

  • @KleinpeterHank
    @KleinpeterHank 4 ปีที่แล้ว +299

    Here after James Cordons rant. Bill is actually right lmfao.

    • @bianFU_XIA
      @bianFU_XIA 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Bill's heart was in the right place. It's just that his delivery was a bit off:
      Bring back fat shaming? If that worked, obesity would be a non-issue at this point lol

    • @will.a.benjamin
      @will.a.benjamin 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      James took the fat shaming part and repainted the point. I think he was insulted by Bill's delivery which can be very blunt and harsh. I don't like either of these guys so in the end it's just a BS late-night battle.

    • @MikhailKalashnikovMiG
      @MikhailKalashnikovMiG 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Half right. Normalising obesity under the guise of “body positivity” is a cancer, but shaming overweight people isn’t the solution.
      Not shaming a fat person isn’t the same as promoting an unhealthy lifestyle. Bill’s magical solution to solving obesity is just flat out wrong

    • @stephaniehb9921
      @stephaniehb9921 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@MikhailKalashnikovMiG you are definitely right. You shouldnt tell people that obesity is healthy however it is equally as bad to try and force them to lose weight by shaming/bullying them

    • @2126Eliza
      @2126Eliza 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Bill is usually right. That's why so many people hate him

  • @kevinclause4p55p5
    @kevinclause4p55p5 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Bill made this clip just for me. Nobody else. Thanks bill!

  • @cylehendricks8892
    @cylehendricks8892 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    First step in solving a problem is admitting there is one. People get so sensitive when it comes to talk of weight. Then, you got the lifestyle aspect. A obese/morbidly obese couple has a child, genetically, they’re predisposed already, then they’re brought up in an environment where obesity is “okay,” next thing you know, this kid is 6 years old and already weighing as much as I do. SMH.

  • @cisco8650
    @cisco8650 4 ปีที่แล้ว +112

    God. I always get the " you're so thin" or "don't you eat?" to the point where it's aggravating.

    • @someguy2135
      @someguy2135 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Me too. Next time it happens, I will think of this video and smile.

    • @JamesSoult
      @JamesSoult 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      I did often when I lived in the USA. I moved to London two years ago. I have never heard it since.

    • @Alice9NoBara
      @Alice9NoBara 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Same here. People tip toe around fat people’s feelings and treat them like victims. But if you’re thin? They let you have it and don’t hold back.

    • @Thurgor_Supreme
      @Thurgor_Supreme 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      I'm one of those chronically 12 pounds overweight people who can't seem to pull their head out of their ass long enough to get on a good diet and/or exercise routine, and I get called one of the "skinny guys" by all my fatso co-workers

    • @kimberlys8422
      @kimberlys8422 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I thought it was funny when a 90 lb. nurse asked me "Have you always been this thin?" because I weighed 103.

  • @dmc8706
    @dmc8706 4 ปีที่แล้ว +82

    Sugar is the worst. I weigh 290 lb and cut out sugar and drop to 240 pounds which is still too much but that was 50 lb just by getting rid of all the processed sugar in my diet

    • @joshuagreenberg9904
      @joshuagreenberg9904 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Way to go, David - changing your eating habits is REALLY hard.

    • @sornord
      @sornord 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I cut out sugar entirely, all grain-based foods (with OCCASIONAL exception of a sandwich or burger on 100% whole wheat bread/buns, or whole wheat spaghetti.) Went from 240+ to 161-165 within a year. My doctors say I am at my ideal weight and praise my dietary choices. Pants from 38 waist to 32, shirts from XXL to M. I haven't weighed 165 since high school. Read Gary Taubes' books and articles!

    • @ashman98
      @ashman98 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Refined sugar is one of the world's worst inventions.

    • @gamelord12
      @gamelord12 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@sornord What are some of your go-to foods in a given week? I lost 10 pounds pretty easily, but the next 20 I'm aiming for are proving more difficult.

    • @michaelrobertson6618
      @michaelrobertson6618 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      This is true. Sugar is 10× more addictive than cocaine.

  • @Viking_Luchador
    @Viking_Luchador ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Never stops being timeless

  • @aycoded7840
    @aycoded7840 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    People have come to think that eating somewhat healthy is a diet nowadays.