Either pizza or fried chicken. Gotta respect the discipline it takes to eat this and stay fit. I know if I touched this food I’d be hooked like a crackhead.
@@Diablo-bb1nj Hes not ruining nothing. You might hate was Trump says and the way he thinks, and trust me so DO I, but he was the best thing to happen to the country in YEARS.
@@abderahmanrejeb4423 Not really. If you buy traditional food. It's really cheap. It's just foreign foods that cost a premium. In America however, that used to be cheap, and the prices are wild for most things now.
He's right about the drinking culture. What he did not mention is high rate of cirrhosis; fatty liver disease; stomach cancer; alcohol-related dementia. Speaking of Korean obsession on appearance, Korea ranks number one in plastic surgery. Korea is also number one in purchasing skin whitening cream. Both guys and gals use it.
Why are you acting like plastic surgery is a bad thing? What people choose to do to their own appearance is totally up to them and if it improves their quality of life then power to them.
1. Portion sizes, lots of meals are half of the equivalent size of their counterparts in America, this includes drinks also. 2. Long working hours + convenience store meals, many office workers will just grab something to eat in the convenience stores for lunch during weekdays, which reduces a lot of their daily calorie intakes. (Many Koreans also skip breakfast, so dinner is really the only big meal of the day) 3. Metropolis like Seoul or Busan are very walkable cities you don't NEED a car to get around places unlike in America where most cities you need to drive for almost everything. Walking everyday forces you to burn calories throughout the day. 4. People will not be afraid to comment or remind you on how you look, or if you've gained any weight so you will be constantly reminded and be aware of your physical appearance, not the same culture as America where it's a very sensitive and personal topic so people will not be pressured into losing weight. Theres probably more reasons but these are just the ones that came to my mind
Nah metabolism is a legitiment thing. I do long distance hikes semi consistently but when im at home I just laze around and eat like shit, same weight since i reached my max height
@@davidp6913 yea, I believe you. I'm also East Asian and I do have a fast metabolism, if I eat a large meal especially if it has a lot of protein its almost guranteed I have to go to the bathroom after 30 minutes. My mom always tells me she thinks I don't absorb any of the nutrients since the food just goes straight out after I eat it lol
As a American I can say it's true 🤣mostly every were I look there is an obese person which is sad but at the same time there's lots of tall muscular people ,it's a variety
@@davidp6913 dont underestimate hikes, a long distance hike can easily burn 2000+ calories. Plus, if you do exercise like that regularly, your body is gonna burn more passive calories by default, even when not exercising, to keep restoring your body.
5. Quality of Food. It's easy and cheap to get whole foods in Korea (well Asia mostly) and not processed food. America is a land of processed food, eats ton of it, and widely available. Whole non-processed food is expensive in comparison. 6. Koreans walk alot and exercise more. Americans except for NY maybe drives mostly.
I was overweight when I was younger and have since then turned that around. Lost around 40lbs and have been lifting and working out for a year straight. My diet has been somewhat strict but I feel much better about myself.
It's been over 4 years since I first saw you and I'm still smitten by you. Thank you for just being you Ben. Salang-hamnida! Blessings from South Texas.
You'll mainly see high obesity in areas where the bad food can be purchased cheap and in bulk amounts.. like most inner cities here in America. I think in Korea there's a level of portion control because the pizza you ate in this video woulda been twice as big with topping overkill here in the states, it woulda fed at least 10 people, easily.
I love how Ben was trying to open up about being a drinker and his slight ED, which I'm sure all of us have realized but we all just want to be here for you, and true fans don't bring it up because we truly love and care for you and just you uploading videos is enough to know you're doing good!
My neice lived in Korea for one year. She told me commuting to work even with the train was one mile of walking each way. She lost 30 pounds. In the US we drive everywhere.
I’ve wondered about it. And figured out the reason with respect to Koreans around me. So when you see Koreans eating and doing mukbangs and going to cafes, they do it once in a week or month. And remaining time they are on a diet or fasting. Or living on Americano. Some have gifted genetics. Once my Korean roommate didn’t drink water either while fasting, I got worried for her. She said she’s not using her energy that particular day so she doesn’t need anything, she would start her day with Americano next day. I can’t relate to this. Also this roommate went to the ER at least twice in front of me.
It’s all about metabolisms to put on weight you have to keep consistently eating if you had one of those pizzas every day you’d start noticing weight gain.
As a korean american I can attest that my metabolism is absolutely insane. I pee about 10 minutes after drinking liquid and take a dump shortly after large meals, and I eat *a lot* Its not just their (our) diets
europeans due to their evolution in very cold environments are wired to pack on fat and calories instead of expelling them (it keeps them warm). Thus when modern day society comes about they get fatter and fatter
@@dazzaMusic Very true. Also all of this "genetics this genetics that" is a load of BS. Metabolism does not vary that much in humans (ALL humans) that people can eat a lot more than others and not gain weight. The simple reality is that if you eat more calories than your body can use, you gain weight (fat). If you eat less than your body can you, you lose weight. And again, metabolism, unless you have some medical issue like thyroid problems, doesn't vary THAT much in humans that some people can just eat a shit ton all the time and not get fat while others can't even have an apple without getting fat. That's just fatlogic and it's a myth. There's a lot of reasons why us Americans tend to be more on the obese side, and none of them are about some difference in genetics or metabolism compared to other people.
@@davidp6913 mentally you can think that you eat a lot but you HAVE to keep eating continuously to see a gain in weight like how many meals are you eating in a day? Are you having late night snacks or eating takeaway food every day?
As Americans we tend to be very ethnocentric. I appreciate that Ben leaves room in his opinions by saying "maybe I just don't understand it" or "I was raised differently". Americans are often very harsh towards other cultures traditions, ways of socializing, and just overall culture that I don't think is appropriate. It is important to accept other cultures for what they are even if you disagree with certain aspects, it is not our place to judge even though America has taught us to judge anything and everything that is different.
he is american…from illinois America isn’t a monolith I wasn’t raised as an american hence I don’t tend to put american on the forefront on my cultural beliefs. A lot of the ignorance from america is white americans who love to be american. Trust that we suffer dealing with them here too
I miss Bendeen’s interesting rants… I like them a lot, just like in this video! Also, when I was in Seoul I walked so so much… I’m sure that helps with weight
Korean-American here, I noticed when I visited Korea, yeah there's a lot of fast foods and late night drinking/drunk foods, but on the day-to-day all the meals are generally fresh foods, lots of vegetables through the banchan, just a moderate amount of meat (but Koreans RARELY ever eat processed shit), lots of soups, and kimchi actually has a ton of probiotics that help keep the gut biome really healthy. Everything is fresh, very little processed shit, and the meals have a good balance of macros. A big thing that has led to American, and particularly Mexican obesity rates, is the huge consumption of soda. Koreans rarely ever touch the stuff, and I think that helps a lot. The only thing is that Koreans still do love to smoke cigarettes and eat a shit ton of instant ramen, so I don't know how they're still keeping healthy from that hahaha
Everything he eats with the exception of a few things occasionally, are really pricey. He’ll have a sub sandwich and drink and it’ll be like $20. I believe where he lives is just overall more expensive
@@the_minimalistic_adventure local food isn’t but he doesn’t have it very often. It’s the same where I live in Indonesia. Western food is 5 times as expensive.
You brought up alot of great thought inducing points Ben! I've got a few... 1. As a Canadian, and of "western build" - how do I seem to fit into airplane seat belts better in Korea or any Southeastern Asian countries I've flown with, having lots of extra strap left compared to when I'm on a North American airline, the seatbelts only have 1 inch of extra strap left after being buckled and tightened for my body type???? 2. Why when we visited Seoul did it have higher levels of smog then even Beijing, China?! What?! It was shocking to us too! Seoul seems extremely healthy, clean, modern 3. I truly appreciate the level at which a Korean man or even women for that matter can consume copious amounts of liquor, beer & Soju (usually 17% alc), they're hearty good drinkers!! 4. Why do Korean men seem fascinated by my naturally long red hair, and Korean women seem to stare & glare. I personally love the look of a Korean lady with long hair! Go red ladies
no being overweight or appear normal and have metabolic disease are not necessary healthy. the body is designed to store fat and the toxin that are not filtered by the liver go into fat so you wouldnt die. so all these alchies downing drinks all day? where does the toxin go? you can only piss away so much.
@@amasterfuldesktop4935 well 0 is per serving but they’re allowed to round to 0 if it’s less than 5 calories. So the whole bottle probably less than 50 calories.
Some people talk about obesity in the states and how we have the highest percentage around the world as a way to say, look everyone eats good there is no starving. But, it's actually two sides of the same coin. Economic inequality here is so rampant that often the cheapest things to purchase are unhealthy junk food and fast food. Families where both parents are working rarely have the time to cook, and ordering a pizza is much simpler after a long exhausting day. In Korea, you all have a better social safety net with subsidized resources for the general population. While there is still certainly bad economic inequality where many suffer, as is characteristic of capitalist societies, it is not as bad as the tent cities that we have here. So, although sure portion sizes have some say in it. It's also many other economic factors that are characteristic of the society as a whole, (including unhealthy ingredients in food and immoral ways to aquire them), that create starvation and obesity in the states.
a subjective guess on this matter: human being in culture that aspire to be "normal" or "the same" through comparison with others , are more conscious of their image, not just body image, also impressions. It's the power of the "norm", it's about how important being normal is to a certain culture. This is an ancient culture in the east, where individualism should be killed as human need to be more "constant" which is good for the stability of the country/society/ruling force. NOT saying this eastern tradition/culture is bad, everything has both side, positives of being conscious of your impression on other people include: you are less likely to hurt people unknowingly, or make people feel uncomfortable unknowingly, which is VERY IMPORTANT as a human being. also all the other reason but this is a reason that i believe to be true
Here in the U.S. it's the exact same thing. A large pizza supposes to feed a family. In terms of serving size its true but 90% of U.S. doesnt stay tru to a serving size lol. The price sounds about right too. I dont buy from papa johns at menu price bc it too expensive.
Koreans aren't obese because the majority of them have rather strict eating cycles in order to eat the way they do. By eating cycle I mean they literally under eat severely Monday - Friday so that they can go ham on weekends and eat whatever they want. It really isn't hard for a normal human to eat around ~1200-1400 calories a day + walk 8-10k steps a day (4-500 calories burned on average) which puts them at a deficit of ~1200-1400 calories a day times 5 = ~6000 calorie deficit per working week (5days). Which allows them to literally go 3k calories per day Friday + Saturday and still not gain weight and for some, even still LOSE weight because they are still walking the same amount on the weekends (because Korea's city infrastructure and layout literally forces you to walk).
Yep. After years of struggling with my self-image and weight. I started alternate-day fasting and I basically can eat whatever I want on my eating days. It’s crazy what fasting for a single day can do for you. But now, I typically just eat like a shit a couple of days a week and low carb on my cutting back days and I still maintain. I do fluctuate between 5-8 pounds from water weight, just depends
Another factor is the sugar content is much higher in the U.S. And in soda they use High fructose corn syrup. They have a sugar tax in the UK so most brands cut the sugar content and replaced it with artificial sweeteners instead of putting there prive up, only Coca Cola didn't change and now its more expensive.
Across all of asia, you see the food portion sizes that can be pretty insane but people stay prety thin regardless. I used to think it was portion sizes, but not so sure. Like at Mcdonald's the only change to portion size is the fries and soda. In Japan you see some of these bento's and it's like here's a whole fried cutlet, some huge fried tempura, a ton of rice for like $7 and people are pretty ok. In China, a bowl of lamian can be like 2 person portions worth along with a super fatty broth and again not as big an issue. Not to mention hot pot and skewers. I think food culture is just different and maybe they aren't adding as much fillers or not the same fillers like in the US? Japan's got a bad rap for letting a lot of stuff you may not want in your food in there anyway but I guess it pales in comparison.
i appreciate the face angle comparison to get a better idea of the size of the actual food. Food always look bigger in your videos then they acually are so it's refreshing to see how ridiculous that family size is lol
Former Papa Johns guy here. Traveled around the States and England training up new stores. Here are the sizes. USA/UK (approx. half inch smaller for Large and Extra Large in the UK) Small 10"/25cm, 6 slices Medium 12”/31cm, 8 slices Large 14”/36cm, 8 slices (10 slices in the UK) Extra Large 16”/41cm, 10 slices (12 slices in the UK) Korea (not sure how many slices on each) Regular 9”/23cm Large 12”/31cm Family 14”/36cm Party 16”/41cm
It's because people in America don't have the opportunity to walk very much. The infrastructure in the US necessitates that people drive to wherever they need to go. Look up obesity statistics in walkable cities in the US (New York, Chicago, San Francisco, etc.) and you'll realize it's a car problem. I really hope this doesn't come off as negative because I've loved your videos for a long time but just thought it might be interesting.
1. Korean food tend to have less greasy ingredients, sugar, salt, etc. Smaller in portion too. 2. Korean people are very sensitive about how they look. They work out to keep in shape to reverse the amount of food and alcohol consumed as much as possible. 3. Easy access and use of public transportation, walkable streets, stairs provide basic exercise needed to burn calories.
Koreans probably just walk alot. Basic walk is so powerful you don't even notice that. I knew a guy, who was struggling to gain some weight, even tho he ate like 3500-4k cal a day. And one time we were on the same trip or something like that i don't remember, and i observed him. Dude was working and making alot of phone calls, while he was talking on a phone he would walk around. And i was like, dude no wonder, you been walking for 3 hours straight right now. By 14.00 he alrdy had 15k footsteps. No activity = you gain fat even on 2k calories.
Nah bruv if you're from America you're better off going to local foods because there's no standards in fast food there compared to ones in Asian countries.
As far as obesity, its the food and lifestyle habits. Koreans and Japanese eat 1. smaller portions (as you repeatedly point out whenever you order food) 2. local food is relatively healthy (lots of veggies and soups...not much fried stuff or bready stuff) 3. Koreans do alot of walking. As American fast food becomes more popular, my guess is obesity will increase in Korea and other Asian countries.
I love it when an expert reviews food “The chilli pepper could of be sprinkled on prior to going into the oven then it releases into the cheese” The man knows his stuff... One of secrets of a good pizza is to use chilli oil prior to cooking, the oil bubbles up into the cheese... pretty much creating a melted chilli cheese (you're welcome)
omg I still love your videos after so long 8:14 "We paid for a bottle of wine and 2 pizzas, it was the most expensive thing I'd ever seen" HAHAHA I'm glad you said it, I was gonna bring it up if you didn't "it's just as expensive if not more, ordering American food in Singapore." But the way I view it is pretty similar to ordering e.g. Japanese food in the U.S. A cuisine that isn't native will always be overpriced and not as good quality due to imported ingredients, cook skills etc. Imo it's just unfortunate that unhealthy American food (and DRINKS) are ridiculously cheaper than the healthier options. Whereas in other countries, there's typically enough healthy options that people can make equal decisions. The upside is that you can come back to the U.S. anytime and order a ton of Papa John's for the price it should be :)
I think you hit it right on the head with your last point. Back when I got married in Korea in 2017, I ate so much food afterwards for an entire week and I lost weight which was confusing at first but then I realized we walked everywhere and took the subway. With how good the public transportation system is in Korea driving isnt necessary unless you traveling to the outskirts of the country.
Dr. Chih-Hao Lee, professor of genetics and complex diseases at Harvard's T.H. Chan School of Public Health: “Age affects metabolism, as it can slow over the years, even if you start out with a fast metabolism. Differences in metabolism speed are evident in how easy or hard it is for people to gain or lose weight. A slow metabolism burns fewer calories, which means more get stored as fat in the body; that's why some people have difficulty losing weight by just cutting calories. A fast metabolism burns calories at a quicker rate, which explains why some people can eat a lot and not gain extra pounds. But you can't entirely blame a sluggish metabolism for weight gain, says Dr. Lee. "The reality is that metabolism often plays a minor role," he says. "The greatest factors as you age are often poor diet and inactivity."
8:30 GENETICS is a huge factor in multiple things. I'm not going to debate on proving it, just look at a TH-cam Video about it. You can see the difference in Culture, Race, Speed, Strength, & Sport alone.
It's about the culture, collectivist mentality and their native food being less fatty (although that's changing with all the cheese being added everywhere). In the future, with people getting mentally/physically weaker and addicted to sugar/fat from early age, there's going to be much more obesity for sure. So far collectivist merciless mentality is keeping everyone in check
In my opinion i think it comes down to how the food in the US is processed and how much of the food we actually consume is processed in one way or another. If you compare the difference between the amount of processed and unprocessed food we consume i feel the numbers would be shocking. If I had to guess I would say the majority of the people who are obese in the US are consuming 90% of their food as processed foods that are filled with toxic seed oils and tons of sugar. Not only that but when food like this is so processed it doesn't hold any real nutrients so your body doesn't ever feel satisfied so you feel like you need to keep eating in order to feel sustained. Also a huge reason people get obese as well is a ton of people choose what they eat out of convenience and don't take the time to make home cooked meals because they work all day and get home to late that they just want to order something to make it easy or they are just lazy as well. I think i read something that said average person in the US orders 1 meal a day 4 times a week. So majority of the types of food you get here out of convenience are highly processed food unless you want to pay a lot of money for quality.
One thing I notice about American foods when I go there is everything tastes sweet. Even savory foods. I think they juice up everything with sugar to make it more addictive and it leads to the massive obesity problem they have.
Gotta say it is because people usually commute by public tranportation since it is easier and cheaper so reasonable way in Seoul. And actially the obesity rate among young korean men in their 2030s is about 50% so it isn't entirely true nowadays. That insane level of considering their thin figure mostly applies to women in korea. But also usually korean diet is very plant based or at least natural made ingredients I mean less processed food. I believe it helps not gain weight and there are few kinds of fried food in daily korean diet. You would know if you've seen how koreans eat Korean bbq. We eat maybe more veggies than meat itself even when we go out to feast on MEAT. Btw I'm not including mukbang people or the people on their special diet like they don't eat much during week days and have their 'cheat day' on weekends. Lastly, koreans do not include their daily meal the "dessert" dessert. They eat fruits and they call it a dessert. Like wtf? And their way on compliments on dessert is "it is good because it is not sweet."
Koreans and Asians in general value health, fitness, discipline and self respect. A lot of Americans lack these values and that’s why 36% - 40% of Americans are obese. Obesity is a choice no one forces obese people to eat too much 🤷♂️
In my opinion Koreans Drink its bcoz of the fact that they work really hard, jobs are very hard to come by that’s why, and after work just to relieve the stress they resort to drinking SHOJU and it’s my favorite as well 😊
The American brand pizza places are way more expensive here. Pizza hut, domino's, papa John's are all around 25-30k won for a large size pizza. There are little shops though that you can get a decent size for around 15k ^^ I always go to those places cos the other places are a total ripoff
Yeah I think fast food in general is more pricy than local food. Maybe in America where it's the only place that's like cheaper or something but not every other country.
That's about a $15 Pizza at an independent family run Pizza restaurant in Los Angeles. Or could go for $30 just down the street. The price is never an indication of quality ingredients or all around satisfaction.
Loosely commenting on others' physical appearance is a common behavior in Chinese culture too. I find it highly inconsiderate and insensitive, and I do my best to not abide by this behavior. I was an extremely overweight kid growing up, and comments about my weight, face, and body crushed my self-esteem. Side note: I've been watching your videos on repeat, and it's influenced many of meals over the last few weeks xD. I was crushing a domino's pizza while watching this.
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"I'm not paying that much money for this pizza, so I didn't pay for it." Ben's criminal arc is beginning
Bens villain arc*
@@Tylerologyy I was going to say that but is robbing a pizza really that villainous? Idk
@@glendadalejones3753 it was a joke
@@slavsit7600 🙌👍👍
I want to believe he took it and ran, and this is the last papa john's review in a while.
I like to think of this as a talk show where Ben has a special guest meal every episode. Obv pizza is the most popular return guest.
lol. "our returning guest is ms pizza"
Eats the guest
@@E_RicoI’m sure other talk show hosts eat their guest too, if you know what I mean 👀
Either pizza or fried chicken. Gotta respect the discipline it takes to eat this and stay fit. I know if I touched this food I’d be hooked like a crackhead.
@@E_Rico vore
"You lost so much weight...CUZ I WAS DEAD BROKE!"....had me laughing......GOTTA LOVE Ben Deen.....
God Bless BenDeen 🙏🏻🥞
God Bless President Trump 🙏🏻🇺🇸
@@JimboJones99 Trump is not the glizzy gobbler
@@JimboJones99 you just had to ruin it
@@Diablo-bb1nj Hes not ruining nothing. You might hate was Trump says and the way he thinks, and trust me so DO I, but he was the best thing to happen to the country in YEARS.
@@shrubgaming3138 nah im not saying anything about trump im saying he ruined it cause why bring politics into a food eating video
$27 for a single pizza is insane.
South Korea is one of the most expensive countries
@@abderahmanrejeb4423 Not really. If you buy traditional food. It's really cheap.
It's just foreign foods that cost a premium.
In America however, that used to be cheap, and the prices are wild for most things now.
In korea, pizza’s price is fxxkin crazy.
I literally paid $22 for a large pizza today in the US…
maybe with the coke
This was amazing, 20 minutes of Ben thinking out loud, wholesome stuff.
He's right about the drinking culture. What he did not mention is high rate of cirrhosis; fatty liver disease; stomach cancer; alcohol-related dementia. Speaking of Korean obsession on appearance, Korea ranks number one in plastic surgery. Korea is also number one in purchasing skin whitening cream. Both guys and gals use it.
Why are you acting like plastic surgery is a bad thing? What people choose to do to their own appearance is totally up to them and if it improves their quality of life then power to them.
@@tiaisirradiated his comment is very neutral on plastic surgery, he’s just stating a fact lol
@@Wizard101duncan It's not neutral at all, he is grouping it with inherently bad things like liver disease
@@tiaisirradiatedShould he have mentioned that in a separate comment or said that it isn’t inherently bad so that it didn’t offend you?
@@Jickrussel Why does it need to be mentioned at all?
I will never get sick of watching Ben devour Pizza
This is the best type of Ben Deen video. He’s just chilling and talking about life for like 20 minutes.
as a Korean it's always fascinating to hear Ben tell his thoughts about our culture! most of them are so relatable😂😂
yeah i wonder why...
maybe because hes korean...
@@therealdealkyle dude is raised an American. Lol. Not traditional Korean.
1. Portion sizes, lots of meals are half of the equivalent size of their counterparts in America, this includes drinks also.
2. Long working hours + convenience store meals, many office workers will just grab something to eat in the convenience stores for lunch during weekdays, which reduces a lot of their daily calorie intakes. (Many Koreans also skip breakfast, so dinner is really the only big meal of the day)
3. Metropolis like Seoul or Busan are very walkable cities you don't NEED a car to get around places unlike in America where most cities you need to drive for almost everything. Walking everyday forces you to burn calories throughout the day.
4. People will not be afraid to comment or remind you on how you look, or if you've gained any weight so you will be constantly reminded and be aware of your physical appearance, not the same culture as America where it's a very sensitive and personal topic so people will not be pressured into losing weight.
Theres probably more reasons but these are just the ones that came to my mind
Nah metabolism is a legitiment thing. I do long distance hikes semi consistently but when im at home I just laze around and eat like shit, same weight since i reached my max height
@@davidp6913 yea, I believe you. I'm also East Asian and I do have a fast metabolism, if I eat a large meal especially if it has a lot of protein its almost guranteed I have to go to the bathroom after 30 minutes. My mom always tells me she thinks I don't absorb any of the nutrients since the food just goes straight out after I eat it lol
As a American I can say it's true 🤣mostly every were I look there is an obese person which is sad but at the same time there's lots of tall muscular people ,it's a variety
@@davidp6913 dont underestimate hikes, a long distance hike can easily burn 2000+ calories. Plus, if you do exercise like that regularly, your body is gonna burn more passive calories by default, even when not exercising, to keep restoring your body.
5. Quality of Food. It's easy and cheap to get whole foods in Korea (well Asia mostly) and not processed food. America is a land of processed food, eats ton of it, and widely available. Whole non-processed food is expensive in comparison.
6. Koreans walk alot and exercise more. Americans except for NY maybe drives mostly.
I enjoyed this pace of video. Damn that pizza sounded crunchy AF 😂
I was overweight when I was younger and have since then turned that around. Lost around 40lbs and have been lifting and working out for a year straight. My diet has been somewhat strict but I feel much better about myself.
It's been over 4 years since I first saw you and I'm still smitten by you. Thank you for just being you Ben. Salang-hamnida! Blessings from South Texas.
IM SMITTEN TOO, THERES JUST SOMETHING ABOUT BEN
Ben should have food podcast and it'll be the best thing he'll do.
ben: " I dont want to ramble on to much".
The video: 21mins long & Ben rambling
🤣 love it
Finally someone that feels the same way I feel about pizza 😅🙌🏾🤝🏾 Ben you the man, much love brotha
Ben: "Why aren't Koreans Obese?"
Also Ben: Goes on 5 day water only diet
You'll mainly see high obesity in areas where the bad food can be purchased cheap and in bulk amounts.. like most inner cities here in America. I think in Korea there's a level of portion control because the pizza you ate in this video woulda been twice as big with topping overkill here in the states, it woulda fed at least 10 people, easily.
I love how Ben was trying to open up about being a drinker and his slight ED, which I'm sure all of us have realized but we all just want to be here for you, and true fans don't bring it up because we truly love and care for you and just you uploading videos is enough to know you're doing good!
Lol 🤣 can't afford ED 🤣 when u only packing 🤣 3.8 !!!
@@tamathawalden2037 Eating disorder
@@tamathawalden2037 .....
@TheWhateverGuy Eating disorder
wait what
My neice lived in Korea for one year. She told me commuting to work even with the train was one mile of walking each way. She lost 30 pounds. In the US we drive everywhere.
I’ve wondered about it. And figured out the reason with respect to Koreans around me. So when you see Koreans eating and doing mukbangs and going to cafes, they do it once in a week or month. And remaining time they are on a diet or fasting. Or living on Americano. Some have gifted genetics. Once my Korean roommate didn’t drink water either while fasting, I got worried for her. She said she’s not using her energy that particular day so she doesn’t need anything, she would start her day with Americano next day. I can’t relate to this. Also this roommate went to the ER at least twice in front of me.
It’s all about metabolisms to put on weight you have to keep consistently eating if you had one of those pizzas every day you’d start noticing weight gain.
As a korean american I can attest that my metabolism is absolutely insane. I pee about 10 minutes after drinking liquid and take a dump shortly after large meals, and I eat *a lot*
Its not just their (our) diets
europeans due to their evolution in very cold environments are wired to pack on fat and calories instead of expelling them (it keeps them warm). Thus when modern day society comes about they get fatter and fatter
@@dazzaMusic Very true. Also all of this "genetics this genetics that" is a load of BS. Metabolism does not vary that much in humans (ALL humans) that people can eat a lot more than others and not gain weight.
The simple reality is that if you eat more calories than your body can use, you gain weight (fat). If you eat less than your body can you, you lose weight. And again, metabolism, unless you have some medical issue like thyroid problems, doesn't vary THAT much in humans that some people can just eat a shit ton all the time and not get fat while others can't even have an apple without getting fat. That's just fatlogic and it's a myth.
There's a lot of reasons why us Americans tend to be more on the obese side, and none of them are about some difference in genetics or metabolism compared to other people.
@@davidp6913 mentally you can think that you eat a lot but you HAVE to keep eating continuously to see a gain in weight like how many meals are you eating in a day? Are you having late night snacks or eating takeaway food every day?
Nope never tired of those sweet close up homie keep killing it bro.
“Here you go johnny this is your dinner” lifts up two slices 😭😭
😂😂
Hit like when he said "here ya go Johnny". Couldn't let it go unrewarded 🤣
As Americans we tend to be very ethnocentric. I appreciate that Ben leaves room in his opinions by saying "maybe I just don't understand it" or "I was raised differently". Americans are often very harsh towards other cultures traditions, ways of socializing, and just overall culture that I don't think is appropriate. It is important to accept other cultures for what they are even if you disagree with certain aspects, it is not our place to judge even though America has taught us to judge anything and everything that is different.
he is american…from illinois America isn’t a monolith I wasn’t raised as an american hence I don’t tend to put american on the forefront on my cultural beliefs. A lot of the ignorance from america is white americans who love to be american. Trust that we suffer dealing with them here too
I miss Bendeen’s interesting rants… I like them a lot, just like in this video! Also, when I was in Seoul I walked so so much… I’m sure that helps with weight
Ben has the talent to just set up a camera and speak like he's actually talking to you
I'm over here cracking up!
“and we’re talking…like.. round”😂😂😂
Korean-American here, I noticed when I visited Korea, yeah there's a lot of fast foods and late night drinking/drunk foods, but on the day-to-day all the meals are generally fresh foods, lots of vegetables through the banchan, just a moderate amount of meat (but Koreans RARELY ever eat processed shit), lots of soups, and kimchi actually has a ton of probiotics that help keep the gut biome really healthy. Everything is fresh, very little processed shit, and the meals have a good balance of macros.
A big thing that has led to American, and particularly Mexican obesity rates, is the huge consumption of soda. Koreans rarely ever touch the stuff, and I think that helps a lot.
The only thing is that Koreans still do love to smoke cigarettes and eat a shit ton of instant ramen, so I don't know how they're still keeping healthy from that hahaha
Bro really said a family sized pizza in south Korea is for a family of ants that's crazy
Korea has some big ass ants it seems
No, family of aunts, because they eat less. Because they're alcoholics. Have some compantsion.
@@Sporacle wtf is a family of aunts?
@@Sporacle 💀😭
@@Sporacle Rob, I think he said "ants" lol
$27 for that size of pizza? damn man even in san francisco its not that expensive
They might import ingredients
Everything he eats with the exception of a few things occasionally, are really pricey. He’ll have a sub sandwich and drink and it’ll be like $20. I believe where he lives is just overall more expensive
@@the_minimalistic_adventure local food isn’t but he doesn’t have it very often. It’s the same where I live in Indonesia. Western food is 5 times as expensive.
@@the_minimalistic_adventure he uses delivery so thats another factor to consider
He's doing this for videos which in turn brings in money as well so it's not a big problem. I doubt he eats like this everyday.
Mans ate that whole pizza without taking a swig of that Coke Zero lmaoo
This was a chill video, thanks Ben.
You brought up alot of great thought inducing points Ben! I've got a few...
1. As a Canadian, and of "western build" - how do I seem to fit into airplane seat belts better in Korea or any Southeastern Asian countries I've flown with, having lots of extra strap left compared to when I'm on a North American airline, the seatbelts only have 1 inch of extra strap left after being buckled and tightened for my body type????
2. Why when we visited Seoul did it have higher levels of smog then even Beijing, China?! What?! It was shocking to us too! Seoul seems extremely healthy, clean, modern
3. I truly appreciate the level at which a Korean man or even women for that matter can consume copious amounts of liquor, beer & Soju (usually 17% alc), they're hearty good drinkers!!
4. Why do Korean men seem fascinated by my naturally long red hair, and Korean women seem to stare & glare. I personally love the look of a Korean lady with long hair! Go red ladies
I wouldn't be surprised if pollution from North Korea was drifting down south.
no being overweight or appear normal and have metabolic disease are not necessary healthy. the body is designed to store fat and the toxin that are not filtered by the liver go into fat so you wouldnt die. so all these alchies downing drinks all day? where does the toxin go? you can only piss away so much.
About 4, because it simply does not occur on their "race", it's not possible, so it's very rare
bro ate all that and didnt have a sip of coke
could of AT LEAST had water...I mean seriously lol
Bro u ate the whole pizza without taking a sip of the coke bottle. That's why you look MIGHTY FINE!!!
Well it’s 0 sugar 0 cal soda..
@@amasterfuldesktop4935 It still makes you fat, nutritional fact
he prolly has it there incase he starts choking again
@@amasterfuldesktop4935 and 100 aspartame
@@amasterfuldesktop4935 well 0 is per serving but they’re allowed to round to 0 if it’s less than 5 calories.
So the whole bottle probably less than 50 calories.
Some people talk about obesity in the states and how we have the highest percentage around the world as a way to say, look everyone eats good there is no starving. But, it's actually two sides of the same coin. Economic inequality here is so rampant that often the cheapest things to purchase are unhealthy junk food and fast food. Families where both parents are working rarely have the time to cook, and ordering a pizza is much simpler after a long exhausting day. In Korea, you all have a better social safety net with subsidized resources for the general population. While there is still certainly bad economic inequality where many suffer, as is characteristic of capitalist societies, it is not as bad as the tent cities that we have here. So, although sure portion sizes have some say in it. It's also many other economic factors that are characteristic of the society as a whole, (including unhealthy ingredients in food and immoral ways to aquire them), that create starvation and obesity in the states.
“Let’s unbox this and take a look at what we’re looking at”
-Ben Deen 2022
a subjective guess on this matter: human being in culture that aspire to be "normal" or "the same" through comparison with others , are more conscious of their image, not just body image, also impressions. It's the power of the "norm", it's about how important being normal is to a certain culture. This is an ancient culture in the east, where individualism should be killed as human need to be more "constant" which is good for the stability of the country/society/ruling force. NOT saying this eastern tradition/culture is bad, everything has both side, positives of being conscious of your impression on other people include: you are less likely to hurt people unknowingly, or make people feel uncomfortable unknowingly, which is VERY IMPORTANT as a human being.
also all the other reason but this is a reason that i believe to be true
That crisp is damn stupid good. That's a spot anyone should want to go to
Here in the U.S. it's the exact same thing. A large pizza supposes to feed a family. In terms of serving size its true but 90% of U.S. doesnt stay tru to a serving size lol. The price sounds about right too. I dont buy from papa johns at menu price bc it too expensive.
Koreans aren't obese because the majority of them have rather strict eating cycles in order to eat the way they do. By eating cycle I mean they literally under eat severely Monday - Friday so that they can go ham on weekends and eat whatever they want. It really isn't hard for a normal human to eat around ~1200-1400 calories a day + walk 8-10k steps a day (4-500 calories burned on average) which puts them at a deficit of ~1200-1400 calories a day times 5 = ~6000 calorie deficit per working week (5days). Which allows them to literally go 3k calories per day Friday + Saturday and still not gain weight and for some, even still LOSE weight because they are still walking the same amount on the weekends (because Korea's city infrastructure and layout literally forces you to walk).
Yep. After years of struggling with my self-image and weight. I started alternate-day fasting and I basically can eat whatever I want on my eating days. It’s crazy what fasting for a single day can do for you.
But now, I typically just eat like a shit a couple of days a week and low carb on my cutting back days and I still maintain. I do fluctuate between 5-8 pounds from water weight, just depends
Another factor is the sugar content is much higher in the U.S. And in soda they use High fructose corn syrup. They have a sugar tax in the UK so most brands cut the sugar content and replaced it with artificial sweeteners instead of putting there prive up, only Coca Cola didn't change and now its more expensive.
Across all of asia, you see the food portion sizes that can be pretty insane but people stay prety thin regardless. I used to think it was portion sizes, but not so sure. Like at Mcdonald's the only change to portion size is the fries and soda. In Japan you see some of these bento's and it's like here's a whole fried cutlet, some huge fried tempura, a ton of rice for like $7 and people are pretty ok. In China, a bowl of lamian can be like 2 person portions worth along with a super fatty broth and again not as big an issue. Not to mention hot pot and skewers.
I think food culture is just different and maybe they aren't adding as much fillers or not the same fillers like in the US? Japan's got a bad rap for letting a lot of stuff you may not want in your food in there anyway but I guess it pales in comparison.
Bro i could watch you rambles about the most random things ever and still entertained
i appreciate the face angle comparison to get a better idea of the size of the actual food. Food always look bigger in your videos then they acually are so it's refreshing to see how ridiculous that family size is lol
Ben Deen age 10: "Yo, 'rents, come on now."
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We’re not a family of ants
Ben: This family size pizza won't fill you up unless you're a family of ants! LOL!!!
Nicely put Ben. Not offending ANYONE, that's talent~
Now I want to hear EVERYTHING about his Singapore blackout adventure👂
Former Papa Johns guy here. Traveled around the States and England training up new stores. Here are the sizes.
USA/UK (approx. half inch smaller for Large and Extra Large in the UK)
Small 10"/25cm, 6 slices
Medium 12”/31cm, 8 slices
Large 14”/36cm, 8 slices (10 slices in the UK)
Extra Large 16”/41cm, 10 slices (12 slices in the UK)
Korea (not sure how many slices on each)
Regular 9”/23cm
Large 12”/31cm
Family 14”/36cm
Party 16”/41cm
That first crunch was lovely to hear.
27$ for a large pizza from a massive franchise is absolutely criminal lmao.
It's because people in America don't have the opportunity to walk very much. The infrastructure in the US necessitates that people drive to wherever they need to go. Look up obesity statistics in walkable cities in the US (New York, Chicago, San Francisco, etc.) and you'll realize it's a car problem. I really hope this doesn't come off as negative because I've loved your videos for a long time but just thought it might be interesting.
Transportation is efficient there so everyone walks around and gets sufficient exercise.
Also they’re Asian, I swear that has something to do with it. I’ve seen what Indonesians eat 😂
1. Korean food tend to have less greasy ingredients, sugar, salt, etc. Smaller in portion too.
2. Korean people are very sensitive about how they look. They work out to keep in shape to reverse the amount of food and alcohol consumed as much as possible.
3. Easy access and use of public transportation, walkable streets, stairs provide basic exercise needed to burn calories.
Koreans probably just walk alot. Basic walk is so powerful you don't even notice that. I knew a guy, who was struggling to gain some weight, even tho he ate like 3500-4k cal a day. And one time we were on the same trip or something like that i don't remember, and i observed him. Dude was working and making alot of phone calls, while he was talking on a phone he would walk around. And i was like, dude no wonder, you been walking for 3 hours straight right now. By 14.00 he alrdy had 15k footsteps. No activity = you gain fat even on 2k calories.
I've always been told it's due to the portions being so much smaller in Korea.. where as in America we always eat more than we need.
& we also throw away plenty of Leftovers than we have, too.
@@-amosc.presley-7192 Lmao if you throw leftovers in Asia your mom will absolutely smack you. Wasting food here is a no no.
@@Jin-1337, why we throw away Leftovers because we doesn’t know who to give that to besides The Less Fortunate and sometimes they don’t want it.
@@Jin-1337 me ain’t telling you that every Family throws away their Leftovers there just Some folks that does that in The United States.
“I wish I was taller that’s for dam sure” 😂😂😂😂😂
"I wish I was taller" Ben just like me fr
As an 5'8" adult man, I can also relate to that. Although, I'll rather be"short" than overweight or obese, which I've never been (thankfully).
@@micarone bro that's average
@@iccymadeit Is it? 🤔 I've always felt below average on height. And especially nowadays, when many teenagers are taller than me. 😂
I wished pizza in TX crunched like that. They don't know what crispy crust is. I am a New Yorker living in Texas and I miss NY Pizza so bad.
having good public transportation and walkable cities plays a huge part imo. Its absolutely dire in the US
LOL "You look better now" That's a good one.
Man if papa johns sounded like this i would order it more lol. I'm from central IL.
Nah bruv if you're from America you're better off going to local foods because there's no standards in fast food there compared to ones in Asian countries.
As far as obesity, its the food and lifestyle habits. Koreans and Japanese eat 1. smaller portions (as you repeatedly point out whenever you order food) 2. local food is relatively healthy (lots of veggies and soups...not much fried stuff or bready stuff) 3. Koreans do alot of walking. As American fast food becomes more popular, my guess is obesity will increase in Korea and other Asian countries.
27 bucks for a pizza is wild to me.
I love it when an expert reviews food
“The chilli pepper could of be sprinkled on prior to going into the oven then it releases into the cheese”
The man knows his stuff...
One of secrets of a good pizza is to use chilli oil prior to cooking, the oil bubbles up into the cheese... pretty much creating a melted chilli cheese
(you're welcome)
omg I still love your videos after so long 8:14 "We paid for a bottle of wine and 2 pizzas, it was the most expensive thing I'd ever seen" HAHAHA I'm glad you said it, I was gonna bring it up if you didn't "it's just as expensive if not more, ordering American food in Singapore." But the way I view it is pretty similar to ordering e.g. Japanese food in the U.S. A cuisine that isn't native will always be overpriced and not as good quality due to imported ingredients, cook skills etc. Imo it's just unfortunate that unhealthy American food (and DRINKS) are ridiculously cheaper than the healthier options. Whereas in other countries, there's typically enough healthy options that people can make equal decisions.
The upside is that you can come back to the U.S. anytime and order a ton of Papa John's for the price it should be :)
6:18 It's so common to see really obese people in America that I'm not even phased by it
Dude been eatin his dinner wit us for years
I think you hit it right on the head with your last point. Back when I got married in Korea in 2017, I ate so much food afterwards for an entire week and I lost weight which was confusing at first but then I realized we walked everywhere and took the subway. With how good the public transportation system is in Korea driving isnt necessary unless you traveling to the outskirts of the country.
Dr. Chih-Hao Lee, professor of genetics and complex diseases at Harvard's T.H. Chan School of Public Health:
“Age affects metabolism, as it can slow over the years, even if you start out with a fast metabolism. Differences in metabolism speed are evident in how easy or hard it is for people to gain or lose weight. A slow metabolism burns fewer calories, which means more get stored as fat in the body; that's why some people have difficulty losing weight by just cutting calories. A fast metabolism burns calories at a quicker rate, which explains why some people can eat a lot and not gain extra pounds.
But you can't entirely blame a sluggish metabolism for weight gain, says Dr. Lee. "The reality is that metabolism often plays a minor role," he says. "The greatest factors as you age are often poor diet and inactivity."
8:30 GENETICS is a huge factor in multiple things. I'm not going to debate on proving it, just look at a TH-cam Video about it. You can see the difference in Culture, Race, Speed, Strength, & Sport alone.
It's about the culture, collectivist mentality and their native food being less fatty (although that's changing with all the cheese being added everywhere). In the future, with people getting mentally/physically weaker and addicted to sugar/fat from early age, there's going to be much more obesity for sure. So far collectivist merciless mentality is keeping everyone in check
The way he chomped on that pizza though 😮 The sounds Omg
Hi, love your content big bro!
Ben, you should purchase some old school roller skates and literally skate outta here in your outro one day!
2:26 🤣🤣 so matter-of-fact about the ants
In my opinion i think it comes down to how the food in the US is processed and how much of the food we actually consume is processed in one way or another. If you compare the difference between the amount of processed and unprocessed food we consume i feel the numbers would be shocking. If I had to guess I would say the majority of the people who are obese in the US are consuming 90% of their food as processed foods that are filled with toxic seed oils and tons of sugar. Not only that but when food like this is so processed it doesn't hold any real nutrients so your body doesn't ever feel satisfied so you feel like you need to keep eating in order to feel sustained.
Also a huge reason people get obese as well is a ton of people choose what they eat out of convenience and don't take the time to make home cooked meals because they work all day and get home to late that they just want to order something to make it easy or they are just lazy as well. I think i read something that said average person in the US orders 1 meal a day 4 times a week. So majority of the types of food you get here out of convenience are highly processed food unless you want to pay a lot of money for quality.
Definitely has to do with culture too. I believe Japan and Korea are super culture is super strict on body type. Please correct me if I'm wrong.
Bro was so invested in the pizza that he forgot to drink the coke
One thing I notice about American foods when I go there is everything tastes sweet. Even savory foods. I think they juice up everything with sugar to make it more addictive and it leads to the massive obesity problem they have.
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One things for sure. You’ll never wonder on Ben’s love affair with pizza. 😅
Closeups of pizza never gets boring lol
Ben ate this whole pizza with no drink? I could never
Honest, thoughtful chat. 👍
Gotta say it is because people usually commute by public tranportation since it is easier and cheaper so reasonable way in Seoul. And actially the obesity rate among young korean men in their 2030s is about 50% so it isn't entirely true nowadays. That insane level of considering their thin figure mostly applies to women in korea. But also usually korean diet is very plant based or at least natural made ingredients I mean less processed food. I believe it helps not gain weight and there are few kinds of fried food in daily korean diet. You would know if you've seen how koreans eat Korean bbq. We eat maybe more veggies than meat itself even when we go out to feast on MEAT. Btw I'm not including mukbang people or the people on their special diet like they don't eat much during week days and have their 'cheat day' on weekends. Lastly, koreans do not include their daily meal the "dessert" dessert. They eat fruits and they call it a dessert. Like wtf? And their way on compliments on dessert is "it is good because it is not sweet."
Koreans and Asians in general value health, fitness, discipline and self respect. A lot of Americans lack these values and that’s why 36% - 40% of Americans are obese. Obesity is a choice no one forces obese people to eat too much 🤷♂️
In my opinion Koreans Drink its bcoz of the fact that they work really hard, jobs are very hard to come by that’s why, and after work just to relieve the stress they resort to drinking SHOJU and it’s my favorite as well 😊
about to get some papa johns myself good shit
i was over in Korea for a bit. they have a lot of obese people too. :)
I would want to eat a whole pizza myself 😣 i might need not to eat for a week just to maintain. ill just do coffee and multivitamins 😂
The American brand pizza places are way more expensive here. Pizza hut, domino's, papa John's are all around 25-30k won for a large size pizza.
There are little shops though that you can get a decent size for around 15k ^^ I always go to those places cos the other places are a total ripoff
25/30 K WTF ??? 😜
Yeah I think fast food in general is more pricy than local food. Maybe in America where it's the only place that's like cheaper or something but not every other country.
That crust sounding legit
I’ll never be tired of your close ups on pizza Ben
Ben Deen: "I'd say I have average metabolism."
Also Ben Deen: Eats a whole pizza while not looking like The Whale.
I believe he intermittent fasts
That’s all he will be eating for today
That's about a $15 Pizza at an independent family run Pizza restaurant in Los Angeles. Or could go for $30 just down the street. The price is never an indication of quality ingredients or all around satisfaction.
Loosely commenting on others' physical appearance is a common behavior in Chinese culture too. I find it highly inconsiderate and insensitive, and I do my best to not abide by this behavior. I was an extremely overweight kid growing up, and comments about my weight, face, and body crushed my self-esteem.
Side note: I've been watching your videos on repeat, and it's influenced many of meals over the last few weeks xD. I was crushing a domino's pizza while watching this.