10 REASONS Why Asians Don't Get FAT
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[10 REASONS WHY ASIANS DON'T GET FAT]
Now, of course, there are Asians who are fat or chubby, so the title is a bit of a generalized statement or stereotype, but as a whole, there's definitely some truth to it. Genetics is an obvious factor so I'm gonna leave that one off the list. Here are the 10:
1. Fish & Seafood
Asians eat a lot of seafood. The biggest benefit to eating fish is the omega-3 fatty acids. Fish gives our brain and body the DHA & EPA it needs. EPA in particular has been shown to prevent obesity. 1.5 to 2 grams daily of fish oil can produce weight loss of a couple pounds over a period of a month.
2. Cooking Methods
If you compare Western and Asian eating habits, sure they both consume deep fried foods, but Asian countries vary their cooking methods a lot more.
3. Food Perception
How people see and experience food can be different depending on where you are. In America, for example, food is seen more as entertainment. There is desire, joy and anticipation associated with eating. Not that it isn't in Asian countries, but it's a lot more toned down. Eating has more of a practical feel, in many cases closer to being a chore rather than entertainment.
4. Portion Size
Asians eat smaller portions. Food is often served in small serving bowls and small plates and this helps regulate how much is consumed in one sitting. Now if we take a look at America? SUPERSIZE!
5. Leafy Greens
Asian portion size in general might be smaller, but their vegetable portion size is consistently larger. In many Asian countries, people don't even need to be reminded to eat their veg. It's just ingrained.
6. Drink Habits
It is a common belief that drinking water, especially cold water, with your meal is a habit that one should avoid, as it dilutes your digestive enzymes and makes it harder for your stomach to digest food. Americans often drink cold water or sodas with their meals, not so much for Asian people however. Rather they drink hot teas before or after a meal. I should note that many experts say this is greatly exaggerated and that it's generally ok to drink water with your meals.
7. Population Density
Many Asian countries & cities are densely populated. There are lots of people living in small apartments and almost everything you need is just round the corner. Leading one to possibly conclude that many Asian people must exert less energy in their daily lives. In actuality, Asian people in this circumstance may end up walking more. With everything being in close proximity, they are more inclined to just walk to their destination, whereas in many Western countries, distances are often too great.
8. Fermented Foods
Asians consume more fermented foods such as miso, natto, tempeh, kimchi, kombucha, etc, and this is not just good for your gut health, but helps reduce the overall inflammation in the body. And inflammation is a contributing factor to weight gain and obesity.
9. Snacks & Desserts
This one's quite simple. Asian snacks, healthy, Western snacks, not so much. Asian snacks and desserts may be rice cakes, red beans, seaweed snacks, nuts, seeds, and lots of fruit. For Western snacks and desserts, you have cookies, chips, ice cream, sugary cakes.
10. Prevention vs Treatment
Asians practice prevention, while others practice treatment. With the Western approach, you have your antibiotics, antacids, NSAIDs, quick, temporary, remedies that might actually hurt you in the long run. The Asian approach attempts to get to the root of the problem using nutrition, healthy habits, prevention practices. It's a societal mindset. Health is not simply the absence of sickness.
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👆🏼 Clarifications:
- There is some truth to the stereotype that Asian's don't get fat, but it's certainly not a rule.
- Not all Asian countries are equal. Some countries fit these points better than others.
- I do not claim that Asians never get fat. In fact, the first thing I say in the video is that there are Asians who are fat.
- East to Southeast Asian countries are what this stereotype is mainly referring to, hence more of those examples.
- Non-Asians can easily practice or apply these points too.
- If you are an Asian but live in a Western country or has a Western influenced diet, many of these points don't apply.
- Yes, sumo wrestlers are fat (although fat and muscly as hell is more accurate). Again, not a rule. Also they made themselves that size on purpose.
- I use the all encompassing quoted term 'Asians' (accurate or not) because it's in reference to the stereotype.
Hi
Kento Bento I'm not southeast asian D:
But I am South asian. (South Korean)
0:28 Fat but not bad, link pls ?? :T
heartbreakmanNo1 z
Kento Bento I wish it didn't need to be said but people just quote people on things too much.
I’m 100% asian but I gain weight from smelling chocolate
Good one
Funny flex but lmao 😂
Sayori R me so relatable to this!
I gain weight from breathing
How do you gain weight from smelling chocolate?
my family: eat more !! you’re too skinny you need to gain weight
me: gains weight
my family: what happened ?!! you’re getting too fat, lose some weight
what they want from me?? idk
how do you even pick a bias in nct lol kind of related
Same now I’m on the fat side I was on the skinny side now I’m losing weight then they will tell me EAT MORREEEEEE
Omg when they force you to eat and when you get *FAT* they want you to get skinnier
Like wtf do you want from me
I literally read the future their telling me to eat more!
boba balls ikr....
KB: Asian’s usually eat less portions
My very Asian mum: EAT MORE LAH
That is My super Asian parents
Indee
My mom: eat more! Grow up, become doctor and make me money!
Me: *eats the 1 grain of rice*
My mom: look now, you get too fat, stop eating so much
True LMAO
Eh, you from Singapore???
y'all acting like asians are skinner bc of genetics when reality it's just culture
obrienize depends
Well it can be inherited
i think it may be related to genetics too xD I eat so unhealthy, it’s a wonder i’m not obese, yet my brothers became obese. i’m wayyy too lucky
LOSE WEIGHT YOU CATFISH
It is genetic just like black people can build muscle easier
*sighs at the fact my Asian genes have failed me..*
Sorry, but it's not all bad to not be skinny. Unless you live somewhere out of the U.S. lol
Lmao ya I know I was just joking 😂😂
Zombarakh ur so right about the u.S part
Zombarakh it's really bad for your health,estetic,movement
I know, I work at a restaurant with many booths, round tables with the sides. However, the fatter (sorry to say) customers still fit in them just fine. So, it's not as bad as people think.
The Japanese love fish so much they can’t even wait for it to finish cooking
and Koreans.... we love our sushi lol
They literally would die for it no joke its happened
AFTER LIFE pppfffftttt-
박범수 sushi is japanese you’re a fake korean
I’m japanese I’m not that desperate
Thank you so much for being brave enough to post this video. I'm African American, and I've recently started cooking Asian food at home. I've been losing weight since I started this. It wasn't for dietary reasons. It's just because I love Southeast Asian food. The weight loss is a great benefit.
What are some of the dishes you make ?
have you tried laksa yum
You should try gado-gado it's a salad with peanut sauce
So you’re American?
Pretty sure if we said Africans don’t get fat, they ain’t talking about you.
This explains Matt Stonie.
Just Some Guy without a Mustache he is 50% Asian
imma be off topic rn but why tf do i see u in almost every video i watch???
XDranzer000 ohhh sht u too?? haha
You again
Not top comment
Me: (reads title)
Me: (thinks sumo wrestling)
Well that's the case where they move to America and their cheat day for their diet is everyday
Spencer Lasley me to lol
SAME!!!!
lol me too
Sumo wrestling is competitive weight gain
I wish it were socially acceptable in the west to wear a dr mask when I am sick. I don't want to share my germs with everyone on the bus or at the store.
Dan Martin socially acceptable or not, do you really care what strangers think? Wear it anyway if you want to.
You have a point. Perhaps I can start something!
Sure, go for it!
Just go for it! Many people with chronic illnesses, especially immune disorders, wear medical masks to protect themselves from catching anything. Some even wear them to protect themselves from things they are sensitive or allergic to, such as smoke, chemicals, certain perfumes and smells, etc. It doesn't matter what other people think of it because it's for your own health and safety, and the safety of others as well if you're sick yourself. I doubt anyone will question it or ask about it aside from family and close friends or coworkers. :) You might get some weird looks since it's not a common thing in America, but nothing more.
go ahead and do it but wearing a mask to prevent germs would be more of a mental thing. in reality, once the mask gets damp from your breath (~30 mins) its not going to stop any bacteria from going through .
Me: *eats a small slice of pizza*
My Body: Let’s gain 5lbs from that 1 slice of pizza
Felt 😔💀
17500 calories from 1 slice of pizza? 100 slices maybe but just 1?!
Damn, we even eat Pork with Rice and sometimes cake for dessert and we aint get fat, that f*ck?
Frocks lbs
Thats impossible try to eat big bowl of salade with that there is no nuttition on that pizza slice you body crying foe help
Asians eat healthy
My Filipino family:
Pancit canton with rice + coke + rice cake for dessert 🙃
Nah we don't really get fat like American fat (sorry American brothers and sisters, it's just that.. Your guys' medium size are our countries large size) especially since our climate is tropical. Because of us almost always sweating profusely, it also helps us lose weight.
im filipino my parents dont think i eat but i eat a lot and im skinny
@林 yes some but not all haha
My family: *eats fried chicken for days and drinking soft drinks except for my mom*
@@toothless2848 my parents: wow you eat very healthy.
My Asian genes has failed me, starting when I first step into the U.S
Facts!! As soon as I stepped out from my home country, my metabolism left the chat
to be honest if my family never moved to the united states a lot of the mental and physical health problems every member faces would be reduced or eradicated
i don't hate america but i just don't think it's fit for the way my family functions
unholyblur same
ugh me too
😔✌🏼
me: (read the title)
me: (starts at it for so long)
me: shouting *AM I NOT ASIAN THEN!?!*
kristy kim SAME
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
Why, are you fat?
*yes*
@@yamakawa744 PLS😭😭
I think one of the main reason is the stress of being fat in East Asian. The society and family will push you to keep your body figure.
My mom: *”you know you’re getting fat right?”*
Also my mom *”I made mango sticky rice, you should eat some”*
Me: shocked pikachu face
Me:Ok ill just eat it
Bro this is so true
srry im thinking somethin else bc of the "sticky rice"
@@Tarika916 what are you thinking of?-
@@catn4p Something liquid that comes out when turned on
my asian genes didn't failed me. i can't gain weight 😂
kai's honey SAME I CAN'T GAIN WEIGHT
same I'm so skinny you can see my rib cage
Same, I literally had a doctor check for worms
It's your metabolism, nothing to do with your race
What's you weight and height?
A lot of this is true, except the fact that Asians are not just China, Japan and Korea.
But we are talking about east Asians here, not south east asians
@@zhiqianwen Well, title explicitly says Asians not specifically East Asians
By "Asia", he meant "East Asia". This stereotype mainly refers to east asians.
If someone wants to refer to "East Asians" specifically, one should use the proper term. Asians is a collective term and a proper representation I think would be more credible. He did cleared up his stand on the matter still, title and script remained as it is and might still cause confusion.
@@mitzilaya2612 That is true, but it is just a common sense that people refer East Asians when they say they are talking about Asians, that because South East and West Asians tend to have different skin color or facial differences compared to East Asians, so most people wouldn't refer to South East Asians or West Asians as "Asians"
"They drink green tea or others hot tea..."
Me : "Ane",teh tarik satu.....
Malaysian detected🤣
Translate
Im curious
Green tea helps with losing weight like for real I lost 10 pounds in 2 weeks 😳
Asian mukbangers: 👁👄👁
Xd
they're still are slim even after eating a whole buffet
@@looka6372 some mukbanger actually only chew but don't eat the food
@@looka6372 ye i suppose some of them or most has a fast metabolism
@@alfineranai6952 shame on them, food is delicious
is it me but asian vegetables look so nice
animie account Even American vegetables, Americans cook them wrong. 😊 (Not trying to be offesive)
+Joey Garcia as an asian, that's pretty offensive for me
He is talking about Americans how did you get that offended
R.I.P Club penguin it forsure look nice you should try papaya
You mean papaya leaves? Because papaya is a fruit.
im asian i eat alot and sometime gain weights but my body dont get fat:D
Bro same...... my mom just says that I have high metabolism but I will literally eat twice as much as her and I will not gain any weight....... (assuming this is a traditional Vietnamese meal : rice, egg, some sort of meat, and tons of veggies)
by tnbtramm Haha yea I’m with you
before I was 52 kg. but now 54 kg!!! huhuhuh!!!😭😭😭
gimme back my 52 kg!!!😭😭😭
i eat a lot too, i get bloated but other than that my weight doesn't change much. xD
I’m Asian but get fat really really easily
before i went to the philippines, i weighed 98-100 pounds. after i went to the philippines, i was 88 pounds. ive walked many times, everywhere we walked, it was fun exercise.
Although many envy being skinny, I can't gain weight. My hypothesis is that I have faster metabolism plus the asian thingies mention... We eat fish often I'm from Phillipines which is Mostly made up by Islands
But majority love pork 😂 but I don't like eating meat.
Yep alot of fish we are like the american asia we have the regular things like burgers and fries but most people here eat fish and a vareity of food so we dont eat much of like burger etc. unless you are very rich 😂
Yes yes. I'm a Filipino too. It's because of my parents, since I was young they convince me to eat less meat, but more fish, vegetable, and fruits. Combine with minimal rice, and regular exercise, i'm not really fat right now.
Same man
Same here as filipino as well, my mom grow up near the seas so they always eat fish or seafoods.. as a main staple so we eat fish 4 times a week.. and then my father grow up in a farmer family so he always eat vegetables and fruits as he grow so when they get married our dishes were always fish or vegetables.. we just eat meat thrice a month or when there’s a celebration or visitor.. Its so shock cause my weight is still the same for 9 years since my high school.. my height stopped when I was in 4th yr highschool so I never gain weight that much since then.. I will very happy when I gain 2 kl but whenever I skip meals I easily lose weight as well.. its really hard to get fat cause even I want to eat more my stomach limit it to the point I vomit if I force it..
I'm Asian and I live in the U.S but I don't eat for entertainment, I eat because I'm hungry 😋
Maggie Trinh you didn't get it did you?
Maggie Trinh me too
Maggie Trinh ɪ'ᴍ ʙʟᴀsɪᴀɴ
Im half filipino and half spanish... I have no idea why but I eat a lot and dont get fat... 😞😞😞
Kookie Kim probably because you're young and have a high metabolism. Wait until you get old, then you'll get fat.
How about you talk all about of Asia. Not just East Asia
Because not all of Asia fits into this category obviously, it's mainly East to South East Asians. The title is in reference to the well-known stereotype that 'Asians don't get fat' (whether true or not)
And then people go and accuse you of generalizing too much when you talk about all of Asia.
he generalised all of africa fuck him
1 Bang Sorry, i have participated in unesco work in many african countries but,i felt you are totally uniformed about africa,just concluding probably by watching t.v or overal from the media..It is totally disrespectful cos that is not exactly how it is.The chinese has gotten it all right you mean?Did you know anything at all about meditaranian /european cusine and how healthy it is.Medically asians are more thin do to their gene mostly and not cos of what they eat or that they have a better lifestyle than others though food plays a smaller role on it when it comes to asians.
or more like japan, this guy skews his shit like japan = asia. pshhh
a declining country
living in a western country, but eating so much asian foods so i think this does apply a lot
same its asian food,snacks,sweets 😟 i eat chocolate but i dont gain weight
I totally agree with the portion size. I was dating this Kenyan woman and one time she cooked for me. As an Asian, I was surprised by the amount of food she prepared. I was like, "Is this for lunch and dinner?" She said that it was only for lunch. Of course, I asked her if she deliberately prepared too many meals. She answered that it is just how they normally eat.
I find that most people don't have a geographic concept at all. He's talking about East Asia (Mongolia, China, Japan, Korea), not the whole of Asia.
歌叶 And America. not the west.
It doesn't make any difference what term he uses. We get the concept. If you think he's generalizing the whole of Asia by saying "Asian" then you're one of the few who doesn't connect the dots. When you say "Asian", most people think of East Asia. When you say "the west", most people think of America.
Example: When you say "computer", most people think of a desktop/laptop, not necessarily all computation devices in existence. Connect the dots.
@@LevCallahan Because the video is basically about East Asian characteristics, not others, Southeast Asia has at most some East Asian habits, but still too much mixed with the local indigenous people and the influence of foreign Western colonization, not so pure Eastern Asian eating habits
There are a few mistakes in his video
1: It's not just tea. More hot water is pure hot water
2: I don't know about Japan, Korea and Mongolia, but I'm sure that China likes to eat, not torture. I'm curious about this absurd statement
3: We like to eat vegetables cooked by chefs rather than Western vegetables with a little bit of spices that we don't need. Western vegetable practices sometimes make me wonder (no wonder Westerners hate eating vegetables)
Yes wut about Vietnam Laos Cambodia Taiwan wth
Well he should say East Asians or then.
Mom: You need to eat alot! so you can gain weights!
Me: That's not gonna happen...
Omggggggg my mom makes me eat SO MUCH RICE and chicken and she says eat more to gain weight! But i dont understand y. My friend said that when i come home my mom says " WHY DID YOU EAT SOME MUCH YOUR GONNA GAIN WEIGHT " and my friend told me that BUT MY MO MADE ME EAT SO MUCH FOOD AT THAT PARTY, WAHHHHHHHHHHH
My parents always say that I'm getting skinnier and they encourage me to eat more.
You are blessed I want to be skinny!
so true, but my parents say to get taller ;-;
yeah like even my parents are so thin and skinny.
im filipino and i cant survice a day without rice. rice is everything here. rice for dinner, rice for lunch and breakfast and snacks
Kento: Asians don't get fat.
*In background*:
Sad Kim Jong noises
Kim Fatty III: nukes kentos house
I fucking knew I was in this video
Kim John Un your not in this
Kim jong un was here
Not kim john un
Kim John Un
Hey, how's ur nuke going?
Lmao. You fat fuck
Hallo my former supreme leader
willmoua1 OMG WTF? STFU!!!
My asian genes didn't fail me and I'm not even asian.
Jake Pfeiffer w0t
That's really confusing, Jake... o.O
I'm underweight no matter how much I eat. It's just a joke because there's a stereotype that only Asians can be super skinny.
it depends on your body sometimes, some people has body that can become a skinny person no matter how many they eat
high metabolism
"10 REASONS Why Asians Don't Get FAT"
Sumo Wrestler: "Being fat is literally my job. What do you expect, me to NOT be fat?"
_5:06__ "vegetable portion sizes are larger-"_
**Zomato ad. on veggie salads plays**
The world will live healthier without Coca Cola, McDonald and KFC, etc
lets just dont remove ribena and sunquick.
did you know that people have the right to chose to go to these places, cause nobody is forced to go there you know and also obesity was present before those companies showed up cause there was a place called kitchen where you can cook what you want you know
For a second there I thought you said "With"
XD
No shit
that's sad i like mcdonalds
I'm Asian and I'm fat
I'm an Egg me too
I am from egypt and no it depends on where you live. Egypt has a lot of poverty yes but there's definitely a middle class and there are quite a lot of fat people but not in the poor areas.
He means asian as in people that actually live in asia not asian Americans lol
Im half Saudi Arabian and Half Egyptian
I'm an Egg same there
Wow. Very interesting video. Ima black guy and i live around a lot of Asian people and I noticed that NONE of them are fat or overweight. They are all lean and trim. I also noticed they do a lot of cardio every single day. They're either walking or running. In past The few months, I've totally changed what I eat and I do tons of cardio now. I've dropped a lot of weight but i still want to loose more. But by watching this video, i see i can still do more about my eating habits.
me: eats rice everyday
my docter: your underweight
me: mission successfully failed
welcome to another episode of "Why is this in my recomended?"
Fat Sack Same
Fat Sack Ify
Mendy _xx aye nederlanders hierzo 🙅🙅🙅
Johnny Tight wtf? how about you learn good manners and think wisely before you look for another person's spelling errors? and find something better to do instead of making racist remarks.
Fat Sack y'all are acting like TH-cam personally knows who you are and should put the right thing in your recommendations. Lol 😅
Most Asian eat home cook foods not fast foods in US
theres fast food in asia, stop blaming US, infact china has the most famous mcdonalds, mcdonalds is litterly EVERYwhere so yeah hate when people say "US is fat cause they have mcdonalds" when alot of countries have mcdonalds
he said most
I am from Pakistan and yes we Asians do eat home cooked food (well on occasions like a trip or emergency we eat outside food)
Fast food probably has a more premium market positioning in Asia (where street food can be even cheaper but perhaps less hygienic, while in Japan it's supposedly the go-to place on Christmas) than in Western countries, so I guess Asians probably patronise fast- food less frequently
noahsonic102030 You're missing the point
4 things:
We don't drink soda
We don't eat that much meat & processed foods
We eat a lot of vegetables
(and most importantly) :
You'll get shamed for getting fat here.
Yes fat shaming is real
Also, for the walking thing-
Transportation is costly depending on what vehicle you ride and the distance between A and B. For example, in my old school, the cost of a tricycle from one edge (nearest to the main gate) to the opposite edge (the high school building, ours) costs from ₱7 to ₱20 per person depending on the amount of people riding.
So we walk. Even though we're dying by the time we reach our destination, we walk :'D
government make it more expensive to push people into walking? well, it have sense if it has some logical distance, and/or time in it, i live in méxico and i do not think people can walk to their schools or to the supermarket, even a normal market is pretty far away, if i want to visit a friend, i need to walk 35 minutes, if i want to go to the market i need to walk 10 minutes, if i want to go to a supermarket i need to walk 30 minutes, i can not go to the school walking, if i were going to the same school i were going i would need to take a bus and wait between 1 hour and half, or 3 hours... if i need to go to an hospital i need to take a car or some truck and wait like 2 hours, i think china and japan have better time-space than most latin american countries .-.
I am 96% Chinese, 3% Malay, and 1% Mongolian.
I am fat.
Y tho?
Flapjackpants 23 Flapjacks may have something to do with it!😂😂😂
@@RoyalCaymanian mega oof
That's your problem
It's ur Own problem.
I’m around 50% Chinese
honestly eating ANY meal in the Philippines is truly celebrated especially when you are amongst friends and family. Filipinos FUCKING LOVE EATING and I am quite surprised the obesity statistics aren't that bad here :/
It's obvious, the Philippines do not accept as much extreme genetic modification of their food like in the U.S. and
Canada.
waaah true!! filipinos are malamon but dont extremely fat!
RiceRekt I am Filipino
+CloudMAZED yt (CloudMAMLZED) Then?
RiceRekt I was confused when he said Asians treat eating like a chore when really when I have celebrations with my Asian friends the most important fun thing is food
I'm Asian and this video is very accurate. But I actually eat a LOT AND I MEAN A LOT, but I'm pretty underweight. Probably cuz my metabolism is so fast, the speed of light pales in comparison.
My metabolism is slower then a sloth wtf.
Same metabolism mate
Same same. I can eat up to 4 plates of meal everyday with a lot of rice while also snacking the whole day. People always says "drink milk and protein, go to gym"
None of them worked. Going to gym even making me lose even more weight. So i pretty much giving up on trying anything anymore and just eat healthy with regular workout
@@ThePinkRubber that's exactly what happens to me. I hope someday we can "break" out of this.
@@LilTrell38K big oof
2:34 omg cant believe you included Magi, its so underrated
come on. dont generalize asia!. most of these only apply to east asians
That's why I specifically mentioned East Asians in the video...
ya. at least on the last part
sam goode
Not really, I mean, a lot of the stuff listed applies in South East Asia and parts of South Asia. Smaller portions, seafood, fermented food, a little deep fried options, healthier snacks (rice cakes, etc). The countries I've visited has these stuff; Vietnam, Thailand, Bangladesh, Cambodia, etc.
Well, I am Indonesian, which is part of North Asian countries, I can say that the video was pretty accurate.
Oh sorry, Indonesia is a part of South East Asia
im Asian and im so skinny that I work part time in biology lab as a skeleton model
Abhishek Jami
Indians are not considered Asian in North America but South Asian. Indians are not even considered Indians in N America but East Indians.
M Mohan What the Fuck are you on about?
Cicada#42
Hope, you are keeping good health.
M Mohan but we r asian ...u knw that rite?
Most of the Indians are now becoming Fat (Including Me 😅😜) .
my family called me fat and when i lost weight they called me “too skinny” so i gain again and then said the same thing so i’m skinny imstead
as an Asian (Filipino), I kinda agree that sometimes, eating is a chore. I would skip meals because of work. I just need to remind myself to at least eat 3 times a day.
I drink iced water, but that's because it's too hot here in the Philippinesx
I'm Asian, and I'm fat, because I grew up on American food
Same
Takingout thetrash I grew up in Europe and actually used to binge on western food so I gained so much. My school pictures go from baby fat to slim to baby fat to slim to slim to chubby teen to thin teem to chubby teen and that's where I am right now... I need to lose 30 pounds 〒▽〒
TRUE AF
I was in lived in Asia till like I was 7 and i was mad skinny and when we came to America I gained sm weight
Takingout thetrash no, you're overweight because you eat too much or unhealthy. I live in the US and am skinny.
Have you seen me tho
Sir Ramen aren't you the overwatch icon?
Lololol
Sir Ramen same
Sir Ramen lmao
Same
The 12 year old neighbor next door: *hold my chips*
I’m 100% Cambodian, and I only drink cold/ice water. Maybe, that’s why my stomach is always growling even if I’m not hungry. But, honestly warm/room temperature water doesn’t feel right to me. Every time I drink warm water, I feel weird. That’s why I’ve only ever drink cold water. Does anyone else only like cold water?
In Asia: Eww you so fat, no one will want you, or hire you, you must be lazy, your parents never teach or take care of you, you cant take care of your body how you gonna take care of your kids and wife/husband
In Western society: Your body is beautiful, I envy your confidence, curvy people are the future, we are happy, beautiful round people, im just big boned
Aditya Udayana ygtal atyall th me here
Aditya Udayana fat and thick are different things lol
Aditya Udayana Uhhh.... Don't think that other Asian people are not good at speaking English
Aditya Udayana Lmaooo
this is not true, fat people are not attractive at all
The veggie part killed me. It’s so easy to make leafy greens taste good, and I don’t blame kids wanting to avoid it
1:50 i wish i was that fish
Your info about Africa is a bit misleading and actually unnecessary to make your video. The reason why there are lower obesity rates in Africa isn't simply because of "famine" lol. Also you might be surprised to know that factually speaking, Asia is the continent with the most malnutritioned people in the world (two thirds of the worlds hungriest people to be precise). What you did there is like someone making a video about why African tribes are historically known to have lower obesity rates and in the process throw out some low shade to Asians "we all know why Asians have low obesity rates, it's because most of the malnutritioned people in the world live there". All this to say, you don't need to put down another group of people in order to uplift another or to make your point. Aside from that I did enjoy watching your video format.
His video was not accurate at all. Black Africans usually have a low fat metabolism and muscular bodies. It has nothing to do with poverty and famine. This guy only focuses on East Asians and Europeans anyway.
Ti. Sonders I know right? I was like wtf.
Anyways, the western propaganda is global.
Must be the white man's fault.
Tyrel Goldberg how we're white people even relevant to the conversation or are you just some alt right Nazi troll angry at life?
Joyfulremorse White people are the oppressive majority that elected Trump and have been enslaving the world for the last 1000 years. Your aggressive attitude towards me just shows how privileged you really are.
You have no soul, your heart is blacked than hell.
we eat real food not processed foods
Neliza Joy Cruz you ever heard of Asian plastic rice?
PhantomTheif what? White rice is bad for you? Wtf how?
I was actually more shocked about there being countries with a higher obesity rate than America
yeah, it's funny coz we we're shocked when we (me and my siblings) kids when we watched cartoons portraying kids who don't like broccoli when we actually LOVE broccolis
Me is Asian.
Me is fat.
Ooh man ooh man when I saw the rate of obesity in India I was *S h OoK* because everyone I know is obese very fucking fat like litterally most of them are obese and india's rating is like almost everyone is thin btw I am fat chubby fucking fat I am an indian btw
Same
Me is asian.
Me eat mc donalds everyday.
Me no fat.
East Asia, not all Asian countries.
i relate to this on a personal level
Sumo fighters: I'm about to end this man's whole career.
Terrus Ciekawostki bro they don’t even eat junk food
@@aayushpatel2788 and they are athletics if you consider they constantly practice a sport
Curtis Krumm ye it is a sport
@@aayushpatel2788 I know, that's why I wrote this lol
@@aayushpatel2788 and underneath all that fat would probably be musculature similar to weightlifters
When he said tempe i was like :
Ah yes my daily snacks :)
100% Asian, finally found a way to answer the
'You're so skinny' phrase
As an Asian,I ate 4 slice of pizza to see if it true that Asian can get fat...
But I remember there is something call metabolism 😂😂😂🤷🏻♂️
No shit. Basic biology
4 slices isn't even that much
@@solidifiedmustard3058 I can't even finish one...
@@solidifiedmustard3058 lmao western perspective , 4 slices is alot dude.
@@solidifiedmustard3058 depends of slice size lol
South east asians are slim mainly because we eat cooked food with rice. We only go eat fast food when its payday and not every time. We eat to live not live to eat
rice makes me fat tho im from the philipines whhyyyu must failed meee
I live to eat but I'm still slim
Joseph Lim Rice doesnt make u less fatter
Im still fat man
I live to eat but I'm underweight XD
4:16 lol I still see the shutterstock wothermark.
For me, my local food is the main factor. The way we cook is just grilling, boiling and steaming. Every singer dish has to have fresh or boiled vegetables alongside and the taste is usually spicy and sour. Also, Cheese and milk are not parts of our diet. We eat more for breakfast but less for dinner.
So I moved in Japan and all of the food are delicious and I haven't seen a person so fat/chubby... but I'm Asian to so yeah I'm not fat even I eat 5 times a day
Well, Japanese food is both healthy and almost fat free (that and different meals have different portions) I have known some foreigners that have lost some weight after moving to Japan because of the food/portions of food they eat in comparison to what they ate in their homeland.
You know sumo wrestlers purposely gain weight.
Until you look on TV and see fat sumo wrestlers that can get rich.
Sumoes
lmao same
When you still have rice in your plate but you're full :
Asian grandmas : ONE MOAR!
You : *ate all the food in a cycle of "just one more"*
Also you : Nearly dies from overating.
Why is this so relatable
They dont get fat because it's in there Jean .and the ones that do gain weight.has a different jean or mixed culture down line we can lose weight too all we have to do is drink green tea after every small healthy meal and exercise only 15 min aday you will have to stick with this be persistent dont 4 get ur water plenty. and guess what ur good to go💚💚💚💚💚😀
I feed my half Asian half Caucasian infant grains of rice & she loves it. Or it's actually sticky rice. & Somexs the rest get stuck somewhere & she'll really be like ohhh, leftovers...! She would rather eat it than any meats & 😅 I have no clue how I got her hooked. But she goes over to her white side & they feed her the most typical white ppl stuff. Not that I always give her the most healthy stuff but they don't believe in proportions, moderation, & idk they just eat white ppl stuff 😁. My munchkin doesn't even really like chocolate
Very interesting!
I'm Indian (also Asian) and I'm skinny I can't gain weight, but the truth about me is that I eat a lot ..,
In my case, my society is extremely strict to girls’ appearance. And I really hate that. When I was 14, I weighed 54kg and everyone 100% including my family always criticized my body, I had to live shamefully about 6 years after that. That was a horrible span of my lifetime. When I was 22, I weighed 47kg and my body-shape was great, I could fit any clothes and approximately 3 persons gave me compliments about my body. And then when I was 26, gained 5kg. I posted a photo on Facebook and everyone started to criticize my body “fat”, “round”, “like a pig”, even a long lost friend gave me a message “you’re fat”. I hate my people. They are cruel.
Ai Van Phan Nguyen. Im sorry that happened to you,what a terrible thing to do to someones self esteem.Please remember you are worthy of love and respect no matter what size you are.You are important and beautiful no matter what...here in America people tease you if you are too skinny or small chested,-that happened to me,and its very hurtful because its hard for me to gain weight. People would call me skeleton,somalian,and more.When people are mean it has nothing to do with us-and everything to do with their lack of character and empathy,sending hugs to you,!!!
Thank you and I'm sorry for you too. Actually when I was 18, I started to ignore people even though everyday I was called fat no less than 7 times and I was a bit happier then. Be strong!
Ai Van Phan Nguyen,thanks and you too!!!☺☺☺
Katie Beth M. I like flat chested peeps cuz i dont like people who seduce men with their boobs thats just bullshit
BaconIdentity Gt Haha yep. I am 14 and flat chested (you may think "Of course if your 14 ur flat chested) but ive seen other ppl that have chest way bigger and i am honestly hoping mines dont grow that much because i do NOT wanna carry two pieces of extra meat around. It also gets in the way if youre running. Very annoying i suppose.
Asian genes you betrayed me
oH mY gOd saMEe
ÇLØRÖX BLĒÄÇH It betrayed me as well
ÇLØRÖX BLĒÄÇH same
There's such a variety of fresh, perfectly ripe food for cheap costs and delicious, easy fresh recipes that we tend to lean away from eating processed or packaged foods often. It's also kind of ingrained in us to cook fresh food for ourselves. Growing up, my family always told us that eating leftovers or processed foods is not good for us and we would try to avoid it as much as possible or finish the leftovers as soon as we can.
Hey Kento wondering if i could use clips in your videos to make a meme is that ok. Thanks.
OMG, that thing about fruits for snacks is so true! I'm always like: hey mom, can I have some dessert (meaning cake)? and my mom responds: Yeah sure, what fruit would you like?
Anna H hahahahahha i can relate. we'd always have banana, applle, avocado or even watermelon on the dinner table. that's our dessert.
+EuRice Queen XD so true.
EuRice Queen avocado and watermelons arent fruits they are vegetables
I'm 100% Filipino and I can tell you that in my family nobody runs
well... fat runs in your family.. hah
Listen, you have the genetics of your parents, and fat is passed on through genetics, like inheriting eating habits and faster fat gain. If you inherit eating habits from them, you will be fat in the future, that's what always happens. Whether you follow their footsteps, and become fat, or decide to take your own path, learn about healthy food and exercise and become jacked is up to you my friend. Not trying to offend you or tell you how to live, just giving an insight of what you can do with your future.
Me: a filipino whos close to being underweight
My family: “ anak you getting chubby “
twix absolutely destroyed
Meanwhile i am the only one in my family that does not run like an outcast in the fitness community NO POPULATION DENSITY IS NOT GONNA HELP WE STILL USE CARS DESPITE POP DENSITY
Edit: and jeepneys
I'm interested in knowing the genetic reasons though.. all of my adopted Asian friends were much thinner than their non-adopted siblings throughout high school while they were all eating whatever their parents gave them. Not sure if just a coincidence?
Im Asian from Philippines,but I can say that as an Asian I love so much whiterice,so I eat so muçh or should I say as a Filipina Rice is life. And also I eat so much junkfood and drink so much soft drinks.But Im not gaining lots of weight.MY BMI is 21.2 so it's normal.
And I think the reason in that just because of metabolism...If you have a faster metabolism literally your not gaining much of waight weighther you eat to much.It literally digest easily.And maybe other factors is because our weather is sunny, sometimes rainy,but mostly sunny day,so the weighther is Hot, literally if you don't have aircon or electric fan,you will lose so water weight cause you keep on sweeting.
They don't get fat in North Korea
what about Kim Jong-Un?
Totally Toastly because they dont even have anything to eat anymore lol kidding I feel bad :(
Walter Bell Kim Jong-Un is a rare exception. He was said to have gained 80lbs after becoming leader, so at one point he wasn't fat.
Totally Toastly one fat man country
Totally Toastly probably because kim jong un is the only one who even eats
My Asian ass: not finished eating) I’m so full!!
My asian family: (sees my unfinished food) EAT IT ALL!! WE ARE ASIAN!!
Literally.. they say that ;~;
true
Babyana Baby jugol ikr and if I don’t eat it, they’ll stuff it into my mouth
@@peppermintliv yea....
Me too its kinda sad tbh
My parents did that when I was little. Made me hate rice :P
For the portioning, we also have sayings that you shouldn't eat until you're full but until you're around 70% full, and we don't have that many snack breaks either unless we're kids and still growing.
The food in 8:12 are:
Miso soup, Japan (top left)
Natto, Japan (bottom left)
Tempe, Indonesia (top right)
Baechu-kimchi, Korea (bottom right)
I only know a little bit on kimchi and tempe.
Kimchi: the one in the video was baechu-kimchi which is a whitte cabbage kimchi. There are many types of kimchi it can be from cabbage, spinach, radish, cucumber, mustard leaf and many more. The typical kimchi people know are red and spicy but kimchi it self has a meaning of salted or fermented so the spicy red is just a habit of asian people liking spicy food. People who only had regular kimchi from the supermarket/restaurant(outside of korea) would probably know them for their sweet, spicy, and sour but fresh kimchi are sweet, spicy and a little salty.
Tempe/tempeh: in english it's called tempeh but in Indonesia it's called tempe and is pronounced differently and different pronunciation can be offensive to Indonesian because it can also mean a rough language of a womens genitalia. Tempes are made out of soy beans and yeast that basically all then after some process of cleaning, submerging, boiling, and pealing the beans are given yeast and wrapped in banana leaf for 1-2 days and so whenyouopen it it should have white cotton like things in them which are the mushrooms that help the fermentation process. It's healthy and doesn't bring any healt issues also kinda bland if not prepared well cause they're just beans.
Am I the only one who thought of SNSD when the picture of the girls in colorful pants was shown?
MiYoung Kim Nope gee was playing in my head when i saw that picture😁😂😂😂
MiYoung Kim it wasnt snsd? Sorry i only glanced
Cheshire Alice I know, I mean the pants reminded me of Gee xD
Blades O Grass South Korean girl group also known as Girl's Generation
lol gee was stuck in my head while watching this video and i thoughts of snsd wowow
4:52
I’ll have two number 9s, a number 9 large, a number 6 with extra dip, a number 7, two 45s, one with cheese, and a large soda.
The only thing we had to do was follow the damn train CJ!
I was born in Chile but my father is half italian and he barely gains weight
I have that thing too lol even if I eat quite a lot comparing to the average lol
intro was hilarious
Just got back to Spain after 2 years in China, I can add a couple things: we have our dinner at 9pm or even later, some of my friends standard is eating at 11:30pm! while Chinese people eat at 5:30 to 7. In addition, their breakfast is well balanced (not only cereals or cookies with milk) and they have lunch at 12 so they don't starve compared to us, we both have breakfast at aprox the same time but Spaniards due to working timetables then usually wait 6-7 hours till 2 to 3 pm for the lunch, which forces us to snack in between meals. Vegetables in China are done tastily so all the foreigners who wouldn't take them back home don't need to make an effort to eating them, it's just natural as well. Chinese do eat a lot of meat but always in a broader context, they're not such "meat and taters" eaters (actually after the more refined way of eating meat in smaller portions, finely cut and well seasoned, back home meat-wise I regard ourselves as the Fintstones). They make some of the nastiest cheap deep frying but they more extensively boil and steam as cooking methods. They eat some sweets, bakery etc but they don't eat them as a dessert, as we do, for an extra insuline boost that will make us store the most of carbs and fat from the whole meal. But rather than sweets, Chinese people have a 'strange' cult for fruits, which are almost some of the most precious goods for them and they would never give them away for sweets. Also, due to the structure of their economy and land devoted to agriculture, most of the time their groceries don't have a wide offer of quality milk and dairy products with a big part of them being imported and relatively expensive, which is seen as a con, but traditionally not incorporating loads of cheese, butter or cream into their dishes has made their diet less fatty and their digestion faster too. To finish I will say Chinese, even the oldest ones, take physical activeness as a necessity and while sometimes very relaxed, they try not to miss a day.
Yep...we still need to learn a lot and it's extremely pitiful given that we have a much more restrictive legislation and an all-year round supply of fresh products, no need to freeze-dry or preserve them, but the habits still don't come together.
OH GOD THE WORDS, THEY HURT
rockerdrake Can you please type my essay for me?
Tenesee Bognot bird du
um im german, and live in germany, and i eat dinner at 6...... wtf u eat dinner at 11 or 12 mk
of course Americas fucking red...
triple 0verkillZ They're all fatasses...
me. my brother. my friend. some douches in my school. not fat. get ogre it.
Big Bosseseses Hahahahahaha, no, it's likely that the Asian you're dealing with knows taekwondo/Judo etc...
Parents often have a habit of sending their children to learn it...
blame the cops
What did you expect though?
Better dead than red ahahahahah!
Im chinese and when I was 4 ish i was very skinny and my family said i need to eat more
Now im 13 and im slightly fat and my family says im eating too much.
Well in indian we are mostly vegetarian so I think that also plays a role
My Asian parents keep telling me to eat more cause I'm skinny, let me just show them this video
YsabelleFTWEvilRainbowFTL I have the same problem with you, I'm underweight and I wanted to know why I can't gain weight so I watched this video.
Mandy Nguyen Min Yoonjiiiiii
YsabelleFTWEvilRainbowFTL I eat over 3000 calories a day and I still don't gain weight....
YsabelleFTWEvilRainbowFTL do you see your grandparents? When he was growing up and my parents sent me to stay with grandma for weeks at a time I would gain like 20 or 30 pounds.
It's mostly pork tonkatsu.
Mandy Nguyen Lol thats the reasons I watched the video too.
But i am from Brasil ( Live germany but My mom cooks only food from brasil)
if you asian want to get fat come to south east asia you can get the best food in the whole asia 👍👍
I tried Thailand and Vietnamese food before and They were too sour for a East Asian like me(I am from Taiwan)
reason why my country is the most obese asian country XD (Malaysian here btw)
well true 👏 south east asian foods is more than frying and seasonings but its within the culture👏 and tradition😂 (PHILIPPINES,thailanddddd,malaysia,vientnamm,indonesiaa) bestt recipe 😍👏
Southeast Asian here and I lowkey agree tbh.. I once went to China and SK, and some of the foods are too bland for me..
No matter where you from, we, southeast Asians love eating bugs xd
"Asians eat less proportions"
me with rice: *4 more scoops pls*
Omega 3 comes from the sea plants. Excellent points. Plant foods, unmolested tea, exercise, portions, etc, are big factors.