Japan is one of the thinnest countries in the world.
The average Japanese man has the same BMI as the average man from Sudan.
In fact, the only countries with lower male BMIs than Japan are those with widespread
poverty or famine.
But the case for Japanese women is even more shocking.
The average BMI for Japanese women has been DECREASING for the past 20 years, and there
are now only 7 countries in the world where the average female BMI is lower than Japan.
Of course BMI isn’t a perfect index, but there’s no denying that Japanese people
are THIN.
On the other hand, America is infamous for its obesity epidemic, making these two countries
near extremes in terms of worldwide body weight.
Part of the weight differences between the US and Japan are reflected in the ideal body
image promoted by their respective media.
If you’ve ever looked through a Japanese fashion magazine, you may have seen one of
these extremely disturbing weight loss ads.
And while these obviously photoshopped girls aren’t every Japanese person’s ideal,
these actual ads wouldn’t exist if no one wanted to be that skinny.
And the thing is, if you switch those ideal body weights between countries, you might
find them rejected by the other country’s media as too fat, or too thin.
There are many reasons for this stark difference in weight, and of course one of them is portion
size.
So just how different are the meals in the US and Japan?
We decided to test this by comparing the portion sizes of fast food restaurants found in both
countries.
I don't know how to hold all those.
We just spent about $50.
I really freaking hope my idea works!
Otherwise this is going to be a lot of wasted money.
I was just going to compare some cups.
THIS IS RACHEL AND JUN, WE'RE GONNA TAKE IT ALL THE WAY.
We built this box in America- Maybe like 13 inches is how wide I want this.
There are two more graph boards.
I'm going to build like a little... with walls and stuff.
'Cause I need the background measurements as well...
Hopefully this works.
-filmed several popular fast food products on one side, and now we just have to line
the camera up to- um, line the cam- line the ca- *MEOW* This
is as good as it’s gonna get.
Let’s start with the burgers.
Unexpectedly, most the burgers were about the same size in both America and Japan.
And in the case of Burger King, the Japanese side even had more calories.
The biggest difference in sizes comes with drinks, though.
This large cup is about half the water I drink in a day.
It’s a little horrifying to think about that being filled with soda.
Japanese drink sizes on the other hand are… is this a cup for babies?
I can fit this entire cup in my hand.
I saw this experiment once where someone poured soda from the American large to the Japanese
large and it overflowed.
That’s obvious, though.
Let’s see how much we can fill.
So this single large American drink can fill both the large and medium Japanese cups EASILY.
If you’re surprised by this, how would you feel to know that these Japanese fast food
cups are GIGANTIC compared to normal cups in Japanese restaurants!
Japanese cup sizes are just.
Plain.
Small.
When I eat out with my wife, we have to ask for a pitcher of water for her because she
just.
Keeps.
Refilling.
Not again!
Noooo.
Let’s play a game.
Do you know what size cup my parents use with dinner?
Go ahead and take a guess.
You have three seconds.
IT’S NONE OF THESE.
THEY DON’T DRINK ANYTHING.
LITERALLY NOTHING
Moving on!
McDonald’s fries are for the most part bigger in Japan??
Although when you factor in the price, you’re still getting more bang for your buck in America.
Burger King’s fries are all around larger in America, although the containers don’t
do a good job of showing that.
Wait a minute… why do the large Japanese fries have more calories than the American
fries, even though the total amount is less…?
Could it be… are we Japanese secretly fatties…
You really need to lose some weight.
Or is it that the American market cares more about the calorie count to determine how healthy
a product is?
Or is it just that Japan uses different ingredients?
Or could it just be, America is quietly making their burgers smaller because it lowers production
costs…
YEAH!!!!!!!!!
BUSINESS!!!!!!
Whatever the reason, the fact is Japanese people just don’t eat out as often as Americans
in the first place.
Almost half of Americans eat out at least once a week, compared to only 16% of Japanese
people.
On the other hand, an entire 3rd of Japan only eats out a couple times a year, or not
at all, compared to 1/5th of Americans.
If that’s not clear enough, here’s the average caloric intake in each country.
The US is… no surprise, number 1, at 3,800 calories.
Japan on the other hand is 81st, at 2,800 calories per day.
1,000 fewer calories.
That’s the equivalent of the average American eating an extra Big Mac, medium fries, and
small fountain soda every.
Single.
Day.
Anyway, the best diet is just not to eat any of this at all.
Instead, if you want good food COME OVER TO MY CHANNEL JUN’S KITCHEN and I will teach
you lots of delicious recipes!
We released a jewelry collection!
This is our Sakura collection with Motif.
Each piece is sterling silver, and the flower petals are a matte rose gold.
It’s a limited collection and we actually released it a few months ago on our vlog channel,
so there aren’t many pieces left!
If you’re interested, the links and more information are in the description box!