Why Obesity Is Less Common in Japan Than in the US

Joseph Everett - WIL · Explainer · 7 min · 2018 · YouTube title: Why is it so Easy to be Thin in Japan?

Why it's here

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

What it covers

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