Why Do Most Indian Men Have a Protruding Potbelly?

[@eastafrika728]

I talked with an Indian client at my gym, he said the Indian diet is 80% carbohydrates and sugars.

[@Alabanza.Musicversity]

Imagine India never had issues with diabetes before until the US fast food chains brought their MAD diet. From what I understand they always had a higher metabolism and consumed those rice and roti carbs fast because of the type of work they did which was labour intensive. Now much more sedentary lifestyle as well has impacted.

[@nhilistickomrad4259]

Previously india has had chronic food shortage issues. Suddenly from 80s india turned food surplus. Instead of diversifying to high quality food, we have taken the American path. Lots of processed rice flour and sugar. Protein is minimal in diet as many Indians put vegetarianism to fore due to blind religious beliefs. Hence why despite consuming double the iron of an American woman and Indian woman has a 80% chance of iron deficiency. Not to forget our water is mostly filtered sewage so chronic gi bacterial infections ruining our vitamin b12 absorption capabilities.

[@DeanWinchester12345]

​@@PoombaiNews you and the people who liked your comment should stop eating it asap.

[@eastafrika728]

@@Alabanza.Musicversity indeed, but I hear it is the British Royal thugs who both created a famine and destroyed India's healthy habits.

[@sudhar2466]

Yeah killed 3million people in a year

[@kirtipremanand4145]

I am Indian. The main reason for pot belly apart from the reasons cited by Dr Berg is that 90% Indians don’t exercise, eat frequently and eat a lot at wrong times, Sleep late and wake up early, eat sweets during festivals and during summers we eat 500 varieties of mangoes and jackfruit. 😅 Edit: Thanks everyone for 3k likes ❤️❤️ Edit: wow 🤩 6k likes now thanks everyone

[@smilesformiles7277]

I am an indian and i love eating kfc and milk

[@nandu1770]

Yes. I think it is also the portion size.

[@KadenaCEO]

indians dont exercise by going to gym , but aveeerage indian does enough exercise than most countries , real reason behind the bellly is genetics and high carb diet . sweets and sugar they eat is completely fine . trust me india dont have lot of varieteis in fruits compared to other countries . food variety is less too , we have many dishes for ourselves . stayed in korea, usa, japan , singapore . the amount of food you can get for cheap is on another levl. in cities in india they are expensive and not everyone cann afford to eat .

[@joebond545]

Don't exercise? I swear indians work like 16 hours a day

[@Bashir000]

They dont need beef. They can eat other animals​@Pj-mj7wi

[@Gregski3]

I like how Indian people openly discussing this topic in comments instead of getting defensive. The purpose to these kind of videos is not to bash some group of people but to notice and discuss patterns. This can be then used by other people to get better.

[@tigernature7020]

But when it comes to skin color, they get extremely defensive and nasty. They love fairrrr and lovleeeeey.

[@rtrt7409]

Thats because many of us Indians didn't understand the 'Pun'

[@canesugar911]

Can't say that about your country people

[@thotslayer4949]

He has several videos about obesity in America too. So it's not just a indian problem. He just replied to question from an Indian person.

[@pranathibatti4915]

Yeah, I like understand it because I do notice it alot of the time too whenever I go back to India to visit family I notice a pattern and wonder what causes it, so we are just curious ourselves.

[@syedkashifali2515]

Most South Asians people have big belly, it's not because they're vegetarian, but because they eat more than 70% carbs in their diet (flour & sugar).

[@Fit_n_Tall]

If you're vegetarian most of your options are carbs, that's why it's a problem.

[@Anonymous-he3pi]

Actually, no! If you go on street in Pakistan, majority of men don't have big bellies. Most of the time, old men who don't work have big bellies. I remember watching a travel vlogger video who also mentioned how people in Pakistan are mostly thin and not fat contrary to his country. However, I do see weight issues in married women. A lot of women after few years of marriage become fat in Pakistan

[@ketankulkarni7938]

​@Anonymous-he3pias an Indian, I'll have to agree. Pakistanis eat lot of meat, Indians don't & that's why Indians are either fat or skinnyfat.

[@bastogne315]

And their pregnant

[@kapa1208]

​@Anonymous-he3pi women are different. They have multiple drastic hormonal changes during their lifetime. Not the case in men.

[@annette8957]

What is unique about Indian men is that they may be their correct weight or even underweight and still have a belly

[@Jose-ue3bu]

not only indian men.

[@Sudeep.Manerkar]

Indian phenotype body skinny fat

[@TheCycloneTrooper]

There is a genetic adaptation for Indians that arose due to extreme droughts and extreme food & water scarcity - the potbelly is the body's defense mechanism of storing extra fat to tide over days when no nutrition is available - kinda like a camel lol. Hence getting rid of it is even more difficult and one of the major contributors to the high number of incidents of Diabetes & metabolic & cardiac diseases now that nutritional availability has been completely reversed with cheap carbs. Thus a person with a South Asian lineage will have to work harder to get rid of the fat even when the BMI is within range - a real bummer.

[@rishavsharma1655]

Great point

[@giantbush4258]

Skinny fat ??

[@SneakerBiscut]

My brother got mad at me because I stoped eating rice, bread and other common (simple) carbs for my weight loss. “You abandon your heritage?!?”. Over the last 6 months I lost 75lbs. Doing my best to keep it off.

[@angieb4631]

Thats amazing that you are having success in your health! But out of curiosity, how do you handle the cultural aspect?

[@ursp.7149]

I’m Navajo and I experience the same. We have fresh tortillas with each meal. We also eat a lot of potatoes. I stopped eating anything with flour and I put up with the looks and questions. It’s not worth explaining anymore. I just tell them that I don’t like it.

[@ashwanikumarpasi5152]

Rice has never been a problem, Philippines, Indonesians, Vietnamese primely take rice in their daily food intake, they got little to none health issues.

[@bluecat6902]

​@@ashwanikumarpasi5152 so it's the portions?

[@ramaprasadmajumder6449]

Your brother needs Walnuts. It's good for the brain.

[@tylerk3616]

I didn’t even know I was Indian.

[@Gen.Cornwaliss]

😂

[@esther_18]

😂

[@allmightlionthunder5515]

My dad has he's British and there are Africans who aim to have potbelly who have this to its not just an Indian thing .

[@scroopynooperz9051]

The spicy brown gets around

[@fairchild1737]

My brother dna he got 5% Cherokee and I got 0.1% Cherokee from our Irish, Oklahoma grandmother. Robert de Brus and King O'Neil ancestry. Oh, I got 0.1% akananazi jew! My mother's side. Fun! We love candy!

[@er.analysisfacts2998]

Its because of indians oily food culture, my father says about his childhood, that time they only eat special foods like samosas, jalebi , gulab jamun etc on festivals , nowdays most of families eating this things every day . And no exercise in daily life.

[@rolitiwari0909]

I am an Indian and 90% men in my area who are above 30 yrs age have a potbelly. It is because of lack of exercise, eating too many carbs, processed foods and sweets (Indian mithayi which are mostly fried and have sugar). Also they eat excess calories. I too got a potbelly after pregnancy but I reduced it by reducing my calories, jogging everyday and eating just whole foods made at home.

[@adamsirin7249]

You're still fat aren't you? Be honest.

[@JAHWARRIOR144]

Excellent news that your exercising now. Keep it up❤

[@rolitiwari0909]

@@JAHWARRIOR144 Thank you

[@rosahacketts1668]

Listen again to what Dr Berg said.

[@moons4768]

Also I see women who into yoga are very slim and fit looking.

[@keepmockingbirdssafe]

As an Indian 1. We need to understand more about food. 2. Food and music are such a large part of our heritage, that any change has to be nuanced and gradual. 3. Absence of exercise.

[@hamix0137]

shut up vegi peopel

[@kd-1-9942]

Should we start eating meat? I would not.

[@hamix0137]

@@kd-1-9942 i just ate meat

[@VichCel]

Masala and spicy food is the main culprit. Too much heat in the stomach

[@what6336]

What about scamming and women ,

[@SingleFileCooks]

80% of the men I see in OHIO, USA have protruding bellies. Not just a problem in India😢😢

[@JaneDoe-ob3tq]

Ohioans problem is beer. 😂

[@ahighlandgirl]

Same in MO !

[@Ytorisv]

The topic is Indian men tho🙄. Sheesh!

[@karthy257]

😂😂😂

[@OZUndead]

@@Ytorisv but the bored big butt boomerette needs to tell you about her feelings after writing out her state and country in capital letters, since we're here to listen to her personal anecdotes and not to learn something.

[@nikhilharidas87]

My Grandmom was an Ayurvedic Physician. She always discussed how in her lifetime we went from Millet and root vegetables and fruits to wheat and rice. She was concerned about stomach health of her children and grand children.

[@Antandthegrasshopper]

As an Indian, I can tell you that the problem started with higher disposable income and standard of living in major cities. Introduction of western fast foods, pre packaged foods, sugar, gluttony, and lack of exercise. You still see skinnier people living in villages however, they mostly work in farms and are active.

[@sagarikaSilverado-ps9kv]

Exactly

[@aliibrahim6407]

Add red meat to your diet and red rid of extra carb sources like roti and chawal as much. Grilled meat with cooked veggies in it with animal fat is best in my opinion so far I watched dr Erics videos.

[@TheCycloneTrooper]

@@aliibrahim6407 Eating red meat without a good genetic predisposition to such diets can increase the risk of colon cancer - hence necessary to use spices like Turmeric (which contains curcumin) with cooking and to consume in moderation, mapping the bodily responses to the new food types.

[@aliibrahim6407]

@@TheCycloneTrooper sure

[@Alabanza.Musicversity]

It's the same here in Trinidad & Tobago with those of Indian descent. The pot belly ones are in their 40s+ usually higher income and women using seed oils now instead in cooking at home, women working cooking less, more fast foods. The younger ones who are the Chronic Coke, Energy Drink and Starbucks drinkers going Universtiy who think they'll stay skinny for life catch up eventually.

[@SubhankarDutta]

Its an interesting video. In the Hindu scriptures they say, who eats once daily is a Yogi. The person, who eats twice daily is a Bhogi (the enjoyer of food). The person, who eats thrice daily is a Rogi (sick). And this thing that you mention here about intermittent fasting makes so much sense. Thanks.

[@cavenavasagam6461]

Rogi is equal to a dying person. Which was quite an eye opener. My grandfather used to say that. Now I know the meaning. Bhogi is a food lover who eats twice a day.

[@userring]

I eat just once a day, though I do drink fruit juice

[@aYn_5Y]

Agree, it's the same concept in islam

[@radhikanagaraja9733]

There's another line to that saying. One who eats 4 times, "yethkondu hogi" In kannada means carry him away(the corpse). Bhogi, yogi, rogi, yethkondu hogi.

[@Qwuiet]

Our ancestors was very wise

[@RedSpicyFeast1010]

India is still a nation of farmers. More than 50% of Indians are farmers and most Indians still live in rural areas. The village people are skinny and somewhat muscular due to hard labour they do everyday. This obesity problem is mostly for urban people with office jobs who are a minority.

[@FX_priyank7]

It’s not true

[@RedSpicyFeast1010]

@@FX_priyank7 what's not true?

[@FX_priyank7]

@@RedSpicyFeast1010 the village people are skinny and muscular Not all

[@RedSpicyFeast1010]

@@FX_priyank7 the majority of them are. You can find exceptions in everything. Exceptions don't make the rule.

[@er.analysisfacts2998]

​@@FX_priyank7 yes bro you. Should visit mp tribal area , I have seen labourers have six packs, not like bodybuilders but you can see partitions of packs.

[@Vikramarkudu20005]

I am an Indian and my maternal uncles are farmers and they are fit no potbelly, they consume lot of non-veg food which consists of 60% fish, 40% (Chicken/Mutton) and vegetarian on Saturday/Tuesday. I am younger than them in my 30’s I have a potbelly. Your content is valid!

[@shaniell.mathur6372]

It’s not about eating carbs or to much carbs , it’s about lack of DAILY cardio/lack of simple strength training. So yes they eat carbs and all but they never burn it off , they just go to sleep . Indians need to do a combination of Cardio and simple strength training DAILY or at least 5 times a weak, for example running/power walking and push ups/pull ups, squats, leg dips OR JUST a few sets of the SURYA NAMASKAR Exercise DAILY which almost every Indian hates doing because they are lazy . so the issue is laziness . Exercise And burn THOSE CARBS!! don’t just sit or sleep around .

[@XxfieryfirexX]

India has been summoned. As an indian. I approve this message

[@dottymerchant6115]

Glad to hear it. My indian family concur

[@nsevv]

Too much meat products like milk.

[@kaiser1295]

@@godsbloodyhammer7090 And genes. Storing belly fat is in the genes.

[@blitzkriegedvanhauten5261]

Let the currycel begin

[@Martin_Priesthood]

😂🤣😁

[@SUBXERO1961]

As an Indian with a protruding gut, I approve this message.

[@curranp3892]

I suspect Lassi makes big bellies as they put alot of sugar in lassi and also chai.

[@Jchi737]

Do exercise. Im indian and fit

[@AyushSharma80001]

As someone who have seen Rural India, I don't approve this message. In rural India they don't have that ugly fat.

[@AyushSharma80001]

Not applicable to rural india

[@AyushSharma80001]

Not applicable to rural India

[@keshavasreshta]

True. We, Indians, eat lot of simple carbohydrates and very less good fats. I have started Keto after following you. Now i am more energetic and lost my belly fat. Thank you Sir.❤

[@Surila-yg2do]

Get ready for Ketone overload and Insulin resistance coming to you through yours keto paved way..

[@ski9422]

Ghee??

[@kumaralok8944]

Thanks from India. We will be glad watching more videos on indian ❤

[@Drberg]

Great!

[@SuplexCityF5]

Thanking this stupid American doctor for what? For Comparing you to gorillas & chimpanzees? This video is a perfect example of a stupid American doctor trying to educate the world with his dumb facts. Ignore the garbage what he spoke in this video he's just trying to make it complicated. all you have to do is reduce portion sizes & exercise more & try to aim for higher protein intake & reduce carbs

[@vignesh69841]

As an indian I can agree that our diet is almost exclusivey carbohydrates... overcooked vegetables, rice and bread. Pot bellies are ubiquitous they are everywhere. Exercise is not common. Salads are somewhat challenging in a country where water is not always safe for consumption so people prefer cooked over raw.

[@rmcq1999]

Salads and fresh fruit juice in a place where fruit juice is regarded as being a healthy thing to consume. Every fruit juice in a container has added sugar in India. And a few brands are marketed with photos of children on the box with a message like "This is healthy stuff for your kids". I got my first bout of gastro from a fresh juice and then people told me never get fresh stuff because the juice presses often get washed with contaminated tap water.

[@bubbasanches4591]

100% their fault tho

[@MJB-o9b]

100℅ corre ct

[@shaniell.mathur6372]

It’s not about eating carbs or to much carbs , it’s about lack of DAILY cardio/lack of simple strength training. So yes they eat carbs and all but they never burn it off , they just go to sleep . Indians need to do a combination of Cardio and simple strength training DAILY or at least 5 times a weak, for example running/power walking and push ups/pull ups, squats, leg dips OR JUST a few sets of the SURYA NAMASKAR Exercise DAILY which almost every Indian hates doing because they are lazy . so the issue is laziness . Exercise And burn THOSE CARBS!! don’t just sit or sleep around .

[@thedeadwalkingguy]

Urban Indian....

[@wanderingnomad1]

As an Indian you’ve pretty much summed it it. Our diet is high on carbs and we’re mostly vegetarians. Stress and lifestyle also plays a huge role.

[@nickgregoris]

I eat a vegetarian diet high in carbs and have a stomach Dr.Berg could only dream of having. The likely reason is Indians although are vegetarian, they eat a high amount of saturated fats in the form of ghee, coconut milk, cows milk, etc. These things can really put bad weight on you. I'm a vegetarian but do not consume coconut products, milk, butter, etc.

[@wanderingnomad1]

@@nickgregoris interesting you're right about saturated fats.

[@wanderingnomad1]

@@nickgregoris Is your diet mostly protein based?

[@nickgregoris]

@@wanderingnomad1 yes, 99 percent plant based.

[@SatpalVerma000]

​@nickgregoris Indian eat fried food everyday called Tadka. Every Indian house Fry the food they call Tadka everyday

[@AriyaBanomyong]

Any content “pointing” at a specific group, ethnicity and what not, would most certainly get blasted big time. It is positively amazing to see Indian people, not taking it the wrong way, and opened to discussion. I wish all comment sections would be like this. Kudos to all.

[@davidmarshall7752]

@Ariya Seconded.

[@filaluddin16]

Because we know he’s right !

[@babool7019]

Because the people who do that are uneducated they cant understand this english video 😂

[@311rbb]

Indian people generally are about growth and respect doctors - there is a respect for truth over feelings. TBH that part can be hard in families sometimes.

[@ASingh1699k]

​@@babool7019"does" 😂

[@leaderofmass]

As an Indian... Good u bring this topic.... This is need of the hour....

[@kumaavoyo4868]

My childhood is mostly in rural India nearly 30 years back. Around 5 to 10 villages covered, its very rare to find a man or woman with that protruding belly. They were all muscular even at the age of 70s. No hospitals near by. But people lived happily. Starting from my parents generation, I started seeing this belly issue. Now, nearly everyone has it and hospitals are there in every corner !!! I wonder how health deteriorated with in few decades 😢 Thank u Dr. Eric for this content 🙏 EDIT: Thanks for those who read my comment and for the likes 🙂. As I could see lot of discussion I love to add few things. Regardless of veg or non veg 1) Eat only when u r hungry 2) Drink when u r thirsty 3) Eat only 3/4 of the stomach 4) Constipation - a BIG No 5) Exercise or else walking 6) People whose life has so much of stress - do Meditation and Pranayama 7) Weekly once oil bath 8) If u like to have great control over your senses, desires and mind - reduce non veg 9) Take sun light (bare body parts only absorb sun lights) or take vitmin D3 10) Play with kids 11) Be alone for sometime 12) Spend some time under a tree ( u can go to temples to find big trees - suggestion for city people) 13) Maintain the body temperature. Wear clothes based on the season. Not for trends. 14) Avoid toxic people 15) When taking bath, imagine you are flushing out all the negative emotions stored in the body. 16) Eat with focus and good feelings. Never eat when u r sad, angry or nervous. 17) IF is not for everyone. Know ur body constitution - vata, pitta, Kapha. Vata people IF is not much suitable. Others beneficial as per my knowledge. Vata people can go for 12 to 13 hrs max. 18) Be kind to others and have self love. I stop here 😅😅 Have a healthy life 😊 TIP for JUNK FOODIES: Even when you eat junk food eat it before sun set. Chew it well. Eat it happily without gulit. It will get digested. Balance ur junk food with healthy food and exercise too😉

[@joshmachine2505]

EXACTLY and everyone was following Vegetarianism that time also.

[@ToddGreenwich]

I also think the introduction of refined seed oils by the west. Because normally they should use coconut oil or ghee.

[@akuma_168]

@@joshmachine2505Our best atheletes are vegetarians

[@MD-rm8st]

So true. There are a lot of bone issues also because of this refined plastic oil.

[@mochimmy3724]

@joshmachine2505 Not really. South and North east were never vegetarians and always had better physique.

[@aansul888]

The main reason is the carbohydrates Indians eat which are roti and rice. The majority of families eat between 9to10 pm and then go to sleep. Very few people know about nutrition and the majority are not into any fitness regime.

[@edwardfaris8516]

They don't call them 'yellow-bellies' for nothing...😉

[@JessG_20]

Yeah the roti and rice are among the blant based foods he's referring to which are contributing to not just excess calorie intake and weight gain, but bloating due to the fermentation that occurs when eating large amounts of these types of foods

[@kalencwil3924]

Has nothing to do with what time you eat. Calories in vs out

[@NomaanmnomaanwMohammad]

@@kalencwil3924 thats the basic idea but other factors are involved. For example if u eat 3k calories throughout the day you will gain more weight compared to if you ate it all in say 6 hours and fasted the rest of the time.

[@Yulia.chandrika]

I think the main reason is that you cannot walk around the city which turns into doing 0 exercise. I lived in India for 4 years. I realized in Europe I walk an hour a day at least naturally , just by going to place. In Mumbai, there is not really a place to walk , plus its not in the culture to just go to places walking so, if you are not careful , you just take riksha or car and you dont move at all

[@STARwar-s2c]

You r absolutely right doc . As an indian 19 y/o boy , I'm also watching this issue in every indian. That's why I'm keeping myself fit both in diet and exercise from this age

[@zakbagwell]

More veggies, less naan and rice!

[@pavelnahid3902]

You are only 19 years old, so you are doing that fit staff, most of the people in your age or 20s or even 30s do that, but most challenging part starts when they become married, they have 9-5 job , they have kids, they loose interest in fitness and become fat . If you are 19 and you do gym and fit , it doesn't matter, but if can continue until your 50s or 60s , than you will be real fit person and that is the challenging part. 30-50 , this age is challenging to stay fit , because most people busy with job, family, business, making money in this age and eat unhealthy

[@sakura.8138]

I@@zakbagwellIndians don't eat naan everyday brih

[@what6336]

We need to worry about other issues scamming and women not safe.

[@varunhegde8541]

And maintain low stress in high traffic

[@leelavisu5027]

I’m an Indian , my father or brothers have no pot belly!!! They are vegetarian and they don’t drink or smoke!!!

[@mannu198809]

It took me 8 months of hard effort to quit sugar, Thank you. It's not an easy thing.

[@Drberg]

I'm glad that you're on the right track.

[@hdhnbggh8312]

Why do you mean by quit sugar?? You don't eat any sugar contain foods??

[@LeeXiaoMei]

I can relate, this is tough I have a sweet tooth. Any tips? I’m one month into trying to cut down on sugars - I’ve started by cutting carbs

[@AyushSharma80001]

@@Drberg There were a lots of misinformation in this video, visit Rural India Haryana or Rajasthan, you won't see a single person with that type of belly. Even after 800 years of exploitation still got that classic Ancient Indian genetics and sharp memory. Killing animal for taste is not always the solution.

[@AyushSharma80001]

@@Drberg @cobra28373 yeah these rascals don't do exercise and live a sedentary life, those in the villages of Rural Rajasthan and Haryana are tall and have broad shoulders. Even after 800 years of exploitation still got that classic Ancient Indian genetics.

[@neetabali]

Being an Indian woman, I really appreciate your straight talk which is very helpful. In times of being over sensitive and easily offended, it is so refreshing to hear an expert observing and understanding patterns, not shying away from what is true, and then making an effort to guide and offer suggestions to resolve the issues. Grateful to you Dr Berg, keep doing this good work, God bless you.

[@Drberg]

Thank you for your kind words! I'm glad you find the straightforward approach helpful. Wishing you all the best!

[@realmepro02]

I think you should eat beef now even if you are Hindu

[@shutupndrink1490]

​@@Drberg can you make a video on how to inhibit myostatin?

[@paradiseview]

@@realmepro02 if you touch a cow in India, you will be killed. many non-Hindus lost their lives for doing so. In India, you will die if you touch a cow. For doing so, several non-Hindus lost their lives.

[@nerd1993]

@@realmepro02 talk in limit

[@sume6103]

Interest observation. You are right. I recently made very good lasting changes to my diet and saw result in 6 months. 1) No sugar 2) no white bread: I eat Ezekiel bread only 3) Quinoa instead of rice 4) Millet flower instead of whole wheat flower 5) only high end olive oil, butter of Ghee 6) ton of fruits and veggies and 1 1/2 oz of nuts and lots of yogurt. I have dropped 20 pound in 6 months and have a flat stomach! I am a life long vegetarian!

[@lexi_2021]

Those who are criticising Indian diet, as a whole, let me tell you, Inidain diet is basically healthy. What's not right is the way of cooking. Too much water, too much boiling, a lot of salt and oil, overuse of spices, taste enhancers. And Indians would consume a lot of bread and a very little amount of vegetables. It's not the diet but the way people cook and eat it.

[@rswetha3584]

1. Desk jobs that consumes most part of the day . 2. Little to no exercise 3. Going to some place by walk or cycle is considered as low status. Once I went to meet my friend in a moderately nearby restaurant ( 1.4km) by walk , they first question was , why dont you come in a car , are u saving on your petrol bills ?... 4. In an already carb rich diet style , we have started to eat much more carb rich western snacks. Waffles ( loaded with sugars ) , burger ( mostly refined flour ) , pizza ( refined wheat flour ) , fries ( palm oil / seed oil ). , etc ,etc in our diet. 5. Addition of ton of cheese , mayo etc in chats , the prblem is its processed chesse and doesn't hv great quality. Cheese vada pav , cheese masala puri , cheese puff , cheese sandwich , cheese that , cheese this in everything. The problem is most cheese that is used here are actually not " cheese". 6. Though a lot of our older generation did not hv a separate exercise toutine , most had an active lifestyle. Even household chores needed you to do a lot of physicsl work. But today a lot of people in metro cities do not like to do these. When I was discussing a topic about household chores in another platform one member commented that " mopping , brooming the house , cooking , washing vessels , drying clothes , folding clothes and sll other chores are maid's job ". Well , they just implied that its not their job and thought it as a cheap work to do. Its sad that certain ppl forgot that its not maid's job but each one's own job , since we dont hv time or unable to do , we are assinging a maid.

[@shekharsuman5349]

3rd one is very relatable

[@vishalrana9836]

You nailed it Every single point, especially 6th one.

[@yashroastingshow9956]

7. Smoking and Drinking

[@vkapoor69]

Its a shame most people go through life without realizing what their body is capable of doing.

[@osimeon00]

This kind of straight talk (non-pc) is very much needed and missed in the world. This can help many Indian men and other cultures who have this problem.

[@Indian-r6i]

You try eating Pig and feed your kid and Allah then come back to other communities

[@canesugar911]

Why are you bringing political nonsense and lies into this discussion? You still don't understand why other people are not receptive towards you?

[@Ogugua-k1w]

I am not Indian yet I find this information relatable.

[@emdude1784]

⁠@@canesugar911he is not bringing any political nonsense. He is simply stating a fact. If Berg had mentioned any of the other groups, they would be marching in front of his house. Even though he may be trying to help them. Good job Dr Berg

[@zpaztrik1418]

Wtf are you on about typing from your a*s​@@canesugar911

[@williamturner1441]

I can only eat meat and certain green vegetables or I am a bloated mess. I am ashamed to say it took me over 50 years to figure it out. Young people have so much more access to valuable information today to help themselves. Thank you Dr. Berg for all you do.

[@yoya4766]

same here, i'm still a work in progress.

[@valeries.6098]

Same here…wish I knew this 10 or 20 years ago. 51 years old here and changing my old way of thinking. 👍

[@Invest-banker]

So what did u figure out?? U mean even meat and veggies are bloating u??

[@Bittuji-oi3xe]

I feel chest congestion 20 years after eating 3 eggs or more how to deal with it I want to eat more eggs

[@Bittuji-oi3xe]

Why Chinese are short heighted stunts

[@SandeepMeena79]

American also have protruding potbelly but they eat meat or beef so what's your point. It's lack of exercise and excess amount of protein deficient calories which is problem.

[@Boop-beep-bap]

The reason why they are pot bellied and diabetic because of the biggest misconception. Homemade = nutritious food = balanced diet. So when it comes to eating 10 puris with oily chhole just because it is homemade, or mother's thinking they made nutritious food by forcing children eat 3 rotis with overcooked subji that has no nutritional value. A lot of today's food is different than food that was eaten 300 years ago (pre-british). There were no potatoes, Tomatoes, sago (sabudana), refined flour or even whole wheat flour. The subji was made with minimum spices and steamed with less oil. The rotis/bhakri were made with millets.

[@sagarikaSilverado-ps9kv]

Exactly.we don't follow our traditional diets. The more we follow western fads, the more we're going to struggle.

[@A.K.00]

@@sagarikaSilverado-ps9kv so eating samosas, pakoras, jalebi and hundred other types of traditional fried snacks and sweets is also 'western fads'? and what about highly adulterated & toxic quality of common household foods like spices, honey, milk, fruits & vegetables that our govt. doesnt care about? is that also western fault?

[@rsm5627]

How do you know what was eaten 300 years ago?

[@kgill99]

And no lectins in millet grain!

[@YinYanUzumaki]

whole wheat has been there in india pre British . What do you think regions in Rajasthan ate ? Just that our ancient wheat varieties were different -low in gluten and more brown in colour . They are healthy to consume even today

[@theimperialist2686]

As a man of Indian background, I'd say the most common reason is down to the type of foods we eat, and how they eventually lead to serious health problems. I'm doing what I can to cut away from that.

[@maiaallman4635]

Carbohydrates?

[@scroopynooperz9051]

But Indian food is god damn delicious... 😂 If a pot belly is the price to pay, then so be it

[@Tokmurok]

​@@scroopynooperz9051Sure you will be saying that when you get a form of cancer or diabetes. Ive known many in my family who have eaten themselves into an early grave and left their loved ones in pain.

[@shweta703]

​@@scroopynooperz9051diabetes is the price.

[@user-soon300]

That's true

[@abab9622]

I’m Indian, I stopped eating simple carbs and started intermittent fasting. It’s been eight years of it and it’s worked like a charm. 😌 Great topic! I’ve often wondered the same.

[@abhinavmishra9323]

What do you eat then? And where to get those foods?

[@sagarikaSilverado-ps9kv]

Intermittent fasting is our standard upvaas. We modified it to eat starches because we get hungry, but up as is what inspired this trend of intermittent fasting and then renamed and repackaged it and resold to us again.

[@JinSakai_Kuroudo]

@@sagarikaSilverado-ps9kvlol, it isn’t. 😂😂😂😂😂 I love how Hindus try to bring their culture in everything 😂😂, then when they fail they blame Muslims, British and Pakistan

[@NerdCentral_]

@@abhinavmishra9323proteins( egg, meats, Mutton etc)

[@bigyandixit]

Excellent video wish i had this 20 years before but i already had a lot of pain and finally treated my trouble by eating only whrn i am hungry… thanks doc

[@mynewavatar5913]

Indian women here, i lost around 50lbs twice in my life (got rid of protruding c-sec belly too) after both my pregnancies just by doing IF fasting and low carb vegetarian diet and no snacking. I did not exercise at all but fasted for 18 hrs religiously each day. Thanks to Dr. Berg whom I discovered in 2019 (recommended by my husband's friend) and then started my journey just by having faith in his words. I can't thankyou enough for transforming my life and health!!

[@WalayatFamily]

it's called giving birth

[@ooulalah4333]

​​@@WalayatFamilyC sections were once for emergencies when a normal birth was problematic. Nowadays it's for the convenience of dr. It deprives baby of being bathed in the mother's probiotics and their immunity is less than. It's not giving birth but a surgical procedure.

[@vkapoor69]

If you don't exercise you will also lose muscle which makes it harder to lose weight. No?

[@asathelogiclaman637]

U r not taking meat.. This is a problem in long term

[@soumadipsen8097]

Make sure to lift some kind of weights, otherwise you will lose muscles instead of fats, that will make you weaker.

[@MrVh78]

Im a 45y/o Indian man and have a 6 pack and get mistaken for a 30 y/o. All because I got rid of that starchy/carby desi diet 10 years ago, switched to a cleaner protein/meat diet with daily weight training, so my desi bro;s you guys have no excuse.

[@gamedevandsuch]

Can you name some of those cleaner protein diets and what did you remove from the starchy or carby diet?

[@blablablaclaclacla9895]

@@gamedevandsuch Pulses(soaked or sprouted), Egg, Chicken, Mutton, Beef(i started eating beef after a Dr highly recommended it). Remember, less masalas you add to protein..more of it gets absorbed by body. Eat Protein first before eating carbs. After workout or walking, eat Protein first. Dont eat anything else for next 1 hr. that way, you are forcing your body to consume protein instead of waiting for Carbs. Sugar intake inhibits absorption of protein by body cells. Cutting off Sugar is a challenge in india..Good luck. I am 45 yrs old. 170 cms, 72 kgs athletic. I workout 3 times a day. Rest of the days i try to walk

[@sonaliv1489]

This just seems like push to eat beef We have a lot of sturdy well maintained men old men also without eating beef or meat. Western diet in India has ruined our health and this doctor is pushing for more western lifestyle because if he gets Indian audience watching, he'll get a huge viewership and views. So bullying Indians for views is now a common thing.

[@erukaarivu6404]

I am 59, look like 45 due to yoga/ dhyana i do. I eat cold pressed oil, jowar roti.

[@what6336]

Does scamming ever stop. We need to find out what makes scamming in the blood. ??

[@stevelanghorn1407]

Unless he’s an Indian man doing manual or agricultural work in India…as millions routinely do!

[@kamalj2000]

No amount of manual work can make up for the samosa n chai that's the lunch of the poor.

[@stevelanghorn1407]

@@kamalj2000 True. Except maybe Samosa & Chai eaten at an office desk, in front of a computer screen!

[@MuhammadHussain-ig3vc]

That's totally a wrong notion.​@@kamalj2000

[@zoejaures8392]

Yes! Indeed, I doubt this doctors has met the manual workers of India... too much of an outsiders view honestly.

[@stevelanghorn1407]

@@zoejaures8392 Agreed, even though I value & appreciate the health & nutrition info he & his team colleagues share around the world. I rarely feel cause to complain. But this statement was a careless generalisation.

[@khalsahealing]

Thank you for this presentation....perhaps parasites are part of the problem with an extended belly. That has been my experience.

[@hungry_doc]

Excess carbs in the form of roti, rice, dairy, sweet dishes,refined oils with most of the dishes containing potatoes and lack of exercise are the main culprit alongwith frequent eating ,stressful and depressing life is the main culprit here in india.!

[@boink800]

Most Indians have a massive sweet tooth. Combined that with replacing healthy ghee with seed oils contributes to huge health problems in India.

[@rakeshs9678]

oh wow i feel attacked

[@boink800]

Most Indians have a huge sweet tooth.

[@astridmartin3500]

Free thyself from these starchy and often toxic carbs, deadly oils‼️ and sugars‼️

[@namo1693]

U forgot cold drinks, no hard work or exercise

[@Ramanhere468]

Because Most Indians are Vegetarian/Vegan. So we do not consume much protein on a daily basis. The Indian diet consists mainly of carbs, fats, veggies, sugar, and dairy.

[@natashajiwa7044]

No they get their protein from beans lentils lots of vegges and sometimes eggs if they have eggs.

[@beetlejuiceapril]

70% of Indians are meat eaters …. But even they are brainwashed to believe eating meat is bad for health …. So they consume refined process carbs most of the time ….

[@Tokmurok]

​@@natashajiwa7044eggs are good but they dont eat healthy foods often enough.

[@Ramanhere468]

@@natashajiwa7044 not nearly enough protein…

[@hisukserjeant5204]

Bcz most indians (95%) believe vegetarian diet is healthiest and u cant win them i tell U!!!! So outdated notion( 90% worrld people follow this too😵‍💫🙄🙄🙄

[@sudeendrac]

The refined carbs point is spot on. Traditionally the Indian diet consisted of brown rice, millets, jowar bajra etc, ancient grains which were whole and high in fiber and nutrients. Thanks to modern agricultural practices this shifted to white rice and refined flours.

[@rolfpoelman3486]

And is there more fried food, high temp, and with high omega 6 seed oils? And almost no fresh sweet raw fruits?

[@sudeendrac]

@@rolfpoelman3486 Yes, there is definitely more access to it. Sadly development is coming at a cost, where higher disposable incomes and less than 10 min access to foods of your favorite kind via delivery apps is killing people's health. Lifestyles of Indians in olden times was healthier, with only home cooked food prepared from scratch and more physical activity. A lot of those in my grandparents generation are now in their 90's with all of their faculties intact, and they never had any chronic illnesses.

[@lakkadbagga]

I blame Monsanto, but it was needed at the time.

[@Keertikar64]

Great post, Dr Berg ! Thank you very much.

[@Drberg]

Glad you liked what I shared here. Thanks for watching!

[@Hungry4mor3]

Crazy timing, I just googled “why are Indians skinny fat” on Monday! As an Indian, this is something so common in our culture.

[@MsChantae]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@MsChantae]

I was watching one of those street food videos last night. I believe it was Indian. They were making banana milkshakes, and I noticed their bellies, too. This is great timing for me also 😂

[@vamsidocs5137]

Too much carbs which converts to fat and leak in the guy

[@perfectblue8443]

Yeah I can relate to that, Dr Berg can really read minds.

[@jay_wright_thats_right]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@hobbitspot6998]

I routinely interact with farmers. Their staple diet is rice, lentils, veggies and fish (maybe once a day). Potbelly is practically nonexistent! Calorie burning natural exercise? Local fruits are also consumed. The very hot summer is, in fact, not conducive to a high meat diet. You'd almost certainly have severe indigestion 😮

[@abhisheksathe123]

They burn a lot of calories while working in the fields but people who dont work on farms this high carb diet of roti-daal-rice is going to give them potbelly

[@jetpark3743]

Indian farmers have pot belly

[@hobbitspot6998]

@@abhisheksathe123 That's a point. Moreover, where available, milk is a total animal protein. In fact, milk and whole egg are the only proteins with a Protein Score of 100.

[@AbdulRahman-xj5ox]

@@hobbitspot6998 africans eat meat and they are very strong too eating both animal protein and plant protein is better too

[@hobbitspot6998]

@@AbdulRahman-xj5ox True. But there are a couple of other factors including genetic background, environment and of course, the economy (availability). A mixed diet is always preferable. However, urban and rural dietary patterns show remarkable differences

[@slipknotj2581]

I saw a video from 1970 India, not a single person had a potbelly Everyone was healthy.

[@d_san1985]

Their life expectancy was only around 47 How can you call that healthy?

[@sriharivishnubhatla]

Or malnourished. 1970s were very tough times for India.

[@CatCcat.]

They didn't have enough food to eat back then. Sorry but it's true. Most people would work and barely ate enough to sustain. Now the times have changed and most people get to eat but mostly cheap grains and vegetables. No meat cuz of religion and all.

[@User9us0jd]

Their life style. Its not same as today's 9-5 job life style . Go outside and look around there are still lot of peoples like that

[@HP-zt6kz]

correct, back then not everything was sold in sealed packets and boxes. Food was perishable and people ate mostly fresh produce regardless of herbivore or canivore.

[@JohnLee-ip4ul]

As a Pacific Islander, I know our fathers were not obese in the old days before Western diet was introduced. They were muscular and strong, but had flat stomachs, by photos of the 30s and 40s. As soon as sugar and starch were introduced, we all struggled with weight, hence the Big Samoans and Tongans of today.

[@rolfpoelman3486]

Everybody should be eating *only* sweet raw fresh fruits. Especially tropical fruits. Do your research about raw vegan, and Don Bennett, and fruitarian, and Anne Osborne, and Doug Graham, etc.

[@picksalot1]

Since the problem is partially due to low stomach acid and being vegetarian, here is an affordable solution that should help. Apple Cider Vinegar has been shown to lower the Glycemic Index of many foods, curb the appetite, increases stomach acid, and lowers weight gain. There are a number of videos on YT about this, and I found that it works. Since Apple Cider Vinegar at about 5-6% acidity is very strong, it needs to be mixed with something to make it palatable. I make an vinegar, oil, spices salad dressing with it. I use about 1 tablespoon worth of vinegar on my salad. Works surprisingly well, and costs almost nothing. Strong acids can be hard on tooth enamel, so you may want to rinse after eating. I'm not a doctor or nutritionist, so do your research.

[@drakedorosh9332]

We all have the deepest regard for our Indian brothers and sisters. Modern life has given me a potbelly too.

[@TheCycloneTrooper]

Try water fasting (i.e. only consume water with electrolytes without food) for at least 24 to 48 hours. This will help the body reclaim much of the excesses it has stowed away in its nether regions.

[@Kipchoge475]

​@@TheCycloneTrooper i'm trying to lose stubborn fats in my thigh and buttock regions.and also my calves.i'm a guy, and skinny, only weighing 55-56 kg. My height is 5'5". I have very less fats from my waist(28.5-29") and above, and all of my body fat seems to like accumulating in my lower body, mainly thighs and buttocks.no matter how much i excercise(i run a lot) try to eat healthy, and get decent sleep, the fats refuses to go. I don't know if it's genetic, or if it's due to my reckless eating habits during my teenage years.i used to consume a lot of seed oils, fried foods, and junk sugary processed foods up until last year.but i also used to run a lot, often to the point of burnout to compensate for my unhealthy habits. Any advice you can give me to lose the stubborn and annoying fats in my lower body?

[@mhdfiros]

i am from South India, from Kerala. Absolutely, you are right, sir. We will rectify these issues as per your suggestion. Thank you very much

[@Aaroncadwell]

Mashallah,assalaam alaikum❤

[@alok.01]

Not gonna happen, I have seen my share of carnivores who hate veg having pot bellies. No need to change your food habits, just reduce processed foods and do exercises.

[@KrsnaDD97]

I am a vegetarian and totally fit body . He is just brainwashi people . Specially India don’t need to follow such diets . To get views he choose to talk on Indians

[@SC-lp6qx]

Kerala is hub of diseases at this point. Makes me wonder how when the state has so much organic produce and good non vegetarian diet??

[@varghesem.p3326]

Hi...how do you do keto in kerala

[@kanikasingh889]

Thank you Dr Berg ❤ for addressing this. Love from India 🎉

[@Drberg]

Very glad to be of help.

[@loner145]

It's true that India has a 5.5% obesity rate and a lot of men have protruding potbelly but do not agree with the meat part. If you see the World obesity chart by country, India is at the very bottom, and other meat-eaters are on top. The US has 42.7%, New Zealand has 34.3%, Australia has 31.3% UK has 20.1% So it's a worldwide problem. India is just influenced by Western culture so everybody is overeating on pizza and pasta instead of following Ayurveda.

[@loner145]

@@Tarotaro23-k5r THAT.

[@loner145]

​@@Tarotaro23-k5r No frills 🤣

[@rsm5627]

Pakistan has meat heavy diet but the pot belly still exists. Meat may affect health in other ways but its not causing the pot belly for everyone. Other genetic and environmental factors 😊

[@PuroSubs]

This has nothing to do with pizza/pasta, man. Even village people who have never eaten such stuff have potbellies.

[@seabreeze4559]

that's alcohol

[@neoanderz]

Man this guy is talking the actual truth. In my family Gastritis is so common!

[@fakenews8295]

Pudina Hara and Hajmola, have record sales. Also, Bael

[@prashanthkumar5939]

Most Indians have a sedentary lifestyle and a very few go to the gym or do any form of exercise. Our diet has a lot of carbs. But thanks to social media and KZbin channels like yours there is some awareness about the harmful effects of being overweight.

[@JV-oi6ch]

Being overweight is considered to be a sign of being well-to-do by most people in the subcontinent.

[@Midnight8869]

​@@JV-oi6chOffcourse cause rich CLOWNS will say that and everyone follow blindly,

[@gauravaggarwal6083]

@@JV-oi6chin our grandfather’s times…maybe 50/100 years ago…not now

[@PeaceDweller]

Also, address the Elephant in the room. Vegetarian diet through generations has done lots of damage to the Indian people. There are many studies out there saying Indian men have some of the lowest testosterone levels on the planet and some of the weakest bone density. Younger Indians need to start consuming more healthy dairy (not butter milk or ghee) and healthy grass fed meats.

[@Q_QQ_Q]

Forced vegetarian t3rr0rism by law .

[@willyfrancis4234]

Good one! Must see for people of Indian heritage

[@sypraveenkumar]

I’m an Indian and fitness enthusiast, I've noticed the same concerning trend in India, which is 1. high intake of sugar, wheat, maida, and white rice (I avoid all this and prefer brown rice). 2. Less protein intake. 3. Worst than everything is lack of physical activity.

[@pradeepsahoo7243]

Carbs are not your enemy. Problem is lack of high-intensity exercise, overeating, stress - both physical and mental. Need more workout and balanced diet. Overeating should stop. Need to get body to have a higher metabolism and get hormone levels balanced.

[@pradeepsahoo7243]

Rice, wheat, maida, they are all fine as long as they are part of a balanced diet and not contributing to overeating.

[@apophis1337]

Well said

[@Aashviaadya22]

Brown rice I heard has arsenic

[@SriRam-kw2cf]

Your observation doesn’t matter. Research and science matters. Prevalence of obesity in India is only 5-6 percent

[@Athirahindustani]

It is not lack of money but abundance that is ruining the people .

[@lendalennuk2484]

One VERY important prerequisite to cope in our product-selling world is also CURIOSITY. We often see unfortunately little of it and much ignorance around us...

[@rakeshdeka4128]

Actually it's both

[@msdadsfsx]

india per capita income rank is 142 out of 197, i agree with u very rich country india

[@ShadesAwayYT]

It's by eating vegetarian diet and cow feces and urine

[@D402S]

Street food doesn't help in losing fat

[@tangoman3432]

I am Indian too(Andhra) and live in Canada now but I was raised with mostly vegetables but also occasional meat, like chicken and lamb 2 or three times a week but we just ate huge amounts of rice and occasional chapathis. I ate Indian sweets occasionally and was overweight all my growing up years. I barely was active. But my diet completely changed when I moved to North America at 21. I eat lesser rice(which I have completely give up now and I am 43 now). I eat Keto with more meat(mostly ground beef and eggs). I also workout everyday now and also intermittent fast. I had a bit of a belly but it's been shrinking. My belly size is about 37 inches now. I've lost 30 pounds since December and am 5'8" and 160 lbs as of now.

[@ianstuart5660]

Excellent, keep going from a fellow Canadian!

[@Saturn57]

Congrats! Plz research ground beef. I know it's not good for the colon. Maybe lean ground beef is different? and a PSA: New research says the best diet is mostly plant based, low carbs (not keto), beef and chicken mostly once a week, fish twice a week (if fresh is not available, eat sardines not tuna)

[@Citizen052]

Can Indian Hindus eat beef???

[@helenahandkart1857]

Fantastic results, you are clearly on the right track! Thanks for sharing, it's inspiring to hear of results like this! 👍

[@tangoman3432]

@@Citizen052 it depends but I am not Hindu. Hindus, mostly from the south do tend to eat it, not like in the North, where they would probably lynch you for eating it.😁

[@SrinivasanChakravarthy]

Indian Diet is filled with carbs and it’s okay because 0. No constipation 1. climate 2. Living there needs more activity, movement and intensity in work. 4. Also they choose diabetes over depression any day.

[@saurabhpathak3179]

Thanks for addressing INDIA , Respected Dr Berg ! We all love you in INDIA ❤❤

[@Ilyas-Habib]

As long someone mention that astonishingly weird country, no matter good or bad, these indians will get excited. So p*thetic tbh 😂😂😂😂

[@Parth_k92]

It's a new phenomenon in India, I found that the generations of our great grandfathers were mostly doing two meals a day, they also do fast more often. There was common phrase "2 waqt ki roti". But now, there is a 3+half meal pattern which most people are following. Breakfast was not the part of Indian culture, the first food was always around 11 or 12.

[@suruchisdchd]

In big cities though with Western food n influence

[@mindyourbusiness302]

Yep, I'm from the USA and no one needs 3 meals a day. Brunch and dinner, keep active and stay away from fast food😉

[@AshishSawant-mt5bv]

- Ayurveda suggests two meals a day only and no food intake after sunset.

[@Parth_k92]

@@AshishSawant-mt5bv indeed, I appreciate Dr Berg for highlighting this issue but I believe he has made a mistake by comparing it with lack of meat. I mean, take neighbouring pakistan for example, they are almost 100% non vegetarian but still the potbelly is rampant there, just as India. Hence, the meat based diet shouldn't be a discriminating factor in this. It's basically bad food choice, bad timings, and economic constraints in food decisions that is the real reason.

[@AshishSawant-mt5bv]

@@Parth_k92 - People in India, in general are following Western lifestyle and now West blaming Ayurveda / Vegetarian diet for it.😡

[@ohhsarahh5957]

Being an Indian and Specifically Bengali woman(a non vegetarian, fish water community of India), I have always noticed women of Mothers generation goes through knee problems a lot. I have asked many people why it is happening never received a fruitful answer. Hence I'm commenting here, hope Dr.Berg will notice this comment and I may get an answer so I can pre-take care. Edit 1- one potential clue I have got, that is Sindoor. I'll definitely suggest all woman known to me to replace "chemical Sindoor" with herbal one.

[@jm47889]

Vegan / vegetarian diet lacks a lot of nutrients needed for bone health and other things...

[@ohhsarahh5957]

@@jm47889 I'm neither vegan nor vegetarian. Rather Bengali community is carnivorous but the twist is they are physically weaker than vegetarian community of India. I guess lack of milk products could be one issue, but there might be more things that I do not have idea.

[@Usdt.trader]

Dr. Berg has already addressed this issue few times. According to him knee problem among women/men happens because of lack of Vitamin K2 and calcification of arteries . He recommended eating foods with high amounts of Vitamin K2 like nattos, goose liver , Muenster cheese etc . and do some physical exercises. Never use calcium supplements as they don’t increase calcium in the bones but in the arteries . So Dr. Berg suggested have some sun light to get vitamin D3 , take this supplement if don’t have opportunities to get sunlight directly and taking enough foods with Vitamin K2 is a must . I’m also a Bengali from Bangladesh

[@Porkypies6m]

whole grain rice has lots of magnesium which is crucial to bone health...white rice has the outer layer removed which is where 95% of the nutrients are found

[@williamh4172]

​@justine3769 - true- and if a person is obese that also leads to joint problems.

[@curranp3892]

Dr Eric i would also suggest advising your clients to eat a tea spoon of organic ghee and chirapana early morning on empty stomach.

[@cytuber]

There might be something in this but I've been a vegetarian almost all of my life and have a flat stomach. I'm in my late 60s. My brother, who's 1 year older, and predominantly a meat eater, has had a huge belly for half of his life.

[@TheMoninoniin]

I agree with you, being vegetarian is not a problem. I think here it has been generalised because Indian has the highest number of vegetarians, and Indian tends to have big belly after certain age. But these are 2 coincidences, there are other factors affecting belly circumference, which are ignored. Indians eat late, have mostly sedentary life, eat a lot of carbs, snack a lot and have a lot more stress especially the ones living in cities.

[@JJ-di5vj]

Thank you!!! I had been a meat eater and always looked pregnant! I switched to plant-based because it works best for my body! I am more regular than ever!

[@DrVamsikrishna]

the bigg bellies are in last 50 years because of adapting western diet, high calorie cheap ultraprocessed food, refined sugar, flour and oils, and abandoning our traditional diet and eatinf practices. @@TheMoninoniin

[@shaileshchandrajha9457]

Eating meat does not really include eating butter chicken or any such dish which is undoubtedly unhealthy. He simply means healthier alternatives of protein diet over carbs.

[@_CasualGamer]

In my vicinity all pure vegetarian have flat belly like me. and all meat eaters have huge belly. i sense some propaganda in the video.

[@Badtothebonez]

Most men, who are middle aged have this protruding belly, not only Indian men. They eat a lot, drink beer, do not exercise anymore. That's the real reason. Not the type of diet that much. It's the quantity they devour.

[@thewhatorwhy]

A lot of women too.

[@soloplaysgames9965]

He's not saying it's only Indian men but they have a skinny look but a bloated belly like a goat that you only see on humans with visceral fat or other issues like he mentioned.

[@Badtothebonez]

@@thewhatorwhy no, not that much. Women are much more careful how much they eat. They would rather deprive themselves in order to look attractive.

[@allenl9214]

He needs to do a video on 'Why American Men are OBESE' 😂😂😂

[@allenl9214]

He needs to do a video on 'Why American Men are OBESE' 😂😂😂

[@bhardwajp1488]

As an Indian, I'm grateful to you for bringing this up. The video is so educational. I want to show this video to my father but I'm sacred 😅. Indians consume carbohydrates everyday in the form of rotis, white rice and potatoes and I'm trying my best to avoid it but you know my parents really get offended. 😂

[@Bunnyyd98]

U can eat bajara roti

[@TheWellnessAlchemistsShorts]

Carbs don't make you fat.

[@krishnakanhaiya1964]

See brother, Indians have been eating carbs for a very long 5000 years and were healthy. Even our forefathers (Indians who lived in 1900 to 1950) were eating carbs and still were mostly healthy. Carb is not the problem . Bad carb through ultra processed food and lack of physical activity is the reason.

[@krishnakanhaiya1964]

Instead of blaming carb, improve life style and quantity of food.

[@ananya255]

You need to eat carbs and fat. Healthy fat is important for your brain health. Don't eat excessively. Try not to eat rice twice a day

[@urvilshah5591]

This is an over-complicated analysis and solution. As many of the comments below, this belly is purely driven by lack of exercise and very bad dietary choices. Being a carnivore or omnivore or a herbivore has nothing to do with it. When I was in college for 2 years, I ate only junk food due to lack of time and gained 20 pounds (mostly in belly). Then I switched back to normal diet and now I am fit.

[@shah_123]

The main reason for indian belly is the overuse of antibiotics, which gradually leads to gutt issues. Antibiotics are prescribed by doctors since infanthood and even for viral issues, as people need immediate results or people opt for another doctor. Only last year Indian health department advised doctors to reduce antibiotics. Sadly, even now Indians can buy antibiotics over the counter without a doctor's prescription, and there is no pharmacist who knows their job. Indian bakeries also have a big role in this spoiling health

[@realvanillahair]

i second that, antibiotics is one drug that is used abusively in India. Every prescription has an antibiotic prescribed.

[@lasercat538]

The bakery?

[@shah_123]

@lasercat538 .. I mean indian bakeries use toxic colours and repeated use of seed oils to make sweets and snacks.

[@denisebranquinho2377]

The breads?​@@lasercat538

[@sansin6250]

That's not true at all. My father avoided taking all kinds of meds, but still has a belly.

[@MissesWitch]

What lovely advice~ What I love most about this video is he's not saying nobody should be a vegetarian or vegan or herbivore, He's simply saying to identify the causes and eliminate them! For example I noticed Edamame causes me bloating so I don't eat it~ I guess there's a common notion that all greens are good for you and that's not true! Some are good, Some are not good! And you have to eliminate those which are not good! Like sugar and dairy is a good place to start, And reducing/eliminating snacking, I got rid of 80% of my problems that way!

[@josefinecarlsgart]

Spent 5 weeks in India over the winter, and I have not seen worse diet. There's very little that is not the worst processed c..., or a mix of completly nutrient deficient ingredients. Even Ghee is substituted by soy been oil in traditional dishes. 😢

[@u.n258]

He said ghee is substituted with soy bean oil meaning the soy bean is bad and the ghee is good

[@u.n258]

She*

[@soomayahsoomayah2110]

Perhaps homemade food there might be nutritious. The inhabitants may control the amount of sugars and oils if they prepare food at home. Maybe beware of street food there. It's kinda unhygienic, too.

[@sansin6250]

Looks like you picked the worst fast food joints. Should have eaten a home cooked meal cooked from scratch, from raw veggies and meat, and your opinion would have changed.

[@Pratikjadhav22790]

​@@sansin6250Indian home cooked meals are inflammatory. I say this as a vegan and a Hindu who follows ayurveda. I take vegan protein suppliments and each mostly green vegetables like methi, palak, etc on the side. Stop shoving your face down with chai and buiscuits with copious amounts of sugar.

[@sandyahire15]

Thanks Doc Useful info. I'm already trying to reduce belly fat

[@Drberg]

Go for it!

[@BangMaster96]

Being vegetarian is not the issue here, I've been in villages in Gujarat (a state in India), and the village folks there are slim fit, and even muscular, most of them are vegetarians. The thing is, they eat mostly whole and organic foods, and they work out in the fields, have a very active lifestyle than a sedentary lifestyle, and they don't consume refined carbs, seed oils, or junk food. Indians living in city mostly consume junk food, seed oils, and refined carbs, on top of living a sedentary lifestyle. This is what causes that protruding belly. Humans are definitely omnivores, but vegetarian food should make up majority of our diet, while animal food should be like 20% to 30% of our diet. If you want to look at how our ancestors lived and ate, just look at the hunter gather tribes in modern day like the Hazda tribe, or the uncontacted tribes of Amazon.

[@joevince8538]

Farmers don't earn plenty to eat well.Hence they are slim and undernourished.They are in no way fit.Most Indian woman in villages are anemic.Look at all the goverment programs started because of the undernourished village people of india.What Indians eat is not in any way good for humans.Its terrible food.Human diet is supposed to be mostly meat and then fruits and then plants.

[@kushal1]

Yes, even I don't understand his concept about meat diet.

[@VitoCorleone-pk4ev]

Also Modiji make sure that the Gujaratis are very healthy. Long live Modiji...

[@Bruh-eq3kq]

Being gujarati and being slim/muscular are 2 things that cannot exist together. Stop the cap.

[@humblebee7979]

These "pot bellies" are also common in non-Indians in America. My family in India are vegetarian and very fit because they are farmers. The family members that moved to the US are larger and have protruding bellies because their diet now includes processed foods (still vegetarian) but their lifestyle is more sedentary.

[@TheKakamuka]

Indians- pot bellied or not have finally arrived! Thank you Dr. Berg for addressing this issue. As a South Indian aka carb loving vegetarian middle aged gal without a pot belly, I (too) am your fan! Thank you for what you do ❤❤❤❤ There have been recent studies on epigenetics linking the high incidence of high blood sugar/type II diabetes and cardiovascular diseases amongst Indians with the 24 plus major famines that our indian forefathers (and mothers :) ) underwent within a 50 year time frame during colonial rule. This genetic trait/polymorphism too has been suspected to be a key contributing to mid section obesity… esp with the high carb, heavy use of seed oils, processed junk food and uber sedentary lifestyle :(

[@erin79]

@TheKakamuka Would you be able to share links to those studies, or the names of them? I would love to look at those.

[@alexandrinamorris4685]

Yes please, I would love to read more on the subject!

[@jishasen7328]

You write well!!

[@shilpakrishnapriya]

@TheKakamuka , Nice write up dear. However, I believe that our forefathers and mothers went through more than 100 years of famine... maybe many more years than we assume....

[@MrBlobfish9]

I am an Indian sir.Thanks for taking care of India. Sir I have been following you since 2021.

[@adama9798]

Stop saying sir, saaaaar sar, saaaaar

[@headsup3]

Don't know if the belly can be Indian thing but this "Sir" is definitely a Indian thing😂

[@moodmeditation4458]

@@headsup3 Elder respect went too much. They even are supposed to touch feet.

[@MrBlobfish9]

He cured my cholesterol issue. I even lost weight because of him.. what is wrong if I call him sir. U should respect a person like Dr berg🙌🏻✨.

[@DVB1848]

@@moodmeditation4458 that’s how you respect your elders. People in the western countries don’t know how to respect their elders. I am of Indian origin living in the west since 56 years. So I know what I am talking about.

[@meerakrishnan1586]

Thanks for making a content on this much needed issue which most of the Indians, even the women face , the pot belly..

[@aariharenmahadevan8934]

I am an INDIAN..Please do more videos on how to solve health problems in India ...I got more benefits from your video..I was watching your video since 2 lockdown..

[@containedhurricane]

Many of them consume a massive amount of carbohydrates and don't do intermittent fasting

[@karthy257]

It's like more than 85% carbohydrates diet and plus sugar in every beverage and other nonsense

[@containedhurricane]

@@karthy257 Yes they eat many breads and drink too much sweet drinks

[@GuhaKashyap]

The elephant in the room is the grains Indians eat. In the 70s the 'green revolution ' persuaded folks to switch to Wheat and Rice, particularly Hybrids from the west . People switched away from traditional grains like Millets, Amaranth and Ragi and switched to this wholesale. Additionally even traditionally rice was eaten unpolished but now almost all rice is polished - leaving less nutrition. This and increased consumption of refined sugar instead of Jaggery which was consumed traditionally. The green revolution was the Indian edition of 'The great leap backwards'.

[@dr_mayookh_dave]

I am a practicing physician in India. One reason apart from what you tell us is endogenous depression which in india goes undiagnosed.

[@bonohyogurt]

0:50 "Elephant in the room". Well played, Dr. Berg, well played.

[@atrain3793]

Lol

[@ronaldparvanian6949]

I had a young friend from India I invited to the gym with me. He had a portruding belly. He told me such a belly was a sign of wealth and prosperity in his country.

[@thewhatorwhy]

Certainly not among those below 60. That is the last four generations.

[@kaiser1295]

That's older generation mentality. Young people are taking up exercise.

[@simonw75]

@@kaiser1295BS. The youngsters and those cretin students are lazier than ever!

[@jorty.]

I would think it is a sign of a fool😂 (when I hear someone say it is a sign of wealth etc.)🫣

[@king_h.3826]

Nowadays even the poor have potbelly because they get free rice and wheat from the govt.

[@ashlaunicaalpari4584]

My husband is Indian and YESSS FOR REAL…. he says he’s always had it… I tell him to lay off the white rice. He would eat white rice three times a day, like 2.5 - 3 cups each (a rounded over plate) with 1/4 cup curry which contains a few chunks of meat and a few chunks of vegetable. It’s mainly all fluid.

[@mikelarry2602]

So Indians eat sprouted seeds & nuts ?

[@Porkypies6m]

95% of the nutrients in rice is in the outer layer..eating white rice is just empty calories

[@royjohnson465]

Do you know about “resistant starch”, when Rice is refrigerated cold for 12 hours or frozen “after cooking the Rice”, then reheated the next day in the microwave or pot, the cold storage develops a “resistant starch” that will prevent the Rice from turning to body fat. I am not joking as this is a very serious thing. There is a study from Sri Lanka on KZbin about how to prepare Rice for “resistant starch”. There’s two steps to this, the first step is it is cooked with 1 teaspoon of coconut oil for every 1/2 cup of uncooked Rice.

[@B4UDAYउदय]

​@@royjohnson465interesting . Can you share any link to know more about resistant starch?

[@genericusername1365]

@@royjohnson465 Has nothing to do with coconut oil, which I do like, but I've heard some pundits say that the whole "resistant starch" thing is way exaggerated, and the benefits of refrigerating the starch are there, but are minimal, and don't make a huge difference. Hard to know what to believe, since you can hear opinions from different sides, all showing evidence and research studies, but all having different conclusions. Another problem with this is that since the person refrigerated the rice or pasta, they then think they can eat even more of it, so they still get fat.

[@MalluStyleMultiMedia]

I’m from Kerala, India. Our people eat a lot of beef, pork, chicken, fish, etc and we still have big belly 😂. The issue is rice, porotta, snacks, sweets, etc. We eat at the wrong times too. I just ate my dinner now at 11:55pm. We are also Not moving enough like our ancestors did. They needed the high carbs because they walked a lot and did a lot of manual labor and with the climate, we sweat a lot. I remember grandparents eating glucose powders often because their sugar keeps dropping. Now, with cars, AC, and many other technologies, many don’t get enough exercise.

[@sreejithnair6957]

Being a mallu, I totally agree with you

[@jitubarua007]

Well said.

[@shaniell.mathur6372]

It’s not about eating carbs or to much carbs , it’s about lack of cardio exercise/lack of strength training. So yes they eat carbs and all but they never burn it off , they just go to sleep . Indians need to do a combination of Cardio and strength training DAILY or at least 4 times a weak, for example running and push ups/pull ups OR the SURYA NAMASKAR Exercise which almost every Indian hates doing .

[@MrDonny469]

I'm Indian decent from Trinidad & Tobago, 100% vegetarian, to prevent a potbelly I fast for 14 hours and weight train 2 hours per day. It really is that simple!

[@SamHutton-mw9il]

Ok fair play, but there is nothing simple about weight training for 2 hours per day, that is a drastic change of lifestyle, for most people.

[@All-By-Myself]

Simple ?? 😂😂😂

[@umeshpatel3606]

you can not train intensiveley for 2 hours weights . you are wasting your time.max should be 1 hour,unless your juicing

[@gshrdy5415]

I agree, you just spend 2 hours in gym, thats really good, you don't need to sweat for two hours, just spend time, it does help.

[@briannantais4477]

Working in health care for 30 years, I have always noticed this as well. Things that are observed with patients over a long period of time. Inflammatory diet is cause of so many health issues. Thank you for putting it out there so we can learn.

[@murtaza105]

The main issue is in Indian diet. They consume a diet high in carbohydrates.

[@jakecarroll5]

This is literally it. Humans are Hyper Carnivores. 70-80% of our food is going to be animal products to be optimal. Fiber isn't needed, once you try Carnivore you realize you feel like you are eating what you are suppose to. I actually don't need to eat for pleasure anymore because my energy levels are perfectly stabilized. I add some extended fasts in there wit organic Bone Broth and its fucking fantastic.

[@BalkanManic]

And 💩 generics

[@beingsshepherd]

Don't most Westerners also? 🤔

[@murtaza105]

@beingsshepherd Yes, this is a global issue. Westerners eat donuts and burgers made up of white bread. We can eradicate diseases such as type 2 diabetes and belly fat by just eliminating simple carbs from our diet. I reversed my type 2 diabetes and lost some extra fat by cutting off carbs and increasing protein and a good fat diet.

[@headsup3]

No the big change is people used to work physically now no activity.

[@spartans3060]

As an Indian, I agree with Dr. Berg. We are vegetarian however potato, rice and wheat chapati are 3 major ingredients of our everyday diet. Esp. rice and chapati, which are pure carbs obviously. In villages you will see lean and fit people but in Urban City, with desk jobs, stress and rice and chapati it's obvious to gain belly. Note: Indian vegetarian food is not oily, not at all. It's just at festivals and weddings we mainly eat special rich food which is oil fried, along with sugary deserts.Else everyday our regular homemade food is not sugary and oily.

[@AnilKumar-id9nj]

I am an indian. Was in india recently and was thinking abt the same exact question and today i got the ans

[@AtlasAtlas-r6s]

Why you like white people so much and respect them so much you almost worship them is it because they are beautiful with blue eyes and green eyes and blonde hair

[@joshmachine2505]

Its wrong answer.

[@neuro_physics6844]

This is full of false equivalencies. Gorillas are vegetarian and they have big bellies but they don't have fatty liver disease. So, to claim big bellies = fatty liver is false. Chimpanzees are mostly vegetarian, they a very small amount of meat very rarely. So, their small bellies are not because they eat meat. It is becasue they eat a lot of fruit which can be digested more quickly (without fermentation) while gorillas eat a lot of fiberous veggies that we humans can't digest. Human diet is even more nutrition rich than chimps. Goats, gorillas and other animals have big bellies but not because they are fat, but because they have to eat food that takes a long time to digest. Humans have big bellies because of the opposite reason, they eat very high calorie food and do very little exercise. Whle the wealty and sedentary Indians have big bellies, vast majority of Indians are not wealthy or sedentary and they are very slim, even though they too are vegetarian. Finally, plenty of meat eaters are pretty fat. Dogs and cats can get very fat on meat heavy food without any veggies or grains. Fact is, meat heavy diet causes a lot of problems for the heart and reduces lifespan, and it is not sustainable for the planet.

[@ShadesAwayYT]

Poojeet coping

[@mistayuto]

I live in Australia which has a very big Indian population and this is true for not only the Indian people here, but for the vast majority of people living here.

[@seancaird526]

They eat an Indian diet?

[@ItsShahed17]

@@seancaird526 Most certainly not as often as they would do back in India.

[@supremeleader6837]

The problem isn't having a belly which people from all around the world do. The problem is this skinny fat physique, which uniquely indians have

[@squidjames7735]

@@seancaird526 ... nah mate, meat pies, sangers/bangers, and extra sweet cakes for morning and afternoon tea, hell even after dinner!

[@indrajoseph1540]

While explanation may be true but Pot belly among us Indians has also to do with great famines in the past, not very long ago till 1960s. Lean and thin were people who perished first, its natural selection of pot bellied who survived and the genes passed on while millons perished to bones and skins. Till very recent 20 years ago, thin people were subject of ridicule and pot belly were called "khatey pitey ghar ka" - "belonging to rich family".

[@animemafia2085]

That's not At all true evolution takes thousands even millions of year, as for pot belly if you watch the whole video is due to blotting of stomach due to fermenting food. Even underweight people have pot bell even when it's not filled with fat.

[@mist383]

He is not talking about evolution. He is talking about natural selection and it can happen in a matter of a few decades. Read about "Industrial Melanism". I think what that person has said certainly has a lot of substance. ​@@animemafia2085

[@vijaysiddiah-ig8rm]

Indians primarily eat cooked vegetarian food. Not raw greens. Eating a rabbit food is unheard of to most Indians. I am not saying Indians should not change the way we are eating, but gamines had a big part to creating pot bellies Indians.We are not talking about famines during colonial period. Famines existed long before the British colonized india.

[@mark2073]

They deep fry everything

[@shivik98]

in ghee

[@deepsss]

Not necessary to eat meat. I don't agree with you Dr. Berg about meat. Eat satvic foods. Do some yoga. Do intermittent fasting. And atleast 2 days in a month on full moon and no moon day be on fast for the entire day and eat only one light meal in the night. This is not new. This was followed in India from many generations. Potbelly is made by machines . Before people used to do all their work. Washing clothes, making flour and many sorts of work by themselves. No stress too. And also the major problem is allopathic medicines which are used like 🍬 in India. Maybe lot of allopathic medicines are making potbellies. Think in that angle. If you are not able to digest plant based foods then cook and eat. But that is the only diet free of cruelty. Eat simple veg food

[@junaidmuhammed5740]

Swami Sivananda did all of the above. He was more than ample.

[@SolarCookingGermany]

I'm not Indian, I do not function without meat. Enjoying our meals also contributes to our mood and general well-being

[@deepsss]

@@SolarCookingGermany if you like non veg I would say eat it. But should not influence others who are vegeterians to eat non veg food. Thing is we don't know why their ancestors started this tradition. People who are sick are advised to eat non inflammatory foods which is basically vegetarian food. May be those ancestors found that their sickness is because of non veg and they stopped and implemented it as a rule so that upcoming generations follow the same to avoid any health risks.

[@deb2607]

​​@@deepsssMeat is necessary for our health. Do not spread misinformation. Besides protein, meat has many micronutrients absent in plants such as Vitamin B12, Vitamin B6, Vitamin B3 , Zinc and many more. These vitamins are only found in animal sources such as meat and eggs. These are required for smooth functioning of our neuromuscular system and helps in producing many hormones required by our body. And regarding cruelty, theres cruelty in growing crops, hundreds of ground animals are poisoned and smoked to grow our crops. Large number of squirrels are killed to grow almonds and other nuts. Farming is possible only after destroying a large ecosystem of animals. So there's always cruelty in growing crops. Also most of the fertilizers used in growing our crops comes from wastes from butcher shops like bone, blood and feathers. Also I would like to say nobody exactly knows what comes under Satwik, Rajasik and Tamasik foods. People have been adding and removing foods in these 3 categories since time immemorial.

[@RitamBhattacharya-z3f]

I am a student after understanding the typical Indian diet problem I decided I had to do something so that in long term I don't face any serious problems but due to study and other things I can't maintain a proper diet. So I started having a low carb High protein diet. I started eating appropriate protein fish chicken and eggs according to my body weight and halfed the carbohydrates that I consume. Yes maybe there's not much change in shape still. But believe me I feel a lot better than ever.

[@aschoolofthought7262]

What is the Health of your kidneys now?

[@RitamBhattacharya-z3f]

@@aschoolofthought7262 much better

[@Dipj01]

​@@aschoolofthought7262his kidneys are likely fine. They only get effected when one consumes MONSTROUS amounts of protein. Same way if a vegetarian consumes monstrous amounts of fats/carbs, he'll get fatty liver. Everything should be taken in moderation.

[@mouzzamahmad2171]

I m indian we eat high carb diet. I lost 24lbs in 48 days Alhamdulillah by following dr Jason and both bergs . I did 2 times 3day water fast 2 times 2day fast few Chet days omad rest of the day. I consume low carb high fat and protein diet i also drink acv and green tea

[@misterpappy1552]

Nice topic. But I would like to also know why do most chinese and japanese have such slim bodies since they eat mostly rice(carbs)?

[@AT.micah_12]

maybe because they workout daily? like jogging and gym is a common thing there

[@unripeamerican4117]

They walk/work a lot.

[@CarschA]

Because they consume a lot of meat (not just vegetables and rice) such as pork.

[@xeropunt5749]

@@AT.micah_12nah. coconut oils, chili, garlic & ginger perhaps.

[@AT.micah_12]

@@xeropunt5749 do u know that korean youtuber Tzuyang??, she mukbang a lot ,upload daily , and stay thin lmao,