Why Koreans Are So Skinny (6 Diet Tips)

[@DavidPaulMorgan]

I agree about the 'appearance' segment. Recently my motivation was really low, I was not shaving or getting a decent haircut - basically just neglecting myself and at the same time was putting off the gym and overeating. my 'mood' (not motivation?) was really low - the British weather doesn't help, but we're getting more sunny frosty days, which helps 🙂

[@kguyrampage95]

some of your advice I've been a little on the fence about, but I think your points here are 100% correct. definitely matches my observations and speculation about different cultures anyways.

[@thecrimsonrocker8344]

I find your videos really helpful and entertaining. You cover a lot of topics that I find interesting and give them your personal twist. I also enjoy your way of presenting and narrating. Best of luck in the future work!

[@EsmeCarr]

I’m here now and the walking man the WALKING I think I’ve done my quota for the year. Love it though and the cafe culture is insane!

[@user-dt2zc4yy7s]

Korea doesn't have the lowest rate of obesity in the world, Vietnam does, but your point still stands

[@iu2]

By "world," he means the OECD countries. Vietnam is not part of OECD, and Vietnam's obesity rate is probably higher than impoverished nations, for obvious reasons.

[@hihihi6238]

@@iu2 There are only 38 OECD countries, out of 195 countries in the world. So by saying "lowest obesity rate in the world" this is a totally inaccurate representation of "world".

[@sensid-iwnl-5201]

@@hihihi6238 OECD are the countries that matter

[@hihihi6238]

@@sensid-iwnl-5201 Yep, China, Russia, Singapore etc. don't matter.

[@George-mz8ct]

@@sensid-iwnl-5201You are the personification of stupidity.

[@CodyCha]

Sugar is the main cause of obesity, not fat. Korea was skinny long before cafe culture and high beauty standards.

[@alexl0890]

No oil is. A tablespoon of oil is higher in calories than a tablespoon of sugar.

[@CodyCha]

@ calories is not the cause of obesity. There are good calories (whole food) and bad calories (processed food and sugar). 1 ounce of almonds have more calories than 12 ounce coke. One is healthy for you, the other makes you fat. Obesity is 99% caused by sugar triggering insulin spike.

[@CodyCha]

@ calories is not the cause of obesity. There are good calories (whole food) and bad calories (processed food and sugar). 1 ounce of almonds have more calories than 12 ounce coke. One id healthy for you, the other makes you fat. Obesity is 99% caused by sugar triggering insulin spike.

[@youngsahm03]

@@alexl0890 There are many delicious oil in our foods. Only it is healthy oils like perilla or sesame oil. We’ve known for a long time how healthy certain oils are. Also many our soup broths are high in fat from bone marrow but people eat it for the healthy collagen and other nutrients..

[@Bombasticbabygirl]

Exactly. Fats don’t cause you to be fat. This calories in calories out nonsense is so outdated

[@DonStephon]

I love it! Thanks for the video!

[@bryceehret8149]

I'm not gonna lie I would live in Korea in a heartbeat it looks nice

[@v3nom651]

I saw your Instagram and it's pretty fire, can you make a video about "how to make an aesthetic Instagram" ? Thanks!

[@ThePeterEffect]

Great video as always. You’re a huge inspiration!

[@tb9144]

We should not rely on lower-calorie versions of real food. They are expensive, taste much worse, and are not as satisfying. Fat is essential in our nutrition. Just eating real, unprocessed food is a much better approach. For example, why would you not eat nuts, full-fat dairy, and high-fatty fish? A low-fat diary is actually proven not to support weight loss-yes, it has fewer calories, but such a switch will make you crave more food, and your daily calories will still match.

[@sharpasacueball]

"real unprocessed food" is pretty much lower-calorie versions of food Americans and Europeans eat today lol

[@DeanTran-y6g]

In Asian countries, they people tend to be more bias. For example, a singer who has a great voice but does not have the looks will never be on the same fame level as a singer who has a mediocre voice.

[@sebastian3004]

Same everywhere in the world. Ugly and fat people don't get treated well. I bet Hollywood only casts people with talents and don't care about their appearances ROFL

[@jiminswriter4209]

Talented singers will have longer careers. Looks are not enough.

[@TheRealEnrique1]

Holy shit haha didn’t know iced americanos were popular in Korea 😂 it’s my favorite drink, sadly even more than water sometimes

[@AlexC595]

In Korea, I walked a lot more but I also have a happier life so I don't eat as much as I did during the pandemic in the US. In Korea, I ended up fasting a lot without realizing it. But I heard pastries in Korea uses a lot of sugar so I don't know what to say about this topic.

[@sharpasacueball]

Yeah pastries are treated as snacks and aren't eaten as meals

[@brahamwijaya1039]

Unrealistic beauty standards, body dysmorphia and anorexia helps with being skinny in some countries LOL

[@testingnow144]

It obviously doesn't since European countries, Australia, New Zealand, and the US have the highest percentage of anorexia per capita. Yet those places all have much higher rate of obesity per capita than Korea.

[@saturated3821]

@@testingnow144 You're talking about ~diagnosed~ anorexia though. Disordered eating is super common in Korea, especially in the entertainment industry because the pressure to look a certain way is heavy.

[@jiminswriter4209]

​​@@saturated3821 Most Koreans have the genetics, diet, and lifestyle to be naturally thin. Most Koreans are thin by eating a healthy diet, avoiding a lot of processed food, and not overeating. They also walk more due to convenient public transportation. No, disordered eating is not super common in Korea. Koreans are usually healthy.

[@saturated3821]

@@jiminswriter4209 just like it isn't the plastic surgery capital of the world, right? You can't say the pressures don't exist and influence people. The fact that ~in Korea~ a big deal isn't made about the absolutely crazy diets celebrities do, so they'll just casually mention them? It says something about the general culture around unhealthy dieting.

[@testingnow144]

@@saturated3821 Only way you are going to get accurate data on any illness is though officially "diagnosed" data. Or else you are just winging it. Also, what you say is not unique to Korean entertainment business. I would argue the pressure is much worse in Hollywood and American entertainment industry.

[@pastelyouth81]

If I have Korean food everyday I will blow up. Also the sodium content is insane. I really had to figure out my diet and it’s high protein, low fat and high complex carbs. I can’t have 3 bowls of rice everyday, although I wish. Also weight training has leaned me out more than any type of cardio. To each his own. And yes obsession with image has motivated me so that is spot on.

[@sharpasacueball]

Eating lots of salt is fine if you are a healthy person

[@BoneKichi123]

I feel like in Korea that vitality and youthful look is more desired and respected, whereas in western nations (US, UK and Australia) that rough masculine look (beard, being bigger) is more respected among men.

[@takumouwwu6516]

sunday is my favorit day of the cauz of your videos Mr.Wanhee

[@EvanZamir]

Learn how to make Korean tofu soup and your leanness journey will kick into high gear.

[@darlenedevegan7401]

I believe Japan is number one

[@JohnDoe-z2r]

5:37 good

[@argotheslicer1654]

Amazing advice

[@DonStephon]

I was in Korea town in LA getting my car fixed and the Korean mechanic said, “Why are you so fat? Stop eating so much and drink a little milk before bed. At your height you should be about my size ( thin like me). It was forward but I was not offended.

[@FreePianoLessons]

You're so cute:)

[@skk3441]

I don’t fully agree with the idea that Koreans are uniquely obsessed with appearances. Yes, revealing clothing in Korea might attract a few more judgmental looks, but you could experience the same in New York if you're dressed unconventionally. I see this more as a city-versus-countryside culture difference rather than a Korea-versus-Western difference. Many KZbinrs and outsiders focus on Seoul, but outside of the capital, people tend to be more relaxed about appearance. That said, beauty standards do seem higher in Korea, partly because younger people prioritize looks and have better access to skincare and beauty shops. I also wonder if Korea’s 'conformity culture' influences beauty standards. Just as different body types, like the Kardashian look and a slender physique, are popular in the U.S., Korean men have diverse preferences too.

[@saturated3821]

I have to point out that the Kardashians are totally not immune to beauty standards, which change. The may have popularized the BBL, but now that the pendulum has swung back towards more of the heroine chic look of the 90s, they've either reversed the BBLs or at least stopped getting top ups, it's obvious from pictures.

[@rocketrabbit69]

fat shaming just works!

[@jiminswriter4209]

It doesn't.

[@letsgowalk]

I was in Korea recently, and surprised to see how many coffee cafés there are compared to tea shops, since tea is a more traditional Asian drink.

[@jh_pk]

Asia where? Southeast? East? Asia is way too big to describe something like a traditional Asian thing. Tea I guess is never Korean tradition in it history

[@letsgowalk]

@jh_pk Obviously East Asia, which Korea is a part of. If you want to include South Asia, Chai is popular, and for Southeast Asia, there is Thai tea.

[@jiminswriter4209]

​@@jh_pk Tea is traditional to Korea.

[@Aaron-uz4rl]

The real reason is the obsession with appearance. It's culture - in the West we can't accept our obesity epidemic is caused by culture. We can only imagine it's something about our food. It isn't

[@nicobsm111saintmichel7]

They are not mutually exclusive. The 'food' in the U.S. is quite bad with a high percentage of non-food items: artificial flavours, colouring, additives...e,g, (US) Kellogg cereals (company) sold in Europe has far less ingredients due to less (aformentioned) rubbish; Subway (US) in Europe cannot label their bread as such due to their high sugar content...Starbuck coffee drinks just have Italian names (most are made-up) but have US XXXXXL sizes compare to Itralian (European version)...and not to mention the copious sizes of meals...

[@Aaron-uz4rl]

The problem is that food in Korea is as chemically atrocious and as junky as food in the West. Sure, traditional Korean food is healthy (but so is Western), but that's not the majority of what people eat. What you say about Europe is true - but Japan, which is thinner than Europe and America, allows MORE artificial chemicals in their food than even America.

[@jiminswriter4209]

​@@Aaron-uz4rl Most people eat healthfully in Korea. Junk food is eaten more by teens, but even they eat more healthy food by comparison.

[@rebeccaalves4796]

So looking forward to my first trip to South Korea next year! Would love to see where you like to go for coffee, restaurant, museums!

[@InTeCredo]

Kimchi is the answer...

[@disintegrate1077]

Amazing video and all, but where did you get the Varsity Jacket @ 0:35 !! Looks awesome man. Keep it up.

[@janewen7131]

Asain food is lower in Calories

[@iu2]

0:09 "Korea, in fact, has the lowest obesity rate in the world." That's impossible, considering impoverished nations have very low obesity rates like Ethiopia.l and Madagascar. Korea may have the lowest obesity rate amongst the OECD countries, not the world. But the rate is increasing due to the influence of the terrible western, fast-food diet: sugar. More Koreans are eating dessert (pancakes, waffles, syrup, candy, bread) and other high-caloric cakes for breakfast and snacks, just like the Americans, and their soda cans have become the same size as those sold in the US: 355 mL (12 oz). Soda used to only be sold in smaller 250 mL cans in Korea.

[@hihihi6238]

He's definitely wrong. The least obese country in the world is Vietnam. Its obesity rates stands at only 2.08%, which is lower than South Korea (6.73%), and significantly lower than the U.S. (42.87%)

[@iu2]

@hihihi6238 And youre definitely not correct either. Vietnam is not an OECD nation. And, Vietnam does not have the lowest in the world. That would be impossible. Famine-stricken and impoverished nations have the lowest obesity rates. Vietnam is neither.

[@hihihi6238]

@@iu2 Google Global Health Observatory Prevalence of obesity among adults by World Health Organisation. Vietnam is the lowest, even moreso than poverty-stricken nations.

[@sebastian3004]

@@hihihi6238 Look they don't have money to be FAT even if they wanted. In your logic, North Korea is #1 for sure.

[@davidpark2509]

Koreans are small boned they are naturally skinnier than ethiopiana

[@DeenCentre]

Wanhee grew up in the UK? wow you learn something new everyday

[@DavidPaulMorgan]

can't you tell by parts of his accent? it jumps out to me 🙂

[@DeenCentre]

@@DavidPaulMorgan perhaps im just slow 🤣

[@antonywerner3018]

interesting i had asumed that the Favorit drink woud be tea like in Japan or China. And one other thing thats interesting in comperison in Germany we scan also people who look defierend as what be woud assum but mostly as a thing of interessed not too judge.

[@hainoooo]

If you watch K-dramas, you would think that the favorite drink is sujo. And alcohol has a lot of pointless calories

[@바둑-n8j]

모슷 옵 코리아 아저씨 아 낫 스키니, 액쉘리.😂 벗 더 어메리칸 띵크 데이아 스키니...메비.

[@yyeo__niii]

you forgot for being grateful to wake up in the morning,,

[@Pabloh1991]

My god, if that is overweight im in the fackin shiet xD

[@angelinebrown5999]

😂😂😂😂😂 same here

[@youngsahm03]

It’s funny because you with long hair and beard look very Korean, like a true Joseon man. But now the style is more westernized and conservative as an idea of modern.

[@Sid-s1n]

I am a guy i want to muscular and robust not skinny

[@j2174]

Cooked crispy bacon isn't actually that high in calories.

[@hainoooo]

Forgive me no offence, but if you watch K-dramas, you would think that the favourite drink is sujo (alcohol). And alcohol has a lot of unnecessary calories. Also, I think South Korea has only become an emerging nation in the last 50 years. Before that, there just wasn't enough food to grow fat and tall. At the moment, Koreans are still benefiting from their inherited DNA.

[@Kumulmeskis]

The amount of eateries in Seoul is mindblowing. Also many Korean sauces that they marinate the food in are so sweet and caramel like…

[@melancholicflaneur23]

they are skinny only if you compare koreans with americans....

[@chrisbrief]

first 🖤

[@VaterLore]

🇹🇷

[@jktealord]

Fatty

[@neiloshea1828]

I’m pretty shocked that you are so misinformed about food and metabolism. Eating more fat doesn’t make you fatter because it is more caloric. In fact eating more fat and fewer carbohydrates will cause you to lose weight. A calorie of protein is not equal to a calorie of fat or a calorie of alcohol or carb. They are all metabolized differently in the body.

[@alexl0890]

Weight is simply calories in and calories out no matter what you eat.

[@indianasage]

Yes, they are metabolized differently. But if you’re eating enough fat such that it puts you in a calorie surplus, you’ll gain weight. Fat is calorically dense. Imagine trying to eat your regular 2200 calories (as an example), but you put a bit more mayo on your sandwich than usual, more peanut butter in your smoothie, more nuts in your oats. Those all add up really fast.

[@jiminswriter4209]

Healthy fat burns fat. Unhealthy fat doesn't.

[@TheNamronTV]

First

[@Creamy360]

I’m a Westerner married to a Korean and the country has some issues: for instance she is literally against gay marriage and says it’s a sin. This is obviously conditioned in her mindset from her background

[@iu2]

@Creamy360 Arrogance and ignorance. Please get off that lofty pedestal you put yourself and your country on. Your country is certainly no better than Korea. I'm very certain gay marriage was also viewed as sinful in your native country at one time or another. 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♀️🤦

[@TV-ll3kh]

I think you married a Christian.

[@브라이안PR]

@Creamy360 I can understand what you're saying. I am also Western married to a Korean and also living here 🇰🇷 my wife is Catholic, yet she is really open-minded with gay people. Her family is also the same, I guess it depends on how they were raised

[@singhjasbeer5216]

Just want to ask if any one among you can answer. Why there are so few Buddhists in Korea while in neighbouring China, Taiwan & Japan Buddhism is practiced by large number of people.

[@브라이안PR]

@singhjasbeer5216, from what I can understand, is that it is a fading religion here in Korea, and most of its practicers are the old generation or old ppl. Not many young people are engaging in it, from what I can see