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Was heading towards obesity as a teenager, but turned it around by getting away from processed foods. Now, at 43, I've been slim and athletic for 23 years. We live in a toxic food environment

That's so sad. Perfect example of how rampant consumerism, corruption, and greed is destroying the world.

This was fascinating. I had not previously heard of Nauru. I have been to Hawaii a couple of times and did notice that many of the native people tended towards the extremes, being either very fit or very obese. Hawaii also became a recipient of Spam as a survival food during World War II when supplies were tight. Now it is considered a native Hawaiian staple food, which was never the original purpose.

Nauru can teach us one more thing, what will happen when the world deplete it's main resources.

In primary school, one of our English comprehension essays we were asked to read and memorise was about Nauru and how it was a paradise where food healthcare and education was free. Damn

I recently moved to a rural farming community from Los Angeles. Plenty of wild game and excellent fishing. I literally watched my steer grazing in a pasture 4 miles from my house and eat from my garden. I've eliminated virtually all processed food from my diet and absolutely NO sodas or sugar drinks at 63 yo i dont take any medication at all and i feel great and love to run my sideline hobby business doing leather repairs, boot and shoe and handbag repair. Just focus on eliminating all ultra processed foods and stay active is the key to good health.

One of the factors you didn’t mention, is how the ‘bad meat’ is forced on the islands through trade agreements. If you delve into the trade agreements Nauru had/has there are elements in it that require them to take lamb flap & turkey tail. Samoa tried to get that part of the TPPA taken out for the sole reason that their people are becoming obese due to the types of food they are forced to take. Naturally the other trading partners, America in particular, said they would exclude Samoa if they didn’t take the crap meats. Large countries control all means of outside income & investment so they can easily strong arm small countries into agreeing to things they don’t want.

These islands are usually food deserts, everything has to be imported at a very high cost....so cheap processed foods is the way to go. Colonization is a huge factor to the collapse.

When I lived in the USA i noticed drastic cultural differences in this regard compared to my native country of Finland. I was skinny and ate healthy and worked out, I enjoyed walking and exercise. People asked me why I would eat healthy and exercise, I was skinny after all. I had no idea how to respond to this. I did not have a car so I would often have to walk for several miles to the nearest supermarket. I liked going to Walmart in the middle of the night because people could not see me walking and would not shout things at me. During the day I combatted unwanted harrassment by dressing as a man. Here no one bats an eye if I walk 20km a day for pleasure and to run errands. They might be impressed but no one thinks that I am mental because of that.

Hello, I'm the researcher mentioned near the start, offering here a few corrections. There's a lot to like in this video (esp. the way it tries to look beyond individual responsibility for nutritional health), but some corrections are also needed: - It's not guano; it's marine phosphate. As far as I can tell, the bird sh!t myth can trace to an anti-Nauru PR campaign that coincided with the ICJ case for rehabilitation of mined lands. - Why is it unusual that a nation might invest in things like international property, cars, universal dental and healthcare? - Colonial authorities were careful to ensure educational attainment of islanders was nowhere near that of their own nations. Imagine how this might tip the scales for companies and governments from nations like Australia for decades following Nauru's political independence... - Important not to confound national wealth with individual wealth. These are not the same. For the most part, individual wealth on Nauru, even in the nation's wealthy days, was pretty modest apart from a few big landowners and a few corrupt people. Mostly comes down to how mining royalites are distributed. - There is no evidence of farming in the past. Or breadfruit. Pandanus, fish and Noddy birds, yes. - Positive energy balance is not a fundamental law when it comes to human physiology, in fact no proof exists and it is likely more complex. -The quality of Spam has changed over time too (fun fact: tins of corned beef used to contain the highest quality cuts of meat!). - Quoting me, you are not far off, just please bear in mind I was specifically talking about fresh veg and availability on a low budget at a specific moment in time. - Nauru isn't in Polynesia, it is in Micronesia. Although those divisions are colonial and not terribly useful anyway. - We actually don't know much about Nauruan physical activity in the past so can't claim that the nation is more sedentary than the past. - The "laziness" lines, as far as I can tell, trace to the same negative PR campaign I mention above. There is no evidence that the people of Nauru are lazy. - The poster at the end is from one of my papers and the claim about the kids who made it is not really true. It does have a neat story though! - The selection of images and footage only shows part of the story (and some isn't Nauru); for a different take, for instance, check out some footage of the Aussie Rules Footy matches on the island; the athleticism is incredible. Always happy to try to answer any questions if useful.

Ancient Polynesian pacific sailers went through bouts of famine on the open sea, so they evolved to have a very low metabolism to survive the long voyage on the ocean. Modern day Polynesian low metabolism combined with western processed foods causes them to be obese.

I was not familiar with this situation, and I’d say Josh was the best man to deliver the story. You haven’t missed yet, man! Always love your work 💪

Another example of big corps raping the land and walking away with no responsibility to clean up their mess. This infuriates me!

Spam tastes awful to me. It's a mystery went so many people love it. I'd rather have the fresh fish.

Man. Your videos are getting crazy good. Keep up the good work Josh. I been learning a lot from them.

The wait is always worth it for your videos. So faciating and good quality every time!

As a fellow guy who was 145kg at only 17 i really appreciate the vid and hope all fellow guys who are overweight i wish them luck on their journey

Thank you Josh. I live for your videos. I have known about the Naruan environmental and health crisis for quite some time.. it’s so sad

I think it's really important to show this side of the story, and relating it globally. Great video.

Love these investigative deep dives!

This has been one of the most informative videos I’ve ever seen. Thank you very much for researching and presenting this. Great job!

I can see your videos improve and that you take a lot of time to create them. Thanks for putting so much energy and time into them. Great stuff. Totally interesting❤🎉 Hope you'll be able to do more videos. You're doing great. 🎉

Keep going mate. You are rocking it. I always enjoy watching your videos with my jaw down.

Awesome video as always Josh. Ben was a great inclusion, I hadn't heard of him until today but you've earned him a new subscriber. The only way your documentaries could improve is if you travelled and spoke to people yourself, so I hope things go so well for you you're able to do that one day

I have seen Netflix/Disney+/Amazon shows with less effort and quality than this. Amazing job!

Is it just me, or does anyone else here want to visit Nauru to understand them further?

Thank you for making this short documentary, and for being so respectful about the issue. Your professionalism, fresh information, and flawless editing have made me an instant subscriber - glad KZfaq recommended you!

The quality of your content is refreshing, Impressive and captivating. keep it up Josh.

Fantastic video as usual man!

Great video as always bruther 🤝

Excellent video! Thank you for this informative and insightful video.

If there are people on the island that don’t know where diabetes comes from, it’s not their fault. I hope there’s an organization who can help rebuild the fields of the island.

Thank you for this extremely well made video, once again ! There are so many evidence pointing that westernised processed food diet is mostly responsible for weight gain, that I wonder why this is not teached in elementary and high school.

Such great content! I really appreciate all the work you put into your videos, it shows ❤

I am amazed by all the effort, time and research you put into your videos. It clearly shows your passion and dedication to a healthier lifestyle. It's all about decision making and making sustainable choices that has a major and positive impact long term. Last but not least... giving the middle finger to the food industry who continuously don't make an effort to make healthier food cheaper and easily accessible.

Thanks Josh for another quality video!

I literally just found about The Cook Islands which is also heavily heavily obese. I think it's up to ~80%. Curious there's another tiny island country that's even worse.

The British reached an island, they didn't discover it.

Great video, as usual! Thanks for the early release.

Very informative and well polished, thank you

Excellent video! Keep up the good work Josh 👍

Man that's sad to hear, especially 12:03. Hopefully Nauru is able to grow their own food again at some point

Great video mate, interesting to see you do a historical deep dive!

Great video yet again, keep it up!

What an absolute tragedy, I feel so sorry for the Nauruian people

awesome work bro, this is an interesting documentary

great video! and amazing editing as always!

Hey Josh. I just want to tell you that your transformation inspired me to turn my life around, thank you mate. It's apparent with this and all your other videos that you put in real hard work. I believe you have and will continue to greatly (positively) impact the fitness community.

Geez, just when you think the US actually is the number 1 country in the world at *something*, along comes Nauru.

Top notch as always

Thanks for the video and the effort Really enjoyed it 👍🏻

Fascinating, instructive, and helpful. Another awesome video!

I want to say also part of it ise that being bigger means youre well to do when it first happens. Ive noticed it in several cultures including my family, haitian, where at first everyone gets really big untill the health issues pop up. I could omagine the sudden abundance of leisure time and process food felt like jack pot/party .

Thank you for another well made video. Informative as always!

Commenting for the algorithm, this was a fantastically made video!

Gluttony isn't healthy

Very sad the way society is going

Another absolutely excellent video.

Another excellently produced video

*_"Gluttony is defined as excess in eating and drinking. Although eating and drinking for pleasure is not seen as sinful, eating or drinking to excess beyond reason is a sin. Drunkenness, which is caused by excessive consumption of intoxicating beverages, is considered a type of gluttony."_* You can lead a glutton to a buffet, but you can't make them stop eating.

What about restoring the island's soil so that food can be grown again. Then even Jackfruit could be grown there. Restoring the island's environment should be a be priority.

Another really great video

engaging content, well researched and presented. I had my doubts after seeing the titles and thumbnails of some of your other videos thinking this was more clickbait fitness advice. I was happy to be surprised that these are thoughtful, insightful and present information from many sides. Keep it up!

I wish I hadn’t been food deprived as a child but I was …. This has lead to a life long struggle with food and overeating. Psychology plays a huge roll in how we consider and what we connect to food. You always have to try to be your best self that’s important, no matter what you’ve been through.

I remember messing around with Google Earth, and found Nauru by pinching randomly around the ocean, decided to look it up, was amazed at the history of this tiny corrupt island.

A very informative and a much needed video. Great work❤

Thanks Josh, good work!

I didn't know about this island but I found it really sad because certain people of power took advantage of this island and those who live there.. Yes it's sad about the obesity problem, but that is every where.. Thank you for explaining the reasons in Nauru.

It’s crazy, my Samoan side of the family including me, we are all hella tall, 5’10 to 7 foot, and we are all solid muscle, we can gain fat fast if we neglected our health, but we build muscle real fast and can keep it

Amazing stuff buddy

Great video man

Nice video, Josh! I love how informative your videos are 😊 I have a video suggestion: the epidemic of diet foods (fat-free/ sugar-free/processed vegan foods like imitation meat in freezer/low-fat or sugar anything) and why dietitians still promote these foods to the majority even though their ingredients are harmful.

How many psychopathic business men ruined entire countries , cultures and nations and actually continue to do so beyond me.

Great video. Well researched. Well presented.

It's sad to see this happen to my people bro

Imagine living your entire life eating turkey tales, mutton flaps and spam as your meat, thinking it’s the best thing in the world, and never eating good cuts of meat. What a loss in every way.

Great work. Thanks for the video

Love your content style and edition. Keep going!

I think they should eat alot of seafood cause it's a island.

A lot of people living in these places shown at the 5:00 mark were introduced to this dietary lifestyle during WW2. For example, the Japanese had captured the Marshall Islands and treated the islanders horribly, when the U.S. eventually arrived and kicked the Japanese out, the islanders were given rice, spam and other foods that weren't perishable. They fell in love with spam and consume it to this day along with the natives of Guam and Samoa. The people were so grateful for the American assistance and so trusting of their good intent that they allowed them to conduct nuclear tests on their atolls, one atoll, Enewetak was so radioactive it was covered in an 18 inch deep concrete dome called The Runit Dome. Between 1946 and 1958, the United States detonated 67 bombs there, some nuclear, some biological. Since the government couldn't test their munitions over areas populated by white people the optimum course was to test them in the middle of the Pacific Ocean where only brown people lived. I know the video is about diet, I just had to mention that.

Another informative banger 👌

One of the most interesting and educational and just plain absorbing videos out there, always yes looking forward to the nest one , thanks

When the sealevels rise, it will be remembered as ''Fatlantis''

this is tragic. The US could be in this situation in time.

Awesome information

Yet another genius video! Thank you

1:10 "They traded for alcohol, cigarettes and guns...After a drunken shooting." 🤣🤣

They essentially destroyed the island by taking their natural resources. Then after made their island into a food desert like many I still can’t find my poor areas in the United States.

Thank you so much for the information and I will definitely listen to the podcast on the book you suggested

Excellent video- great research and footage.

Heart-breaking ! Everyone who profited from the phosphate industry needs to re-wild and restore Nauru's environment ...and this is not just an evironment crime , but a crime against an innocent people ill prepared for Capitalisms brutal and ruthless forces. The world should assist to right this great wrong ! NOTE- obesity isn't just a metter of calories in and calories out . The impact of insulin is vital.This is why having a calorific diet high in fat and moderate in protein and very low in carbs can trigger incredible weight loss , especially if breakfast is not consumed which creatures a greater fasting period with no insulin spike. While a Keto diet is not one to be maintained for life it could save the people of Nauru

I nowadays trying to eat less processed and sweet foods. And it is very helpful in loosing the weight i gained during covid time and over eating because of my lonely time working in a different place. I'm more conscious of what I'm eating. I eat that junk food but I have limited them to 3-5 times a month. And trying to eat naturally grown things rather than highly processed things.

Another fascinating video!

So glad I discovered your channel. Subscribed ❤

Even WORSE than Samoa??? Deeeeeeeeeeeeeeym!

The western diet spreading to other countries has devastating effect... I used to risk in the middle East... As the Western fast food and processed junk has increased, so have waistlines

Amazing and very informational video bro 👍

This is an excellent video! It is very well researched, and all parts are broken down brilliantly. Thank you for an informative video. You have contributed something positive to society!

Weird to not see germany in the obesity statistic, i think its because it used to be 2 countries and the statistic was started 1975