Obesity in America: A Public Health Emergency – Video

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America’s obesity crisis meets rising body positivity through stories of weight loss, fast food culture, plus-size modeling, and pageants embracing self-acceptance and confidence.

Director: Edward Haywood

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Video “Obesity in America: a Nation's Health Crisis” was uploaded on 06/12/2025 to Youtube Channel Best Documentary

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48 Comments

@JackieOlantern says:

2 July 2025 at 16:51

Everyone has free will to make choices. Maybe choose to cook. I’m sure there’s a grocery store in Jackson. 🤷🏼‍♀️

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@-dany-3374 says:

2 July 2025 at 16:51

Nobody forces you to eat this shit. If you don't control yourself, don't blame anyone but yourself for being so weak and lazy that food is stronger than you.

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@mermaidtails4391 says:

2 July 2025 at 16:51

Discrimination to normal size women.

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@Tarotqueen-uv1qy says:

2 July 2025 at 16:51

Now everyone is so afraid of having an eating disorder we call binge eating intuitive eating. Im a normal healthy weight, but people often say i look anorexic which is ridiculous.

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@sharonbrame9613 says:

2 July 2025 at 16:51

rename this video "Obesity Excuses in America"

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@OwnNothingBeHappy519 says:

2 July 2025 at 16:51

Documentaries like these keep making the mistake of calling it "fast-food" or "junk-food". It's not food, it's a product.

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@deansapp4635 says:

2 July 2025 at 16:51

Do the the Keto Carnivore diet and never eat out, EVER

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@jasonpeterson9362 says:

2 July 2025 at 16:51

😂😂😂😂😂i couldnt stop laughing at this documentary😂😂😂😂😂.

Best comedic documentary…😂😂😂😂

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@rachelk1316 says:

2 July 2025 at 16:51

Im 5'5 and now 165. I feel terrible. I cant imagine being 400 pounds 🙁 i hope he stops eating this way

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@ericawilder8531 says:

2 July 2025 at 16:51

Whatever…excuses by lazy people who don’t want to buy Whole Foods and cook nutritious meals vs go out to eat.

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@dianawardrip5171 says:

2 July 2025 at 16:51

The fat acceptance movement is killing people!!!!

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@LauraR-pm5sc says:

2 July 2025 at 16:51

Obesity isn't a disease.

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@mattharrison2330 says:

2 July 2025 at 16:51

God damn it. I should've never watched "Idiocracy" cuz ….well just look at this shit

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@mattharrison2330 says:

2 July 2025 at 16:51

Also that shit is damn near like cocaine. I had a cheese burger from McDonalds yesterday(I have fast food once every couple months) and I'm still thinking about that burger and fighting the urge to get another one today. Only thing stopping me is how shitty it made me feel after eating it

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@gzup6728 says:

2 July 2025 at 16:51

I’ve lost over 50 pounds while eating fast food almost every day. It wasn't that hard. I calculated how many calories I needed to lose weight, stayed within that calorie deficit, ate whatever I wanted, and the weight came off.

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@patriciajohnsonson8639 says:

2 July 2025 at 16:51

Wow! I weigh 150 pounds and am 5’6”. I always thought I was overweight.i guess I’m not but I still feel,like I have too much weight. The don’t judge me movement that started about thirty years ago has caused a growth in obesity. No one could ostracize a heavy person. People kept others in check years ago. We can’t now. So people just got fatter and fatter with no societal check.

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@JohnMel-u2e says:

2 July 2025 at 16:51

Stop eating shite , change your diet . Everything loaded with sugar today . No obesity in Japan .,they eat healthier. The west has become a Slob Society..🇬🇧🇬🇧

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@1Epic_world says:

2 July 2025 at 16:51

🚩main problem : we are surrounded with garbage food… u cant find raw wheat and rice.. so that u can make your own healthy foods… its plan of food and medical industry to keep people sick for making more money.. goverment also indulge in this scam

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@jahelation8658 says:

2 July 2025 at 16:51

The US is the dumbest place on earth.

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@tcapone1734 says:

2 July 2025 at 16:51

THE TRUTH is one main ingredient that is mostly responsible for obesity Of course sedentary lifestyles, playing with your thumbs texting your life away without playing outdoors as children or doing any work is adding to this too. Exercise is only a small part of it. And all the artificial preservatives and flavors contribute. But the main culprit in this crisis is SEED OILS. No they are not "vegetable oils", they come from the seeds and not any plant. They are man made using heat, pressure & chemicals, unnatural and toxic originally meant to lubricate machinery not for human consumption. These seed oils such as canola, soy, corn, etc. etc. contain LINOLEIC ACID & ALDEHYDES that destroy metabolisms and damage cells at the molecular level. This results in abnormal fat cell creation and storage. These fake oils are the number one cause that started this whole epidemic in America beginning in the 1990's when seed oils replaced all the healthy natural animal fats and coconut / palm oils we used to eat in restaurants, at home and fast food. Follow the timeline, watch footage of crowds in the 1980's and earlier at dances, outdoor events, parties, etc. We were thin and ate deep fried chicken, fries, etc. all the time but maintained normal body weights. You all have been bamboozled by the big lie about saturated fats. Heart attacks, cancer, metabolic disease, on and on were unheard-of prior to the introduction of seed oils into our food supply. Go back in time and research the statistics of these ailments to the use of seed oils and they will run parallel. As you go back in time, diseases, cancers and cardiovascular problems diminish and hence so does seed oil in foods and seed oil ingestion. Saturated animal fats are healthy and necessary for the human body and makes cells able to reproduce correctly in the cell repair process that is required for life.

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@Tortillachips78 says:

2 July 2025 at 16:51

Why can't people start cooking healthy food in their house and im pretty sure vegetable, fruits grocery isn't that hard to find !!! Smhh

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@dereksmallsuk says:

2 July 2025 at 16:51

Lazy Americans

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@Mike-fj2ln says:

2 July 2025 at 16:51

Brought to you by BIG FOOD (most likely). Consider the fact that the terms "healthy eating", "Weight Watchers", and "Planet Fitness" didn't even exist for the first 4900 or so years of recorded history, yet VERY FEW people got fat. So what REALLY changed? Look at the ingredients at McDonald's – other than some additives, it's the SAME FOOD your grandmothers cooked (primarily potatoes, beef, and bread), yet they didn't get fat.
Now consider that wheat crop yields are close to 10 times higher per acre than 100 years ago, corn 5 times. Then ask – what has REALLY changed?

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@xyz5765 says:

2 July 2025 at 16:51

President Trump Obese? Better than being a demented "president" eating ice cream cones

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@samuelgann1193 says:

2 July 2025 at 16:51

There is no way the nation is 30% + obesity rate, it’s way more, eat more fatty protein and less carbs…

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@lisamariehausmann9330 says:

2 July 2025 at 16:51

Ozempic will change everything … 😂

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@saxonsteve says:

2 July 2025 at 16:51

There is a grocery store in Jackson? Yes? Fresh food 🥘 that you can cook 👨‍🍳! Yes, it’s a disease, but you can make a choice and a change! Sitting 🪑 day in day out watching TV 📺 and eating 🥣 pizza 🍕 is certainly a fast way to your death ☠️ grave!

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@geoffharper8650 says:

2 July 2025 at 16:51

Stop eating junk food — start smoking .

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@StoicAurelius1 says:

2 July 2025 at 16:51

Vegas baby, my beautiful hometown

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@NewLife-qj9mx says:

2 July 2025 at 16:51

I really think metabolism needs more study – i used to eat fast food 3 times a day and never gained a pound – been thin my whole life

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@armelle08 says:

2 July 2025 at 16:51

I taught at a high-poverty public school where many of my middle school age students were obese. At the same time, living in the same neighborhood, I googled about nutrition, raised my child feeding him the following: oatmeal mixed with full-fat whole greek yogurt and blueberries and raw honey for breakfast and to drink he had a cup of organic whole full-fat cow's milk, lunch was pasta with meatballs or ground beef in pasta sauce and to drink more milk, and dinner was roasted chicken with a side of brussel sprouts or broccoli and homemade potato fries and another glass of milk. We snacked on high-fiber fruit: green apples, pears. Junk food we ate rarely and sweets rarely (maybe one serving of candy a month). we also ate salads for the fiber: romaine lettuce, chopped tomatoes, chopped cucumber, salt and pepper, caesar dressing. No soda, no fast food. I also make one-pot meals like chili, curries, soup or stew and add five different veggies into the pot: chopped peppers, asparagus, onions, garlic, broccoli, ginger, etc. I also enrolled my son in every sport at the community center and the YMCA. My son is not overweight. I ate similar foods and regularly did long walks (3 miles a day takes one hour) and yoga (in my living room using youtube yoga videos), I am in my 50s, also not overweight. When I eat sweets, processed food or restaurant food, I immediately start to gain weight. Sugar is poison and artificial ingredients cause inflammation. Alcohol is also empty calories and damages your liver and causes inflammation. I hope this helps one person!

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@sarralemon says:

2 July 2025 at 16:51

Okay i understand these obese women want to feel good about thereself, but this kind of severe overweight is very unhealthy and they know it. Plus there not curvy there obese. A cury women is larger hips and breast, but not fat in the stomach and arms or face, this isn't curvy. Plus there was a lady saying wear a tight spandex so your fat doesn't jiggle , so that alone tells you it doesn't look good. To thin is unhealthy to. You look like you have one foot in the grave. Health is so important.

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@GrahamWell-j2k says:

2 July 2025 at 16:51

1:32 🤮

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@cole3090-c3w says:

2 July 2025 at 16:51

No one says people have to eat fast food. Not only is it unhealthy it's expensive. And most people on food stamps waste money on junk food.

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@Hdtjiivfdrkooncd says:

2 July 2025 at 16:51

Italian is also fat.

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@Hdtjiivfdrkooncd says:

2 July 2025 at 16:51

Many Europeans are fat like Americans

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@Hdtjiivfdrkooncd says:

2 July 2025 at 16:51

Uk is more fat.

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@Hdtjiivfdrkooncd says:

2 July 2025 at 16:51

Greece and turkey's very fat too.

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@Hdtjiivfdrkooncd says:

2 July 2025 at 16:51

Make one about uk obesity

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@TheVafa95 says:

2 July 2025 at 16:51

I wonder how those women are doing now, after 6 years.

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@prawiejakzywiec5596 says:

2 July 2025 at 16:51

How can one completely not care what he/she is eating? It is obvious for everyone that this food is shi…

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@K-lINE-76 says:

2 July 2025 at 16:51

Stop eating the food pyramid. No bread no sugar no vegetables.

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@jamesjohnson4146 says:

2 July 2025 at 16:51

always a victim….cook at home, why always look for a restaurant? look at his room, filthy!!!

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@curriemamabear says:

2 July 2025 at 16:51

30 grand for an eating disorder. Way to go Mormons

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@Thedudeofelpaso says:

2 July 2025 at 16:51

Learn to cook dude

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@banburypandora says:

2 July 2025 at 16:51

good looking guy.. damnshame

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@Catz-o1z says:

2 July 2025 at 16:51

Cereals with banana for breakfast at the school for fat girls? That's going to spike blood sugar and increase appetite for the rest of the day. If even a nutritionist is that dumb then there's no hope for Americans.

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@Kimonawhim-777 says:

2 July 2025 at 16:51

" a burger geisha?" 😂

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