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The Shocking Way Japan Solved the Obesity Crisis

The Shocking Way Japan Solved the Obesity Crisis

Food, We Need To Talk

July 29, 20243m 55s

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Show Notes

Today, we continue our conversation with Johann Hari. Part of Johann's journey in writing The Magic Pill was to visit Japan, one of the wealthiest countries in the world with virtually no childhood obesity. His biggest questions: Why and how? From the way the Japanese educate their children about nutrition, to draconian practices in Japanese workplaces, it appears that there are solutions to our current obesogenic environment, although some measures may be shocking.

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