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Freaky Eaters is a TLC show that highlights individuals who have unusual diets, very similar to My Strange Addiction. Often this means people who exclusively eat one thing, such as potatoes, cheese, meat, bread, burnt sausage, and many others. There are also episodes depicting a woman who drinks upwards of 30 Coca Cola’s a day, a man who eats raw chicken and meat, or a man who just eats cheeseburgers. I take a look at all of these cases today to discuss two things: what the impact of these diets are on the human body, and what tactics the show’s producers and medical experts use to help these people. As always, let’s lead with empathy in trying to understand where these individuals are coming from and we can all improve our diets to live happier and healthier!
00:00 Soda
02:54 Pure Meat
05:38 Cheeseburgers
06:58 French Fries
09:15 Raw Meat
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Hey Mike! I wanted to know if you have any advice to get taller 🥲 I’m short because of my asthma it stunted my growth so any advice to get taller?
WHAT...11 mins finish already!?..... Do MORE just like this!!!...MORE MORE!
Hey Mike! I've got a question, I drink about half of a 2 leiter a day if I do drink a cola, mixed with a healthy amount of water and 5 bowls of small cubes of ice a day. Am I healthy?
Did anyone else just stumble upon Dr. Mike and then start watching him regularly because he is so informational and funny?
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@@kyleroman2744 too*
Seeing someone identify as an eating disorder expert and immediately take a confrontational tone with their client makes everything within me wither up.
she was very off putting I agree. I cringed listening to her tone of voice ugh
Yeah, usually a health expert would be less confrontational and insulting, but more calming and patient. That sort of thing.
Exactly. I studied nutrition for two years before switching majors and "certified expert" means literally nothing. Very specific terms are regulated and it seems like she is "certified" by some random place after taking a single nutrition crash course. Yikes.
Being professional isn't really attractive for the show makers. It's quite possible the featured introduction was an umpteenth take with the director pushing the experts to be more and more aggressive and confrontational in their opening. Most of any reality show is staged and scripted.
They probably chose her specifically because she has such a crappy attitude. It makes for "better tv". See reason all those diet shows used to be so bad. They'd be super aggressive and confrontational, but wouldn't actually teach them how to regulate their diet and make changes. They'd force it upon them for a few months then get all surprised when most of them went right back to it because they didn't track them how to go about the change and how to make and plan for their new meals.
I love how skate boarding once or twice a week is "a very active lifestyle"
I know, it dosent make any sence
@@user-ex5zc2sc2b wrong spelling sense
Fr😂 thats like nothing att all
That’s not active 😭
If this is active to americans dat explains alot😂
10:51 Gordon Ramsay: You DONUT! IT’S F***IN RAW!
True
Doctor Mike doesn’t judge the patients…he just judges how the show is being done 😂
Lol yes facts
He's been judgy about them being judgy.. lol. It's a t.v. show doc
Professionals have Standards 😆
what if a patient that mike is doctering knows him and then gets up and says hi and then dies cause he cant stand up without diing
@@albuspercivalwulfricbriand2476 Is it just me, or someone else didn't understand? I am confused, maybe it's because English is my second language, but idk, I get it kinda?
“You can’t live off of potatoes alone.” Irish people: and I took that personally
Pretty sure Irish people didn't eat only deep fried potatoes. Just saying. Potatoes aren't that bad if they are cooked in a stew or baked. I love potatoes. I've eaten white rice my whole life and they say that is bad too. I actually eat less portion now as an adult, but I eat rice with a little bit of meat and mostly vegetables almost everyday.
@@Rinsuki Hell. I love boiled potatoes with a bit of salt. I just break it apart with my hand and sprinkle some salt and munch on it. My grandma made it first for me when I had fever as a kid. And now I absolutely love it but its not something I eat daily.
I'm not Irish and I still took that personally 🤣
@@tsukipuppy same
To be fair, the reason the Irish depended on potatoes was because of British occupation making grain extremely expensive. They didn’t depend on potatoes because they loved them, but because it was one of the few food sources available.
Man I love Doctor Mike's attitude. We need more wholesome doctors like him
Really. I had really mid experience with physicians. So we need more people like him.
@@Ether-the-great exactly
can i just say just how much i appriciate you? you are so factual, and so none judgemental - thank you for this content.
I’ve seen patients with really restrictive or excessive diets. People with eating disorders really struggle and need medical help in an empathetic and understanding way, so I really appreciate the respectful and fact-checking way Dr Mike has dealt with these issues to inform everyone!
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I thought you said fat-checking 😆
I’ve struggled to find any type of help for my eating disorder, a therapist, a doctor who understands, a nutritionist, anyone. There’s an eating disorder clinic near me, but apparently my eating disorder isn’t bad enough to qualify for help there. It’s incredibly frustrating and disheartening.
I really struggle with my diet. I don’t have an eating disorder but I just find it really hard to try new things. Like I want to be able to eat what everyone else eats and be normal in that way but it’s just really hard for me :(
My man’s took fries before guys to a whole new level
Lol yes
Lol true
What if you where to eat fries that were Airfried.
@@LovepreetSinghGhuman IMO, I think it's a healthier choice ofc, but still doesn't replace other greens and vegetables.
Lol true
I think most people on freaky eaters are the "chosen ones" anatomically. Very few people who get into such crazy cravings are able to continue it that far to make it to the show. That means their bodies have adapted ever so slightly towards their eating habits.
You are 100% right that people judge the Inuit without understanding how they used and consumed the entire animal. Firstly they were very active and ate for survival. We in the west are missing out on nutrients because we only eat certain animal parts and often miss out on the the nutrient dense organs.
As a Social Worker in training, I can verify that the “specialists” on these shows are doing much more harm than good - you cannot force people to change, and confrontation is appropriate in very few situations.
Even I'm not a social worker and this is horrible how they do these situations
I've only been a little bit trained in social aspects, as part of me being a literacy tutor for a high school job. And I agree. People tend to be more apt to change if you give them the empowerment to explain themselves first, then you respectfully introduce your thoughts and criticisms, and positively reinforce their good habits. Only get confrontational like that if all other options are exhausted or if time is of the essence.
I’m not a social worker however totally agree with you I was a soda addict I never had it like the coca cola girl but I would drink 1 litre a day sometimes a 1 litre and a can of Pepsi it started when I was young and carried into my teenage years it was a heavy addiction I hardly drank water maybe a cup or 2 a day that’s how bad I relied on Pepsi. I eventually wanted to stop drinking soda drinks some years ago due to an ear condition which seemed worse when consuming it and can say by fact trying to cut down my usage quickly made me feel sick and irritable it sent me into cold turkey mode obviously I didn’t have people confronting me like the experts do in the video I had to do it myself but cutting down fast is terrible I don’t recommend it best to cut down slowly as for the cola girl I believe they cut out too much straight away and didn’t help with the way they were all confronting her it seemed like she was getting pushed too fast when addictions like that need time while as they cut too much and we’re in her face.
Glad you said few situations because confrontation was what helped me after 8 years of no other approach working.
It is also just seems weird to show a year's worth of food rather than, say, a week's worth, because at a certain point the mind won't process it differently - a big heap of food is a big heap of food, and a year's worth of *any* food is going to look equally gross.
My son has PICA that accompanies ASD. He is almost 6 and he would much rather chew on the corner of a table than eat a chicken nugget or cupcake. Eating disorders are complicated
pica is tricky to deal with even more so with a child who has asd, keep going
Yeah, Pica is a special kind of situation, but in general, you are right and eating disorders are pretty complicated, especially considering the fact that they are often tied in to other psychological conditions as well.
I almost cried reading you text. My daughter apparently is on the spectrum and had a misdiagnosed teeth problem which caused a lot of pain and trauma right at the moment she would be discovering foods. It's so hard to convince her to try something new, and even harder to have people around judging her habits.
What is this condition? Never heard of it
I have a son with ASD and he is now 22. I have gone to nutritionists and had “well meaning” teachers and other parents judge him/blame us for him eating the same thing every day. Find a doctor and counselor that understands ASD and make sure to get a 504 plan as he starts out in school. ❤️
I started watching Dr Mike like 2/3 years ago, stopped for a year and just found him again. Having just completed my Higher Human Biology course, it's even better watching his videos because I'm finding that I understand a lot more than I did before. All of the medical terms and even the stuff about HDL and LDL make sense to me now
" did somebody say SALMONELLA " - Docter Mike 9:52 ✨✨✨✨
“You can’t grow up to be a functioning adult just by eating potatoes” Every Irish person in a 1000 mile radius: 👁👄👁
Everybody in Idaho :
Lmao
As an Irish person, I don't function-
As an irish person i laughed a lot at this
As a Britan I also agree with this statement fish and chips are life
Take it from a Psychotherapist: The "specialists" and "psychologists" on these kinds of shows are some of the most unhelpful, unintuitive, miseducated, and snobbish mental health professionals possible. Good on Dr. Mike for recognizing that.
Yeah the visuals they use reminds me how much I hate the smell and taste of eggs. The texture of them differs depends on how you cook them. Egg whites are ok, the yolk is the worst part. Scrambled eggs have an interesting texture. Runny eggs look raw and the smell makes me gag. Omelets don't smell as bad. I don't know why I hate them. I just always have. My nose is really bad when it comes to smelling anything. Everything is stronger than usual. Sometimes I'll get nosebleeds from intense scents that sting my nose hairs and then I sneeze which breaks a nerve in my nose. Anterior nosebleeds galore. Seriously should find out which nerve breaks all the time.
@@Creatorsan yeah, not a professional but I think you should get that checked- Cause if you get nose bleeds from intense smells then i don't think thats good..
I agree with you completely @Eric. They cause people to view psychologists, therapists, psychiatrists and other mental health professionals in a negative way that is unrealistic. It sucks and can cause people not get get mental counseling when they do need it.
I also hate the "shock therapy". Even a normal diet can look unhealthy in a year.
@@lantzevongkorad4084 This is true. My bio teacher's diet for a year will look terrible if it was in front of her at once. She doesnt eat meat, grain, and dairy. Basically she only eats organic food. Coconut milk, meat alternatives, and very random health juices (mainly made out of spinach or beets) A butt ton of salad does not look healthy anymore in a enormous amount.
my mother is in her pre-diabetes state and i am dearly worried for her, ty for educating me on this stuff dcr mike :) means alot
Dr Mike is really hilarious and informative! 🤣. Came across his videos and can’t stop watching the other videos .
I absolutely LOVE the fact you point out the judgemental behavior towards the meateater. You don't change someone by judging them. Thanks for that!! Those kinds of shows are like olden day freak shows. Cheap thrills. It's not about helping those people at all. Your commenting videos have more of a helping and informative vibe to them, I like it.
No u don’t. You don’t LOVE it. Stop with the hyperbole
@@simplesimon8255 Love - Verb - to like or enjoy very much (I love dancing). Doesnt sound like hyperbole. Naymee probably did like it very much.
@@simplesimon8255 yeah, you know what she feels, for sure. XD
@@dominikaksiazek7177 yes, because I am her dad
@@simplesimon8255 X to doubt.
I swear Dr Mike is getting more extra with his reactions to medical misinformation every video and I’m all for it! 🥰
The part where mike re-enacts the producer's faces opening a truck load of burger cartons. That deserves an oscar
Why is there 1 reply my guys
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All his videos are becoming extra lol
I got super duper sick the end of 2017, in 2020 I started getting very nauseous, began violently projectile puking, it felt like I was over-full, went dwn to single serving item's that wld take me over an hr, EVERYTHING was unexpected & very sudden so there was unintentional weight loss & today I'm fully disabled w knowing a small % of what's wrong w me, have more negative experiences than not w the medical community & wld rather die than ho to the ER or doctor so THANK YOU DR. MIKE for I legit feel you & ur video's make a difference & I appreciate it & am eternally grateful. ❤❤😊
i started watching you for some health issues.. and now i found this video.. omg you're so funny and at the same time i got so many informations.. thanks dr.Mike
I love the way you stated that weight doesn’t always equal healthy. I’m seeing a nutritionist to help with my eating disorder. I’m under weight for someone my age and height. Always remember to eat foods that are good for what you need and remember that enjoying something special is still okay
So proud that you're getting help for this. It took me years by myself to realize that my habits were unhealthy, with my mom telling me that I'm okay because I was skinny. I exercised too much every single day and ate less and less. I only ate salads and chicken for over four months and went down to 85 pounds. For a 4'11, 15 year old girl that's almost underweight. I felt sick almost every day but kept going bc during quarantine there isn't anything to do but sit in your own thoughts. Again, very proud of you
@@hannahlatham9208 It took me 5 years to realize I was anemic. (Got my very first blood/urine test at 15) I'm also underweight but trying to get to somewhere that i can maintain my weight. (I have a hard time gaining weight) When I was younger I couldn't get any higher than 97 pounds. (11 years old give or take) Others at that age were well over the 100's. I'm pretty tall, 5.8/5.9 If you will. Maybe taller I haven't had my height measured in awhile. So being that weight was.. pretty dangerous. I am in the 100's now that im 16.. but I'm still not a normal weight for my height. Last time I checked I think I was 107lbs or 111lbs.. I need to recheck.
@@wyattrichards7587 Yes.
When I was about 30 pounds overweight, though it looked like more as I always had a big body like a foodballer even when I was underweight I got so much abuse from the public, from me buying a salad and someone saying "you aren't fooling anybody" and they and their friends started laughing, to another time having a salad box in my hand and walking down the street and someone passing by said "glutton" and talking to their friends how I must of had a burger in the box and if they got as fat as me they would end themselves (I was around 30 pounds overweight as I said) Another time I was just walking past a fast food place and someone went to their friend "I bet he eats in there multiple times a day" and more laughter.
well I am proud of you for getting help. I really hope you are okay now since this was posted 5 months ago (almost 6 months ago) from now ❤️
This doc is compassionate and understanding. They would never want him on these shows, wouldn’t have enough drama. Lol
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Dr. Mike would have 0 drama.
Tears of Joy emoji! x2 for all of Dr. Mike's reaction and his team for making these reactions so amazing!
I always feel so sick after watching these videos, yet I still watch Doctor Mike every day.
His reaction to their “shock therapy” actually had me dying.
Same 😭
I mean, I'm no expert but I'm sure there are other things you could do to help that guy apart from an underresearched panacea
Yeah, working in the mental health field I was like wtf, don’t go straight to ECT. But I think the doc was talking about presenting some stuff to shock them, not with electricity, I hope
Hahaha still laughing 😂
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Anger, frustration, confusion. The poor doc went through it all within a couple minutes
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Right?!? It was like watching the stages of grief in fast forward mode 🤷🏽♀️😳 😆
The neck veins while talking about the burger cartons was just-😂😂😂😂😂
@@ladybuglover4eva52 50 shades of Mike
@@kayleenlong2527 high cholesterol
I really like the difference between “due to” and “contributed to” Dr. Mike focused on with the woman who inhales cola all day basically. It’s a major vocabulary thing I think a lot of docs don’t see how important it is.
This video is definitely catching eyes and attention keep going keep grinding and keep striving most definitely a great video all the way.
Gotta say, I’ve lived my life having people judge me for my addictions and the only time I actually got over an addiction is when someone showed empathy and encouragement instead. Thanks Dr Mike for being understanding to these people, a lot of the time those addictions can be hard to get over because it feels like the only good thing in your life.
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Exactly! Literally learnt in psychology that shaming people for their problems can make them worse especially if they're going untreated
@@MrWolf-su8es Same, ducks are cool
Addiction is so stigmatized in a bad way, it can happen to anyone and ridicule and hatred to people with addictions only do harm
8:40 No matter how unhealthy it is, if I was standing in that room, seeing all of those fries would make it so hard to resist stuffing large amounts into my mouth at a time and Im not even addicted. Now imagine being the guy who eats that many fries over a given time period. All its doing is making him hungrier for more fries 😂
So true
PLEASE SHOW HIM,SHOW HIM THE FRIES. GET THE BURGERS OR THE FRIES. FORKLIFT,TRUCK! 😂LMAO got me dying
@@westonsgaming8363 lol
@Archie Riley vv
If it was me I would've absolutely grabbed a handful and eaten them right in front of the camera.
Why would anyone eat just one thing for years if they have the option to eat other things? Like, I love salads, meats, and some unhealthy foods. Doesn't mean I eat just one of those all the time.
The tumor or cysts thing is true. My mother used to drink 12 cups of coffee a day, and she developed a lump in her breast and back that she had to have surgically removed the doctor did say it was due to the caffeine and this was in the late 80's. After she stopped drinking coffee, they never came back
My doctor told me that there is no direct link. However, over consuming caffeine in large quantities can result in hormone changes, which in turn can cause anatomy changes in breasts. This was told to me by many doctors when I got a lump checked for cancer. P. S. Doctors in the 80s would smoke indoors and advise things that would be considered malpractice today lol
That's an example of anecdotal evidence, just one example that backs up another. There would need to be a lot more evidence to say that caffeine causes tumours.
I’ve heard of caffeine deposits in breast tissue before too^^^
As an RD I can tell you that Dr. Mike is actually much more knowledgeable than a lot of doctors I deal with when discussing nutrition. I appreciate that he shares nutrition information on his platform and calls out the bs on shows like this.
@Bee You can't possibly know that from this clip of an overdramatic tv show. You can't even really know if he's an actor or not. Don't diagnose people on the internet.
@Bee arfid is not crazy difficult to deal with - you find the foods that work for you and you stick to them. This idea of a "varied diet" is drilled into our heads but even picky eaters have a more varied diet than 99% of humans did throughout all of human history. Our body only needs a small handful of things
@@vanyel_etc8695 Yeah, and the people were unhealthy. Especially women suffered. When agriculture was invented, women worked so hard, but didn't get enough nutrients from their diet. Men obviously too, but women need more of certain things like iron. When agriculture got used more and more, men's life expectancy went up, but women's life expectancy actually went down! People in general got much shorter in height too due to the lack of nutrients. That was likely the first step to female oppression (women being too sick and dying too early to uphold their status in society). For most of human history men and women were about equal in status. Inequality (also in other areas than just men vs. women, like rich vs. poor) comes from agriculture and is thus a short anomaly in the whole history of humanity. (Agriculture wasn't a step forward, but when it comes to health and equality a huge step backwards that led to a multitude of problems, and ever since then all we do is problem management. Only in the last century or so at least things perked up again for a lot of people.) So yeah, you can live with a one sided diet that lacks nutrients. Badly. To live good a good life, grow, and not die at age 33, you do need a varied diet.
@@solar0wind as a history and nutritionist academic, this was the most ill informed set of assertions I think I've ever seen anyone make, and almost all of it is entirely untrue. It's been proven in literature that height cannot be permanently stunted. Also, most men and women in ancient societies sat at the lower end of super healthy. For men, it was about 13-15%BF on average, and for women it was 23%-25%. This is also true for indigenous tribes in australia and the amazon, as well. You can live an extremely healthy and long life on a diet that is not varied, as long as the diet has acceptable macronutrient percentages, fibre, and a good handful of vitamins and minerals. Is it completely optimal? No, of course its not, but neither is 99% of what we do in the day. I work out, some of the movements I do are 100% optimal for the muscle groups I'm training on that day, but there's also suboptimal exercises that I do just because they're fun. The same goes for your diet, it can be suboptimal in some ways as long as it's optimal in the ways tjat work for you. For example, I don't compromise on my daily protein, fibre, or fat intake, but i do compromise on carbs. That works for me becsuse I'm building muscle and that's just what is required. For those who are doing super high intensity workouts like runners, carbs are far more vital than protein. If you try to hit your daily goal of every single micro and macro, you'll start to hate food very quickly, and that's WAY worse for your health than being suboptimal on your intake of B12 or K2.
@@vanyel_etc8695 could you link me the reseach saying height cannot be permanently stunted? I used to work for charities on food poverty and malnutrition and all of the research the work was based on confirmed stunting as largely irreversible, being a huge child development issue (World Health Organization etc)
I’m not sure I’ve ever laughed as hard as during Dr. Mike commenting on the production team coming up with that truck full of burger containers pouring out of the back.
Him and the forklift of fries got me lmaooo
Such a waste of styrofoam, that stuff doesn't biodegrade so it's polluting the earth just for some BS "shock therapy"
That, and the waste of food. How many hungry people could they feed with the amount of food they pour onto the ground, for shock “therapy?”
I keep laughing at part every time. 🤣🤣🤣
I love doctors like him, my best friend is going to be a doctor and he has a personality similar to this. I hope he helps alot of people!
My dentist told me to drink soda (especially cola and pepsi) only sometimes, not regularly, and wash my teeth right after I drink the ones that melt teeth (cola and pepsi). It's a good way to balance and lower the harm these have.
I drank at least 3 or 4 cans of Coke a day for nearly 10 years, I didn’t drink water or ANY beverage other than coke or some other soda if coke wasn’t available. So many times I’d been shown videos or pictures of how much sugar is in coke and nothing could ever stop me from drinking it. No one will stop their bad habits just because people tell them it’s bad. Similar to smoking cigarettes, people know it’s bad already without anyone telling them, I promise. I only stopped drinking coke this past August (2021) when affects from having Covid and losing my taste in December (2020), resulted in parosmia which made coke taste like horrible chemicals. Probably the only thing that could have stopped me. Downside is I lost 35 pounds in 3 months because everything tasted so bad that I just gave up and stopped eating. Still dealing with it now but I mostly just eat bagels for breakfast and pasta with spinach and mushrooms for dinner. Not sure how healthy that is but probably better than all that coke 🙃
Just vary your diet man
Also how do you even drink that much coke????? Don't you get that like sticky feeling
@@tangytim6699 I just did it out of habit 🤷♀️ one can fills a glass so if a normal person drinks 4 glasses of anything in a day it doesn’t seem like too much, and that was just my normal beverage. Now that I don’t drink it anymore, it seems pretty unappealing with all the carbonation and acidity. Hopefully even if my taste goes back to normal, I won’t start that up again. Also, I could vary my diet more if I ate things that taste bad to me now, but I can’t bring myself to. If you look into parosmia it’s pretty intense. Almost everything I used to eat tastes horrible. I’ve found a handful of things that don’t and I just stick with that.
good for you , stay healthy 😊
@@rolypolylittlebatfacedgirl I used to be like you. I drank a Pepsi for every drink, ever since I was little. I only stopped when I got pregnant because the carbonation and acidity gave me horrible heartburn and stomach upset. I went 9 months straight without one and wasn't able to drink one after my son was born. I'm so happy I've kicked the habit. It feels good ^.^
Seeing this makes you grateful that your diet is more balanced than a lot of these people's diets. Stay healthy guys.
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I wonder how many of these people have got sensory anxieties or compulsions, eating disorders, as well as of course other mental illness that is. I really appreciate not only your compassion in general but the dignity and agency you offer your patients in the perspective you share about informing patients of risks so that they can make informed decisions free of judgement. Simply because something is odd does not mean it is necessarily wrong, but also being disabled especially I find it important that as a society we shift away from blame narratives when it comes to health. For example, so often bodyshaming is justified by a concern for someone else’s health, but I think that kind of opens up the question (much as you’ve suggested) of “so what”, so to speak. Of course not minding the fact that weight is not the clearest indicator of health, and especially not the perception of attractive weights or body shapes, and in general the sincerity of such unsolicited concern from non-professionals can be easily drawn into question. But even so, if someone is unhealthy, but they are making the best and most informed decisions they’re able to with the resources both material and mental that they have available, then I think it again comes to their agency and right to choose. There is of course some discussion to be had in terms of the line at which a person’s decisions impact those around them and most especially their loved ones (and thusly their own relationships and wellbeing) but ultimately it is the person who makes the decision who lives with that consequence and thusly should have the right to choose what consequences they are willing to bear, how, and when, and with compassion and understanding instead of judgement.
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As someone who weighed nearly 300lbs at one point, shock and shame aren't the way to change someones mind. Thank you Doctor Mike for calling that out! It was through a lot of support that I found the motivation to lose the weight.
I disagree, i think that if you arent ashamed of your body then how are you going to change it? You need critical thinking in order to change
I am ashamed of my body and i know it's not an eating disorder or anything because i know i am actually obese so there is an actual reason to be ashamed and change, and i am changing and i'm very happy with myself, just because i aknowledge my body is bad doesn't mean i have to be sad about it
Telling a 300lb person they are beautiful the way they are isn't going to help either.
Yeah I think most guys are motivated to lose by being shamed, I shane myself and It works
@@bonifiedeagle6128 the problem is only when you are ashamed without an actual reason, like all the already skinny people trying to lose weight
As someone who was and still is addicted (it never really goes away) - showing someone what a certain activity does to our health is not something we care about. We know what it does to us, we are not stupid. We just don't care enough. However, showing how it affects your family, your loved-ones - it kicks right in the feels.
bro..I don't know how old you are but stop while you can...I gelt sick 2 months ago after eating a lot unhealthy foods 2L cola a day and chips bag yeah not bad as these case but Im short. I had heart palpitation, nausea sometimes through out the last 2-3 years, ingrown nails often that always need watch bc if infected could get bad turns out Im pre-diabetic according to my results but I ate healthy before taking it so it could have shown diabetes even. I got diagnosed 2 months ago already lost 6kg I feel better but I need to lose like 6 more to be in the normal weight range and lose fat on my pancreas bc I have some insulin resistance bc its high after taking the glucose test. Not to mention 2 grandparents of mine have diabetes and for 1 its passed down the other one got it from stress and being overweight. Like the one person in the video my insulin is high but the other thing is low when it should be high which could be an autoimmune disease. I also sometimes feel like little needles in my hands and feet..Im only in my early 20 bro and its not looking good. Make change and see your doctor to do the glucose and fasting test...To see if you have some insulin resistance already. Oh if you have a lot of belly fat especially in the lower area that is also not a good sign
Exactly! Therapy is about addressing the mind; if somebody doesn't care about the health risks or the damage they are doing to themselves, then the problem that needs to be addressed is their sense of self-worth. I've struggled with suicidal thoughts because of a lack of self-worth, and while many self-pride movements have made self-worth a seem like a buzzword for unrealistic positivity, it actually is very important to have a healthy self-esteem, or else you will often end up in a very unhealthy lifestyle.
Watch the show, they didnt show it in this video but in the show they also show the victim how their eating habits are affecting thier loved ones
True I have phone addiction
For me, it wasn’t that I didn’t care, I just couldn’t stop because the food I ate was the only thing that eased my stress.
My cousin has had rickets since he was a child and has had the most operations on his legs than any person I know. His legs are basically shattered bones held together by metal rods and medical "bolts and screws" by now and he's in and out of a wheelchairs and walkers constantly
I love the way he was just screaming at some point it was funny LOL😂😂
Couldn’t stop laughing at your impression of the producers room staff, very entertaining Mike!
This shows my age but it reminded me of the old Powerthirst videos from PicnicFace.
6:39
8:44
That scares me tho haha
@@eunikehalim92 same 😂
Funny Story: A few months ago I was drinking a lot of Coca Cola and ended up getting kidney stones and went to the hospital. A week ago I went to the same hospital for unrelated reasons. I had just told the nurse I was a teacher. I had the same doc from before come in and he asked how my stones were. I said "I haven't had any since, I've stopped the Coke." The nurse whipped around like what? I started panicking and was like "NO I MEANT COCA COLA I DONT DO COCAINE!" The three of us started laughing really hard.
More than 100 years ago they really added cocaine to Coca-Cola. It was invented by a Georgia pharmacist as a little "pick me up." Around 1910 the FDA ordered them to remove the cocaine.
Haha. I have a similar story. I used to drink a few cans of coke-a-cola a day. I nannied my nieces, & one day at school (forget how it came up) my younger niece told her teacher that I was addicted to coke, without clarifying she meant the drink. LOL!
Nurses are trained to not have reactions like that though. They drill it into your head. So that's weird for her to have had that reaction whether you DID actually do cocaine or not.
Cocaine also made Dr. Pepper very peppy. Nearly all of the old, legacy colas and soft drinks on the market today started as patent-medicine health tonics and used dangerous drugs like cocaine and opium in their formulas. They didn't understand that these were dangerous drugs at that time, so they were sold over-the-counter like baby aspirin more than 100 years ago.
@@beccs5050 Maybe the nurse wasn't reacting with judgement. Maybe she was panicking that she had made a diagnosis and treatment plan in her head without knowing a REALLY important detail.
I love your merch! It's something I'd actually where normally!
I love how Dr Mike dismantled these so called TV experts for true medicine. Good job DR Mike
What I found interesting is that they don’t ask the people why they only eat these certain foods or why the show doesn’t talk about addiction. It just shows massive amounts of the food that these people eat in a certain time frame.
The “nutritionist” has even come out and said that the purpose of the show wasn’t even for educational purposes. It was for the “weird factor”, essentially to make fun of these people, not help them.
That's not true Dr. Dow does therapy with them.
@@JackieOwl94it’s TLC, they’ve ruined lives for generations lol. Remember toddlers and tiaras? Led to Here Comes Honey Boo Boo. Direct line
@@scottoleson1997ahh tlc. It started showing live operations then it evolved to toddlers and tiaras...then honey boo boo. This channel is a train wreck.
The fact Dr. Mike genuine got upset with the visuals is amazing. Also him saying 'Fast food for on the go occasionally" makes me feel better about myself because though I'm overweight and working on it, I gave up almost all fast-food places and don't go there AT ALL.
@@tabby25hope That is a lot of explanation for something I did not ask for... I am doing just fine and have chosen to drop these foods with no guilt or anything. I just don't prefer them. If I need to have a burger from McDonald's at some point... I'll feel fine lol
@@empiressb2292 👍
That's amazing dude! Keep going!
Listening to the doctors confront these people makes me think the show should be called "The Blind Leading the Slightly More Blind."
Hi, I love your videos so much thank you for teaching me so much. PS I have a video idea explaining what different medical conditions and body things are to people that have never been in med school or who want to go into med school
As a person that’s recovering from anorexia and relearning how to eat I can say it’s a lot easier to open up to a doctor/therapist who shows empathy and isn’t confrontational and it’s nice to know that not all doctors has the same approach whether it’s to a person who eats too little or too much and doesn’t judge their clients no matter what their health condition or lifestyle is
Im proud of you for choosing recovery! Keep on going
@@wyattrichards7587 honestly same but if you’re struggling to lose weight you should go see a dietitian or a doctor
Nobody's judging anyone.
@Ecard Ecardian That last sentence in your comment is a stretch imo.
@@wyattrichards7587 1. This is a pretty weird reply to a comment of someone talking abt their struggles with anorexia 2. Please seek out medical help if you haven't already, what you're going through doesn't sound normal
Hi, Doctor Mike. I’m 14, almost 15 and your videos made me realize I love medicine even more than I thought! I think I wanna be a doctor!
Nice
That's awsome, I hope you succeed!
Good on you! Medicine is one of the most important fields! Keep going strong!
Good luck on your journay
this is so cute
One thing you should react to is a British show called "Supersizers Go....". From a perspective where I love history, it's interesting to watch how diets were back then. However, they do go see a doctor before and after to see what the diet from that particular era did to them. So, you might enjoy watching that.
I love that this is an episode about weird addictions and I definitely have a weird addiction to his KZhead channel 😂😂😂
I've never seen anyone flip their lid more over health concerns than Dr. Mike. Thank you for giving us actual good health advice even if we don't always follow it because we're humans.
6:38 is just absolutely gold haha
The soda part - that vaguely reminds me of how my mom discovered that she was diabetic, except that this particular case involved juice. Her sugar ended up high to the point where it required a hospital visit to get it back under control. Chugging drinks like that is definitely a bad habit and can exacerbate underlying health issues.
Dr. Mike and his meltdowns are so hilarious. 😂😂
8:49 I think you need a snickers bar
He needs more than a snickers
Dr. Mike: "you can't grow up to be a functional adult eating only potatoes" All of his viewers from Ireland: "We'll see about that"
great potato famine tho lol
@Dino Dipsy Beer doesn't count
Hahahahahaha😂😂😂😂
The 19th century Irish peasant diet was potatoes and milk, where the latter helps a lot to round out your need for fats and protein. Still not nutritionally complete, though (not enough fiber or iron, just for starters).
I'm Irish and hate potatoes 😂
Mike's making me cry of laughter "We need to show them, show 'em!" 🤣😂
When he said “can somebody say salmonella~” I rolled off my bed 😂❤
One thought i always have when they pile this food up is how incredibly wasteful that is. They're almost definitely just dumping all of it out afterwards.
most likely it is food that is already bad or is parts of meat/the animal that are normally consider waste and are unfit for eating. or perhaps it is kept clean and they are shooting the video at a production facility where it is still able to be processed into sell-able goods
@@coreysuffield I hope so, but I'm not sure. I think it's not safe to use all the different kinds of meat that were stuffed in the box. Or at least I doubt it meets hygienic standards of handling meat.
YESSS THATS EXACTLY WHAT IM THINKING
@@coreysuffield Unfortunately that’s not really how it goes in TV production most of the time. They’re given a deadline and a budget and told to get it done, and food, even meat, is pretty cheap right out of the grocery store. Now there is plenty of deception going on. I’d bet money there’s a bunch of bricks in that aquarium of meat (because you only have to cover the sides and top) and the waterfall of burgers was likely completely empty except for the lone carefully placed burger in the close up shot. The bucket of fat was probably 99% water with a thin layer of fat and oil on top. But they’re not going to save food that’s been sitting out under hot lights for hours.
This reminds me of when the company I was working for was transferring data to another company and shutting down a datacenter. They were having difficulty proving that the hard drives were properly and fully wiped of data; so, they just shredded a couple hundred essentially new drives because the cost of spending any more time on it was greater than the value of the drives. But I really wanted to take some home. I did snatch some cables that were still in their packaging that they tossed. But, never managed to sell or use them.
I would love to see Dr. Mike react to Supersize vs Superskinny. So many people praise it, but I watched a dietitian (yes DIETITIAN not nutritionist) give her thoughts and she was 1000% right. I think Dr. Mike would give a good and educational review.
Is she on KZhead?
What’s the difference between the two? Shouldn’t someone who specializes in giving diets, know the nutrition?
@@brandonhoover2120 They are basically the same thing, just depends on where you get your license.
@@brandonhoover2120 In the US, basically anyone can call themselves a nutritionnist, while dieticians have a specific degree
@@greenLimeila agreed, it takes years of schooling.
I'm 22 and I don't have a gallbladder I don't follow my diet that I suppose to have but I thought it was fine because I didn't heat a lot of food and I keep active but hearing doctor Mike say that just because you look fit doesn't mean your body is healthy gave me a big wake up call, having no gallbladder my cholesterol levels are important to keep low and I'm gonna start making plans to change my diet. Also love your videos and I hope you are doing well 😊😊
I went to the doctor for a small breast lump and was also told that it was due to excess caffeine intake. They explained to me that the caffeine does affect the density of breast tissue, but they did not refer to the lump as a tumor.
I love that Dr Mike calls out these 'doctors', you don't get many positive results by confronting people, be more empathetic and you'll see far far better results
As someone living with ARFID my whole entire life, "shock therapy" doesn't work. They could show me all these stuff and I would be like yepp I know, not much I can do about it 🤷
I developed ARFID a year ago. I was thinking the same thing. I wish I could eat fruits, vegetables, and bread again without extreme fear.
This made me so happy, I struggle with AFRID really bad especially lately and seeing someone who understands and talk about it is amazing, I haven’t met anyone who has even heard about AFRID or let alone have it.
@@savannahholland549 if you are on facebook there is a support group for people with ARFID and their parents. I found it triggering to be honest but it may help you 😊. ARFID is a roller coaster for sure, but keep going! 😘😊
@Bee same same 😁
I've only heard of this eating disorder within the last year or so. Is it like just kind of like you have certain foods that you'll eat that are I guess safety foods? That and is it like a texture issue too with the food?
very interesting thank you doctor mike!
Wait wait wait. We need the laymen’s terms of why exactly those tests (the last one particularly) are ridiculous. What a cliffhanger to leave us on! The curious minds need more. Also, love the psychotic screams with each visual 😂 those are great.
What you described as "you don't have the sensation in your feet, you don't feel a rock that's in your shoe, that's getting infected, leading to amputation" is EXACTLY what happened to my dad over the last 5 years. People, take care of your loved ones and if a diabetic you love has something like a wound on their foot, that's immediately super serious! Doctor, asap!
She said she was a "certified nutritionist" but never said anything about registered Dietitian so I was just very skeptical about her nutritional advice from the beginning. Also Dr Mike has done so many collabs, I would love to see one with an actual RD
Omg yes
Yes, I work with a registered dietician personally and if she was anything like this lady, I would have quit long ago. Instead, I am a year in and finally starting to make some progress with normalizing my eating.
@@CallMeProm congratulations!! I worked with one when I was younger. I had pre-diabetes and high cholesterol at 14 😬 I learned so much from her and I still use what I’ve learned from her today!
What is this sudden wave of copy-pasters about?
That is just like when people say they have a Ph.D. But then does not proceed to tell you in what. So the stupid viewers will think that the ph.d is in whatever the subject of the video is.
can you talk about the ARFID aspects of these patients' presentations? discouraging preferred foods in ARFID patients can lead to malnutrition. also, with the wide availability of multivitamins in the USA, it should be quite easy to prevent, say, Rickets, right?
Anyone else notice anytime there is a video where there is licensed professionals talking about someone’s haven’t talk to Mike is always more kind and compassionate and them it’s wild how license professionals will react on television just to get reviews and ratings and they have to know that’s not a healthy way to communicate with patients that are obviously in need of help
I don’t usually like narrated videos, especially regarding health, but your videos are the best. As a former nurse, I appreciate the medical knowledge that you share!!
The one who had the Cola addiction, that was pretty extreme. I love soda, not just Cola. I used to buy 3 12 packs of soda every other week, would drink up to 5 cans a day. Maybe not as much as her, but to me, it was a lot. Right now, I drink 1-2 cans a day, sometimes I don't drink a can which is a good thing.
Same
Is it just the carbonation feeling you love or the taste of soda. have you looked into carbonated water? it has helped people cut down on their soda intake because they're still getting the feeling of drinking fizz but without the harms of coke.
Best to quit drinking soda. My mother drank ~5 liters of Cola(6x710mL bottles) every day for years because it "quenched her thirst" but every soda has Potassium Benzoate as a "preservative". PB causes thirst and soda isn't hydrating. Dr couldn't figure out why she couldn't sleep and prescribed sleep aids because she hid how much caffeine/sugar she was consuming. She continues to drink it even after having a brain aneurysm 4 years ago that left her with permanent brain damage and needs constant supervision. She refuses to drink anything else even though it almost killed her. Cola addiction is real. Quit while you can.
I drink once a week
my mom never let me drink soda. at most like 6 cans a year. glad she did that cuz now I don't really care for soda
I am obsessed with becoming a doctor, so thank the gods that this is actually a channel.
Hey there! I have some personal experience with caffeine causing a lump in my breast. My doctor said the lump was a cyst (not cancer) and I get it whenever I'm drinking too much Coke or other things with caffeine. Once I stop having those things it goes away. Not sure why or how but I will say that it seems to be a thing... :)
Re: Caffeine causing a "tumor." They aren't tumors. They're fibroids and if you have a family history of them (maternal), you're more likely to get them. Caffeine *does* exacerbate the issue and can increase the likelihood and occurrence of them. Not that I'm a doctor or anything, but I am a woman who has a history of them that were made worse by excess caffeine consumption.
Thanks for sharing
my mom has the same thing. she has like four caffeine fibroid in her chest. It doesn't help that she drinks 2 shots of Cuban coffee a day tho lol
@@tuttitay7938 Cuban coffee is so goooooood. Can't say I blame her.
Came here to say the same thing!
Thank you. I was a little confused by how he said it. I was told this (what you explained) when I was 16 and found a lump. I was looking for some clarification in the comments from someone else with experience.
“I’m very active, I skateboard once, maybe twice a week” bro literally what?
yea he's not active
how are u active for doing that 💀 thats like me going "oh i run once a decade i should be considered active i dont know what u guys are on about 😌🤝"
@@kimsarsakura9570 it’s like “I’m active, I golf once a week”
it's like I very active I take a step each week
French fries are by no means a low calorie food, but if I was on his diet I'd imagine my hunger would reduce quite a bit, so it doesn't seem that shocking to me that he's not fat. Very unhealthy, but not fat.
5:07 this is what I feel when I see hackking scenes in movies. The face is intense but on the screen there a JavaScript code running to rename a file and also in a text file.
Love you Dr.mike
When I see them bringing out the foods to show them how much they’re eating per month or year, all I can think is, “why to are you wasting all of this food? You can’t put all of those different types of meat in the same container and use them later, because now they have cross contamination and will make you sick if you eat them.”
That is my exact thought every time I see one of these programs.
That was also the first thought I had when I saw that meat container. It's a massive, pointless waste of food while other people go hungry, and disrespectful to the animals that died for that food.
cross contamination happen when you have cooked meat near uncooked meat. not when uncooked meat is near uncooked meat. "Cross-contamination is how bacteria can spread. It occurs when juices from raw meats or germs from unclean objects touch cooked or ready-to-eat foods". cross contamination doesn't happen here. as long as you properly cook the meat, you can eat just fine.
The meat could be made in to pet food?
@@vg7735 you can just eat it. There's nothing wrong with it after you cook them.
You should do a video on chronic conditions like fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue, other chronic pains (widespread and acute), etc. Had chronic widespread pain+fatigue when I was younger (linked to joint hypermobility syndrome) and would be interested to see an explainer on the conditions, possible causes, management, prognosis and just a general explainer on what they are like. I think most people don't realize how different chronic fatigue is from sleep debt/being tired or how different being sore from exercise is from widespread pain.
He did do a short on EDS, and I'd love to see it explained more the fatigue part of it. I don't sleep well, have to toss and turn every couple hours because I can't lay on one side for too long, or else my hip HURTS, and even when I'm awake, I'm exhausted from the start to the finish.
This! I think a video explaining chronic fatigue would be great. Especially explaining that it is so different than just being tired. I have several chronic illness, and many come with a lovely dose of chronic fatigue. And, no, it's not as easy as just taking a nap. So few people understand.
Great timing for it too since PASC is creating a whole bunch of new folks with chronic fatigue!
Yes! I 100% agree!! And different tips on managing such conditions. (I have severe chronic fatigue, and I’m trying to get a diagnosis for CFS/ME)
Unless they call it 'long covid' noone cares apart from those of us who live it. The fact that post viral illnesses have been a thing since forever is beside the point. Give it another year or so and then see the long covid videos. Just like the precovid times those of us already dealing with it will be ignored. And we don't fetch views so 🤷
6:43 AAHHHHHHHHH -Doctor Mike Btw love your content and love how you judje people 🤣
blud became a dinosaur there
I watched this video before I was diagnosed with pre diabetes, now I’m watching it while recovering. Holy *peewoop* completely ignored the pre diabetes bit on the first watch through but now it is terrifying to me. Having anxiety and being very close to an incurable disease is not a fun combo I can tell you that. I’m doing better now but still higher than average might update later after more bloodwork progress deprogress etc.
Well, have you recovered from your near-diabetic experience? I would like an update, my reason being purely out of curiosity.
@@anoblehorsebackrider109 I'm doing better thanks for asking
I wonder whether the woman with the cola addiction actually has narcolepsy. I got very addicted to constant caffeine consumption due to untreated narcolepsy as a young adult - drinking liters of (luckily diet) soda was the only way I could stay awake for more than 5 hours in a day. Thankfully, PCP realized what was actually wrong, started me on medication for narcolepsy, and I was able to kick the caffeine habit within two weeks. Her story sounds suspiciously similar (on top of having a normal sugar addiction)
Adrenal Fatigue from blowing out the adrenals with caffeine
Diet soda isn't safe
Diet soda doesn't make a soda addiction safer. My aunt has an addiction to Diet Pepsi for years (decades), and it is the most likely source of her brittle bones. She also has a whole other host of health issues that could potentially be attributed to her diet soda consumption.
@@xxyy1318 was the opposite stated?😐
As someone with ARFID I was afraid to click this video. I don't know why I doubted you Dr Mike, you were as respectful and professional as ever. Guess I automatically tensed up because of all the time I've been called a picky eater or a freaky eater. It would be amazing to see you do a video brining some awareness to ARFID (avoidant resistance food intake disorder). Anorexia and bulimia are not the ONLY eating disorders out there. ARFID is so unheard a lot of people who have it don't even know they have it. It took me a lifetime to find a name for what I have.
What's the big deal of being called a picky eater
@@alanaterrel9914 Because they are seen as brats that make everybody miserable just because of a whim, whereas calling someone with arfid with the correct term for what they have with food (Having an eating dissorder or just having arfid instead of just being picky) gives the correct context for their attitude and will lead to more empathy and understanding.
@@alanaterrel9914 being called a picky eater implies it's a choice and not an eating disorder. It's usually said in a judgemental and patronising way and often makes eating and socialising with people even more difficult than it already is. In a way it's like saying to someone with depression that they are just feeling a little sad and need to just snap out of it.
I had a friend treated for an eating disorder at 16 that she didn't have. Part of her digestive system is actually paralyzed so she digests foods extremely slowly and doesn't feel hungry
@@clairem7304 sometimes it's not even an ED but some people will call people with food intolerances picky eaters and/or just think it's all in their heads and stuff too.
My triglicerides were 237 mg/dL when i was 18 due to drinking too many beers. And i was also smoking so my HDL was way too low. now they are normal at least after fixing diet and exercising and quiting alcohol and smoking
The way Mike's veins just pop out of his neck when he's yelling 😂
How on earth can anyone drink 10L of anything a day? Also, loves Dr Mike’s burst of rage, especially 8:44
Some people drink a lot of water and it drives them crazy, I don’t know the name in English we call it potomanie here in France
@@jticklemaker1265 "water intoxication"
Seriously, if I drink more than one can of soda in a day, or drink soda more than a few days in a row, I get acid reflux so bad I constantly feel like vomiting. HOW can someone drink that much in a single day and still have an in-tact digestive system?!
It almost feels like it would become a hindrance if you have to go out of your way to drink that much of any combination of fluids.
I FOUND THIS COMMENT AS SOON WS HE STARTED RAGING LMAO
Dr Mike, I have to ask. As a former Coke Cola addict (thankfully never more than three litres a day, usually around two), I understand how addictive the stuff can be. However, given the extreme nature of the first woman featured (how can a body even take processing 10 litres a day?), combined with the surprisingly low triglyceride count, I'm wondering if her body isn't trying to compensate for a lack of something that should be there, which her mind is interpreting as a craving for Cola? ie, she has something like Pica and, while her body may not know the best way to get it, it is somehow being satiated through the excessive cola consumption. Just a thought, curious as to what you think. Or alternatively, there is a metabolic issue the stuff is addressing, though which one escapes my mind right now.
Im also shocked at how anybody can drink that much fluid in a day, surely you must spend all your time just drinking cola and going to the toilet!! (also a former cola addict here, it took me several attempts but I did manage to quit many years ago). I think fries/chips get a bad rap though. Home made with no oil and just some nice seasoning they are tasty and healthy.
that chick is lying, drinking that much cola every day will make you obese in no time.. she looks slim compared to average American
@@fuzzyone4254 i doubt the authenticity of that entire show tbh
Have a question do you drink water after drink coke cola.
@@catz4m8z That's not too uncommon in addicts though. Like, there's alcoholics who fuel their addiction entirely on beer and they go through comparable amounts every day.
I basically mainlined soda in high school. I drank so much soda and coffee for yeare. It was the only way I could stay awake. I've not ingested any caffeine for five years. I don't feel great because I have health problems but, cutting out caffeine helped me a lot (especially getting rid of soda). I miss caffeine but I don't want to go back down that road.