Bowels of the Earth

Which country has the largest (and smallest) average stool size.

September 28, 2011
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  • Michael Greger M.D.

    Please feel free to post any ask-the-doctor type questions here in the comments section and I’d be happy to try to answer them. For information on stool size, check out Stool size matters! Also, there are 1,449 subjects covered in my other videos–please feel free to explore them!

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  • http://www.PursueAHealthyYou.com Dustin Rudolph

    Thanks for my entertainment for the day Dr. Greger :) Who would’ve thought that talking about feces would be so enlightening.

    There’s the crap we put up with our politics in America and then there’s just plain old crap. For once I wish us Americans would be full of more crap to help reverse the current healthcare crisis going on in this country (politicians and citizens alike).

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  • Mike Quinoa

    Love this video—I can’t stop chuckling. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: I just love the graphics and charts on these videos, not to mention Dr. Greger’s droll delivery. Comprehension has taken place.

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  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=676800493 Benjamin Stone

    A tragedy for the Tongans. While the denizens of New York may suffer on average from shockingly small stools, it should be noted some of the finest vegan restaurants in the country are found in New York City!

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  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=800422137 Barbara Hesselgrave

    Holy Shit!

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  • Berryman

    Great video! I have a question though. If some people have such small stools and some have such large stools and supposing we all eat about the same quantity of food per day- what happens to the excess weight of food in the people with small stools? Actually, having been in India I wonder if NYers eat more than people in India on a daily basis. Where does it all go?

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  • Truelady50USA

    I’m wondering how great a part “stress” plays in stool creation. (since New Yorkers are definitely NOT laid back people on average) Yet there would be lots of other factors, like: water supply, air quality, lowered oxygen levels (due to limited # of trees + lots of exhaust)…not to mention all the restaurants (which would keep food additive consumption higher than a kite!)

    BTW I once lost 40 # doing nothing else but strict avoidance of (even probability) of food additives!

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  • GW

    Where do-do you find your data?  Never mind.  I don’t really want to know.
    Westerners need to be aware of the types of food they’re donating to third-world countries.  Chicken parts!  And I can guess how the chickens were raised.

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  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=640861216 Gary Yuen

    Any idea of what grains Tongans used?

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