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- Oh, my God, they are so cute.
- [farmer] Yeah, there's our little guys.
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Oh, my God!
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Rah, rah, a chicken!
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[man 1] It is the most farmed land animal
on the planet.
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[woman 1]
It's seen as lean, green, and healthy.
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The industry's doing everything they can
to make it irresistible.
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[woman 2] Seventy-eight billion chickens
are slaughtered annually.
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[woman 3] The chicken industry is worth
a quarter of a trillion dollars.
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And it's driven by our love of cheap,
delicious, fast food fried chicken.
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London, make some fucking noise, man!
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[crowd cheering]
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[Mo] There's two things
I can't live without.
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Making people laugh, and chicken.
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Mmm, mmm, mmm.
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Let me tell about the chicken shop.
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Do you wanna know a good chicken shop?
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They got bulletproof glass.
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You will die for the chicken.
Let me tell you that for free.
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Roasted, curried, jerked...
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But my all-time favorite,
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and here comes a Black stereotype
in three, two...
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[crispy crunching]
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[Mo] Fried chicken.
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Since my first bite 30 years ago,
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fried chicken has skyrocketed.
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[upbeat music playing]
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{\an8}We're in our chicken shop era,
and people are obsessed.
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{\an8}[man 1] Chicken is seen as
the green, healthy option.
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{\an8}It's not.
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{\an8}[woman 4] Right now, we have
36% of primary school children
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{\an8}considered obese and overweight.
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{\an8}[woman 5] There are warnings of the huge
environmental impact of poultry farming.
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[Mo scoffs] Shut up, man.
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Look, I'm a stand-up comedian
who's loved this dish since I was a kid,
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and wants to know what is going on.
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So, I'm gonna do an experiment,
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and put my health on the line.
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Twenty-eight days eating nothing
but fast food fried chicken.
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I'm going across the Atlantic, you know.
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I'm going from South London
to the Deep South of the USA.
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[whoops] Damn, man!
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I wanna find out what this food
is doing to our bodies and our minds.
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Oh, man.
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And if this bird really is leading us
down a path of destruction.
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Chicken for breakfast.
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[woman 6] I think there's just things
that people can't imagine,
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because no one can get inside.
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Oh, that stinks, man!
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[woman 7]
They don't want people asking questions.
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[woman 8]
We're all living a science experiment
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and the industry's literally killing us.
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[Mo] Oh, man.
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I'm eating this chicken and I'm going mad.
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I don't think you realize,
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I don't do stuff like this, you know.
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[fryer sizzling]
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[bold hip-hop music playing]
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[Mo] Aight. Boom, first meal.
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Boom, I'm gonna go in
with a chicken sandwich.
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- Chicken sandwich with cheese...
- Thank you, my guy.
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- ...side of gravy.
- Appreciate it. Day one, meal one.
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Eleven o'clock in the morning.
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I feel a bit dirty.
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[chuckling]
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[Mo] The experiment is me
eating fried chicken for a month.
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Breakfast, lunch and dinner.
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Put a bit of the sauce in there.
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And there's a part of me like,
"That's great! Bring on the wings." Like...
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Just dipping it in gravy.
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Whoever discovered
that you can eat the wing of this bird...
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It's up there with the person
that discovered milk,
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'cause there's someone out there
that went... [trills]
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And went... [sips, smacks lips]
"Hey, taste that."
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Genius.
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That was righteous.
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Let me not mess around,
I'm actually buzzing right now.
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You see how I'm just smiling?
That was really good.
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Nice. First one in the can.
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[Mo] Boom. One down, 83 to go.
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And for the next month,
no gym, no home-cooked food,
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and every one of my meals
will be fast food fried chicken.
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But lucky for me, there's a lot
more choice now than ever before.
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Ah, when I was a kid in the '90s,
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Britain was a land
of the fish and chip shop.
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Then, along came fried chicken.
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I only remember
one chicken shop growing up.
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Now, one road alone in South London
has more than 20!
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In the UK, there's over 6,000.
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In central London,
you've got your more gourmet ones.
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You know, you'll have, like, an import.
You know, something from the US.
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Then the further you go out,
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they don't got names anymore.
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DFC...
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MFC...
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We know the FC is "fried chicken,"
but what is the M?
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What is the M? What, what? See, PFC.
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It must be "Perfect Fried Chicken" with...
It's got doner kebabs.
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There's probably
another one round the corner.
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KHF, what the fuck is that? [laughing]
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This bird is big business, boy.
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In the UK, every day we spend
over £12 million on fried chicken.
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That's like a Premier League signing!
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Now, this isn't just about
me eating fried chicken. No, no, no.
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I want to learn everything about it.
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And it wouldn't be a Netflix documentary
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without some experts in nicely lit rooms
explaining things I don't know.
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And... action.
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We're in an era of the love affair
with fried chicken.
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{\an8}It is the fastest-growing
fast food meat product in the world.
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[emcee]
Wingstop's come to the ends, you get me?
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[Kate] And definitely,
it's being driven by social media.
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- Lemon pepper.
- Lemon pepper. Cheers.
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[Kate] Celebrities love it.
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If I head onto TikTok,
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I find people dancing in chicken shops
or school kids congregating outside them.
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These are the youth centers for today.
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So we're coming to the back with the prep.
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[Kate] There's pulse, there's excitement.
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Oh, my God! Eddie gave me a KFC jacket!
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[Kate] And that's the trickery here.
It's cool and edgy, but affordable.
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But actually, there's so much
behind the scenes
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that I just don't think
brands want to be reminding,
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or even educating, the consumer of.
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[Mo] Hmm. All right, Kate.
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Anyway, lunch.
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- [Mo] Can I sit here?
- Yeah, of course.
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Thank you.
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How often do you lot
come to this chicken shop?
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- [student 1] She came yesterday.
- Yeah.
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So what if I told you
that I have to eat this food
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every day for breakfast, lunch and dinner?
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You're gonna die.
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- I'm gonna die?
- Yeah.
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- Just for eating chicken?
- Yeah, but every day.
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Come on, big ups, big ups,
eating chicken every day.
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Die? What in the six-seven
is she talking about?
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In the words of Craig David, re-e-wind.
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Before I started
this epic chicken marathon,
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I went to see a top doctor.
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- So, if you get on the scale...
- Okay.
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You stand up straight.
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[Mo] I am firmly team chicken.
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{\an8}I love me a bit of Nando's.
You can almost taste...
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{\an8}I've even done content and voiceover work
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{\an8}for leading chains McDonald's and Nando's.
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{\an8}You can't test my loyalty, bruv.
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There'll be some people
watching this like,
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"You're in the fried chicken matrix."
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And I'm like, "Oh, yeah, I am, bruv."
It's delicious. Let's not fuck around.
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There's no other food you can
feel with a bucket. A bucket of burgers?
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I'm not feeling that.
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But a bucket of fried chicken?
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Growing up, we would have that as a treat.
And that felt like wealth.
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I remember when my mum got a bucket of KFC
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that used to come with a Viennetta.
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We was like, "We have made it!
Don't ever talk to us again."
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[nurse] It's gonna be a sharp prick now.
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So currently,
do you have any health issues?
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- Not that I know of. No, no, no.
- [Abood] Great. Now, family history.
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[Mo] My mom has diabetes.
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[Abood] Type 2?
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Yeah. My grandad had diabetes as well.
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- Oh, okay, so it runs in her family.
- Yeah.
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[nurse] Big breath in.
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- [Mo] I'm 37 now.
- [nurse] Good.
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You start thinking about your loved ones,
the people you have around you.
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You think about your health.
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[nurse] And out! Push, push, push, push.
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I'm intrigued to see what the effects
are gonna be on my body, yeah.
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{\an8}[Abood] Your liver is beautiful.
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{\an8}- It's really...
- Really?
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{\an8}- [Abood] Yeah, it's amazing.
- Uh-uh!
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And the diabetes test
is entirely nonexistent for you,
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- which is really great.
- That's amazing.
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- You are a fit, healthy man...
- Oh, wow.
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...and I wish you the absolute best.
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So what do you think about me
doing this experiment?
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Well...
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I think if I were you, I wouldn't do it.
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Okay.
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[both laughing]
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[automated voice]
Motion detected at the front door.
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[door alert chiming]
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My chicken's here.
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[automated voice]
Someone is at the front door.
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- Thank you, boss.
- Here you go.
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Chicken for breakfast.
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{\an8}Fried chicken is popular
because it is delicious.
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{\an8}There's no two ways about it.
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And there is nothing wrong
with having a fried chicken on occasion
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if it is cooked at home.
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However, we're talking about
fast-food chains
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that sell ultra-processed chicken.
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Everything is being treated
with chemicals,
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and it is made to really taste good.
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That burger felt so good.
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I am not one of these,
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"I'm a vegan. I'm gonna stand up
for the rights of the chicken."
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Two mini fillet chicken burgers.
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Mmm, mmm, mmm.
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Nah, bruv. Listen, there's enough of them
for everyone, you know.
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Thank God they can't fly.
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[Abood] Eating ultra-processed food
for a whole month
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might sound extreme.
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However, it's been estimated
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that more than
50% of people's diets in the UK
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is made up of ultra-processed food.
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[Mo] Mmm.
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That was delicious, man.
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Mo doesn't have a clue, actually,
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about what is going to happen
to his body, his mind.
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I didn't want to scare him
before he starts the experiment.
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[Mo] In the UK,
people have been eating this food
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since KFC brought it over
from America in the '60s,
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beating McDonald's to the British
fast-food market by almost ten years.
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But now something new
is coming to the high street.
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We're seeing the big US invasion in the UK
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of big American fried chicken brands.
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Because we've got all of the opportunity
here for the taking,
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the US and their investors
are seeing this as,
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"Right, we're gonna clean up."
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"We're gonna bring the brands here.
We've got queues outside the door."
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There's just growth, growth, growth."
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[Mo] Mm-hmm. That's right, Kate.
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Not to mention KFC and McDonald's alone
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are splurging two and a half billion quid
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in the UK over the next five years.
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Whoo! That's a lot of billions, boy.
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Now, I get it.
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I get all the hype around
the US fried chicken chains,
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but I do wonder
what our future will look like
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if we keep going down the American path.
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So, I'm going across the pond
to see what could be heading our way.
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But before I say goodbye,
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it's time for one last meal with the boys
at an old favorite in South London.
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[Mo] ♪ Don't hate me ♪
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Yeah, yeah.
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{\an8}♪ Go to Katie ♪
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{\an8}♪ Give me four wings ♪
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- [friend] ♪ Give me four wings ♪
- ♪ And a strawberry Mirinda ♪
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[all cheering]
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[friend] Mo is one of my closest friends.
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{\an8}It is mad that we used to just sit
in the chicken shop the two of us,
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watching the world go by,
and just talking about life.
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[Mo] So, this is the third time
I've had fried chicken today.
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Third time?
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It's an experiment to see
the effects of fried chicken,
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predominantly fast-food fried chicken.
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- What?
- Every day?
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Every day. By myself.
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- What?
- What? That's mad. That's mad.
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- [Mo] Breakfast, lunch and dinner.
- That's mad.
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[man] Why?
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'Cause I feel like
we've all grown up on this food.
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I would like to know
a little bit what's in it.
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What goes on behind the scenes.
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Wow, know what... Wow.
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Don't know what to say. Not gonna lie.
I don't know what to say.
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[David] It's a lot, innit?
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Like, I don't think you've clocked
the health ramifications as well.
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What are you most worried about?
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I'm in a tough place of the stigma
that's attached to...
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- a Black man eating fried chicken.
- Yeah.
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Because every time I tell someone,
people are like, "Oh, rah. Fried chicken?"
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I can understand that,
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but I can also understand
there's a pure intention behind it.
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[David] This experiment,
it's a childhood dream for him.
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[Mo] Love, love, love.
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But for me, that sounds like a nightmare.
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Take care of yourself out there.
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Yeah, man. Yeah, yeah.
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- It's gonna be intense for you there.
- Yeah.
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Like, you can call me,
can FaceTime me, whatever.
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Just know that I got your back
regardless, yeah?
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I got you, all right?
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- Appreciate you, bruv.
- Come on, my bro.
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[David] He thinks he's not gonna have
any problems at all.
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Gotta pack the socks.
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You can never have enough socks, you know.
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But I think he's wrong.
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[quiet flatulence]
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[Mo] Sorry.
Chicken's got me farting, bruv.
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[David] And I am worried.
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[Mo] Like I'm some trumpet.
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I feel like he doesn't really know
what he's gotten himself into.
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Ooh! Is that my car?
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Come on, let's get
some fried chicken, man.
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Yeah, this is cold, man.
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The biggest fried chicken chains
in the world are from the US.
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I'm talking KFC, Chick-fil-A, Popeyes,
and I'm gonna add McDonald's to this,
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who are selling
as much chicken as beef now.
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Collectively, these four chains
have over 2,500 stores in the UK,
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but here it's over 22,000.
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[Mo] Ho!
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I'm gonna travel across the States,
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starting in Houston,
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dubbed the modern fried chicken capital.
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[chicken clucks]
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David just gave me a text.
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"So here are some of my top
food recommendations in H-Town."
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H-Town, you know?
Trying to be down with the kids.
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Church's Chicken, since 1952.
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Let's go with a three-piece.
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Can I get some tenders as well?
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You know what I like about this place?
It's not glamorous.
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When I parked up,
people looking at me in the car.
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"Man, who the fuck is that?
The fuck is that?"
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That is when you know
the food is gonna be good.
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When the food is dangerous,
it's gonna be good.
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- Thank you so much.
- Have a nice day.
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You too, thank you.
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My mission today,
eat as much chicken as possible.
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Whoo-hoo-hoo!
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We've got Frenchy's,
classic Southern-fried chicken.
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Apparently that's Beyoncé's favorite.
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Question.
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Bonchon.
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- The flavors are flavoring.
- Yes, sir.
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Pok Pok Po?
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- I'm in chicken heaven.
- [man] You're in chicken heaven.
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[Mo] That's got Indian spices.
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It's like I'm going to, like,
a UN chicken convention right now.
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- You the man.
- You're the man!
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This is so much food, you know?
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Let's try one more for the road.
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I feel like the experiment,
it didn't start back in the UK,
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but I feel like it's starting.
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I've had every type of chicken now.
So now I'm like,
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what's next?
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[phone buzzing]
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Hang on, baby,
we got a call from your Uncle Mo.
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Yes, bruv, what's going on?
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[David] Hold on, go to Mummy.
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Go to Mummy. All right.
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What are you saying out there?
What's going on?
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I'm eating a lot of chicken. Last night...
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- Yeah.
- Brother...
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- Man had the shits, bruv!
- [David laughing]
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The shits of Narnia, bruv. Oh, my God.
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Where you have to
take off your shoes and socks?
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That was what I done, bruv.
I bagged up all my clothes, man.
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I said to myself, "What the fuck
am I doing eating this fucking food, man?"
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- 'Cause in the UK it was all right.
- Yeah.
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But, bruv, eating all this chicken,
it caught up on me, boy.
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[Mo] Listen, I've never really
thought about it before,
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but after having a touch
of the bubble guts,
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it really made me wonder...
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what is actually in this chicken?
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New Orleans, man.
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What a place.
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I'm gonna look for the answer
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in the frozen aisle
in a supermarket in New Orleans.
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How we doing, ladies? We okay?
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Where can I find
the frozen chicken breasts?
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- Frozen chicken breasts...
- [Mo] Because just like back home,
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the chicken in the shops is the same
chicken the big fast food chains use.
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Although in America,
they add a little something extra.
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Chicken broth,
chicken flavoring, ice glaze.
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- You look like you could use a trolley.
- Pause the ting.
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What in the linen shirt
industry plant is this?
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Yes, I could, man. Thank you so much.
Have you seen what's in the chicken, bro?
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- There's a lot, isn't there?
- There's chicken broth inside the chicken.
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You've been eating a lot of chicken,
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{\an8}but you haven't been tasting chicken.
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{\an8}You've been tasting
what they're putting on, in chicken,
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but you're not tasting chicken.
Chicken doesn't have flavor anymore.
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Oh, shit.
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It all started with a competition called
the Chicken of Tomorrow Contest.
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Happened right after World War II.
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They were looking for the chicks
that grew the fastest,
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they had the plumpest breast,
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that converted feed
into meat really efficiently.
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But the one thing
they didn't test for was flavor.
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- How do you know this, though, man?
- I write books about flavor.
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- Ah, you're the real Flavor Flav.
- That's right. I'm the real one.
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[Mo] Mark told me what came next.
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The US chicken industry continued
to selectively breed chickens
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to be as big as possible
and grow them as quickly as possible.
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Countries all around the world,
including the UK, followed suit.
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In just 80 years,
chickens have gone from this to this.
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If babies grew at the same rate,
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your two-month-old would be
the same size as a fully-grown pig!
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A chicken back then would take
about 16 or 18 weeks to get plump.
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- Today it takes six, six-and-a-half weeks.
- Wow.
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So chickens today are giant babies.
It's like veal, but even blander.
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So it's cheap, it's plentiful,
but it doesn't taste like anything.
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It's like potato chips.
It's the seasoning. It's the flavoring.
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So, what you're saying is,
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what I've been consuming
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is almost like a flavor that we have
really added to the experience of chicken.
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[Mark] You haven't been tasting
what nature created.
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You've been tasting what people created.
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Look at this piece.
It's the size of my head.
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I get it.
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Now I get why fried chicken chains
are everywhere.
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These birds are grown fast, sold cheap,
and because it's so bland,
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you can make it taste like anything.
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That's actually fucking good, you know.
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Popeyes, founded in New Orleans,
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and loved for their flavors,
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are now taking over UK high streets.
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In just one year,
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Brits bought 8.7 million
of their chicken sandwiches.
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That's like one every three seconds.
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In the US, when Popeyes
launched the chicken sandwich,
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it went viral,
and people lost their minds.
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[overlapping clamoring]
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[reporter] People behaving very badly.
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In LA, two people wrecked their cars
trying to get to the sandwich
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{\an8}that is fueled by a social media craze.
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In Maryland, a man was killed
after cutting the line.
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{\an8}[Mo] Americans started
putting Popeyes on blast,
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questioning exactly what was in
that sandwich.
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♪ If you love that chicken from Popeyes ♪
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You're gonna need one of these.
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This is the grand winner of them all,
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with the most ingredients ever
of all my reviews, with 142 ingredients.
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How is this even legal?
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{\an8}[somber, serious music playing]
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Fried chicken, here we go.
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These companies are doing
everything they can to make it cheap,
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to make it convenient,
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and to make it taste irresistible
so you can't say no.
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[man] People are freaking out
because eating this meat
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can have serious implications
on your health.
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You turn around the ingredient list,
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and if you see 45 ingredients,
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and they're chemicals you don't recognize,
it's probably ultra-processed.
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Dimethylpolysiloxane.
That's an ingredient in Silly Putty.
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...not to mention the plethora of seed oils,
and natural and artificial flavors.
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Natural and artificial flavors...
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that's the question mark,
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because it's a bunch of chemicals
that they don't have to list.
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And those chemicals may not be regulated,
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because there's a loophole
in the federal regulations in the U.S.
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That was good.
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Even in Europe, when they go
to regulate a chemical additive,
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they ask the company to prove it's safe.
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In the U.S., they don't.
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The companies decide
what chemicals are safe.
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What exactly is
our FDA doing to allow this?
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These foods promote chronic disease.
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This is the big concern for our health.
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[Mo] The science that goes behind food,
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I didn't think it went to that extreme.
448
00:23:19,000 --> 00:23:21,239
You know what, yeah?
I'm gonna be so truthful.
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It's fucked. But at the same time...
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there's something about it
that's fucking genius, bruv.
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Like, I can't even sit
and pretend to be like,
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"No, man, it's just so wrong."
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00:23:34,480 --> 00:23:38,440
It's like, bruv,
they twanged the system, man!
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Okay. I've looked it up,
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and here's how they make
our favorite fast food snack, the nugget.
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Chicken bits get mashed up in a factory
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and blended into this fleshy paste.
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Then it's mixed with chemical additives
and seasonings
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to make the bland meat
taste like chicken again.
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Gives a melt-in-your-mouth texture,
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then lasts long enough
to be shipped around the world.
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Here's the crazy part.
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Food scientists have engineered
the perfect combination of salt and fat
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to make it hyper-palatable,
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meaning it's delicious,
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and you can't stop eating it.
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There's even a scale
for how irresistible these foods are.
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{\an8}And check this out.
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{\an8}The meals I've been eating? Off the chart.
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Our brains are not engineered
to be able to handle
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that kind of experience in our daily
food consumption and not overeat it.
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It's no coincidence that when
ultra-processed foods dominate the market,
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you start to see the rise of
eating disorders in addition to obesity.
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So there's no question
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that they're designing the food
to make you eat it,
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and potentially overeat it.
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[Mo] Competition is so fierce
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that top chains make sure
you choose their chicken
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00:25:00,640 --> 00:25:03,919
by employing teams of sensory scientists,
480
00:25:03,920 --> 00:25:06,679
and I've managed to persuade
one of them to meet me
481
00:25:06,680 --> 00:25:09,120
and reveal some of their secrets.
482
00:25:10,120 --> 00:25:11,799
If you're doing this,
483
00:25:11,800 --> 00:25:13,479
and it's fried chicken,
484
00:25:13,480 --> 00:25:16,560
then I would assume you would be Black.
Do you know what I mean?
485
00:25:17,720 --> 00:25:18,719
Oh, rahtid!
486
00:25:18,720 --> 00:25:20,920
See, she looked just how I thought.
487
00:25:21,960 --> 00:25:24,039
- Yeah, what's up? How you doing?
- Hi, Mo!
488
00:25:24,040 --> 00:25:25,759
- What's up, man?
- Good to see you.
489
00:25:25,760 --> 00:25:29,320
You look just how I thought you would.
Big up yourself, man.
490
00:25:31,040 --> 00:25:32,360
All right.
491
00:25:33,040 --> 00:25:35,679
- Okay.
- Somewhere our magic will happen today.
492
00:25:35,680 --> 00:25:41,079
I've been told that you are
the chicken expert in the sense of taste.
493
00:25:41,080 --> 00:25:44,399
{\an8}You're your own expert. What you like,
you're the expert on, right?
494
00:25:44,400 --> 00:25:47,679
{\an8}But I'm actually
a sensory and consumer scientist.
495
00:25:47,680 --> 00:25:50,479
- You got degrees and shit.
- I do have degrees and shit.
496
00:25:50,480 --> 00:25:52,199
- Come on!
- Multiple degrees.
497
00:25:52,200 --> 00:25:54,879
Let them know, bruv. It's not a TikTok.
498
00:25:54,880 --> 00:25:58,959
It's not a TikTok. I'm actually
a scientist and I'm a food chemist.
499
00:25:58,960 --> 00:26:02,679
In my head, I'm just seeing a lab coat
with someone like yourself,
500
00:26:02,680 --> 00:26:04,319
and it's, "Voilà, we have it."
501
00:26:04,320 --> 00:26:08,479
It is definitely the mad scientist
in me in the lab,
502
00:26:08,480 --> 00:26:12,599
working with the senses
but also the emotional aspect of it.
503
00:26:12,600 --> 00:26:16,319
So people will wanna order it
and consume it again and again, right?
504
00:26:16,320 --> 00:26:18,520
You just tapping into people's psyche, innit?
505
00:26:19,440 --> 00:26:24,919
Sensory scientists around the world help
perfect every element of fried chicken.
506
00:26:24,920 --> 00:26:25,999
A barbecue one.
507
00:26:26,000 --> 00:26:30,479
Silke's worked for one of America's top
fast food fried chicken chains...
508
00:26:30,480 --> 00:26:31,399
Here we go.
509
00:26:31,400 --> 00:26:33,079
...which is making its way to the UK.
510
00:26:33,080 --> 00:26:34,839
One of her specialties?
511
00:26:34,840 --> 00:26:35,759
[crispy crunching]
512
00:26:35,760 --> 00:26:37,439
[Mo] The crunch.
513
00:26:37,440 --> 00:26:41,839
What we're looking for
is some markers that will signal to us
514
00:26:41,840 --> 00:26:43,679
that this is a craveable product.
515
00:26:43,680 --> 00:26:46,719
And what happens when it's craveable?
Consumers will come back.
516
00:26:46,720 --> 00:26:47,639
Let's take a bite.
517
00:26:47,640 --> 00:26:50,160
See what that sounds like,
feels like, how it breaks apart.
518
00:26:55,240 --> 00:26:57,720
- That is banging. Oh, my God.
- Yeah.
519
00:26:58,600 --> 00:27:03,159
To consumers, sound signals
freshness and quality,
520
00:27:03,160 --> 00:27:08,319
but it also works with our reward center,
you know, in our brain.
521
00:27:08,320 --> 00:27:09,279
I don't crave it,
522
00:27:09,280 --> 00:27:10,800
but once I eat it...
523
00:27:11,400 --> 00:27:12,999
Your reward center kicks in,
524
00:27:13,000 --> 00:27:15,239
and it says, "Ooh, this is good."
525
00:27:15,240 --> 00:27:18,879
My dopamine's hitting my whole face.
Feels like it lights up.
526
00:27:18,880 --> 00:27:20,120
It's like crack.
527
00:27:20,640 --> 00:27:22,599
- I've never had it.
- It's good when it is.
528
00:27:22,600 --> 00:27:24,160
But, yeah. Have you had it?
529
00:27:24,600 --> 00:27:25,440
No.
530
00:27:25,960 --> 00:27:27,840
I like you, you know? Good vibes.
531
00:27:35,360 --> 00:27:36,320
[David] Yo.
532
00:27:37,000 --> 00:27:38,959
[Mo] Yes, brother. What's good, man?
533
00:27:38,960 --> 00:27:42,679
I'm good, my G. Just making
a quick munch. What you saying?
534
00:27:42,680 --> 00:27:45,359
I've met a lot of experts
the last couple of days.
535
00:27:45,360 --> 00:27:46,719
Oh, for real?
536
00:27:46,720 --> 00:27:47,640
[Mo] Yeah, man.
537
00:27:48,400 --> 00:27:50,559
You know one of the ingredients, yeah,
538
00:27:50,560 --> 00:27:54,600
they also use in condoms for lubrication.
539
00:27:55,160 --> 00:27:57,720
No! Come on, man.
540
00:27:58,440 --> 00:27:59,920
Swear down, condoms?
541
00:28:00,480 --> 00:28:02,280
Who knew that went into a burger, bruv?
542
00:28:03,120 --> 00:28:05,480
Bruv... So, wait, hold on.
543
00:28:05,600 --> 00:28:07,999
[Mo] So many things go into it that is
544
00:28:08,000 --> 00:28:12,479
artificially engineered
to give you a better experience
545
00:28:12,480 --> 00:28:14,239
and have you coming back for more.
546
00:28:14,240 --> 00:28:16,119
Man's got all of this info.
547
00:28:16,120 --> 00:28:19,200
How you feeling about
munching all this chicken now, bruv?
548
00:28:21,320 --> 00:28:22,640
I don't know, you know.
549
00:28:23,400 --> 00:28:24,839
I think it's going all right.
550
00:28:24,840 --> 00:28:27,520
I'm happy that
he's having a good time, or seems to be.
551
00:28:28,760 --> 00:28:33,640
But his default as a comedian
is to play the happy guy all the time.
552
00:28:35,560 --> 00:28:38,719
I'm just a little bit wary that there
may be some underlying things.
553
00:28:38,720 --> 00:28:40,959
[steady beat pounding]
554
00:28:40,960 --> 00:28:43,960
♪ I'm eating chicken strips
Chicken in the dips ♪
555
00:28:44,520 --> 00:28:46,720
♪ Chicken, I find it finger-lickin' ♪
556
00:28:47,320 --> 00:28:48,599
It's been a week and a half...
557
00:28:48,600 --> 00:28:51,639
- Yeah, mate! Goddamn, man!
- ...and I'm enjoying myself.
558
00:28:51,640 --> 00:28:54,639
- But I'll be real with you.
- Can't catch nothin' but a meal, partner.
559
00:28:54,640 --> 00:28:56,799
I still can't shake
this uncomfortable feeling
560
00:28:56,800 --> 00:28:59,960
of being a Black man
eating fried chicken on camera.
561
00:29:02,160 --> 00:29:04,320
Like, where does that even come from?
562
00:29:06,320 --> 00:29:07,720
I think I know who to ask.
563
00:29:08,760 --> 00:29:12,160
[choir singing] ♪ Glory ♪
564
00:29:13,840 --> 00:29:16,080
♪ Glory ♪
565
00:29:17,480 --> 00:29:22,799
[Mo] I'm going to fried chicken's roots
at a Southern church for Sunday dinner.
566
00:29:22,800 --> 00:29:26,880
Here, the chicken is cooked fast,
but full of soul.
567
00:29:31,040 --> 00:29:32,320
♪ Hallelujah ♪
568
00:29:33,800 --> 00:29:35,480
♪ Hallelujah ♪
569
00:29:36,360 --> 00:29:38,360
Can I get this big piece here, please?
570
00:29:38,960 --> 00:29:40,800
Thank you very much.
571
00:29:42,440 --> 00:29:45,039
Coming here, seeing
everyone come together, and, like...
572
00:29:45,040 --> 00:29:47,999
Yes, it's fried chicken,
but it's more than that.
573
00:29:48,000 --> 00:29:50,559
It's about eating with your family.
574
00:29:50,560 --> 00:29:52,600
It's the love that goes into it.
575
00:29:53,320 --> 00:29:57,559
It's interesting how something
so simple has got, like,
576
00:29:57,560 --> 00:29:59,439
glamorized by big corporations
577
00:29:59,440 --> 00:30:02,880
and had grime music
and celebrities behind it.
578
00:30:03,800 --> 00:30:05,839
[scholar] One of the things
that makes me sad
579
00:30:05,840 --> 00:30:08,239
{\an8}is that now people
are eating fried chicken,
580
00:30:08,240 --> 00:30:12,039
{\an8}and they're not recognizing the genius
of these Black cooks who perfected it.
581
00:30:12,040 --> 00:30:14,319
[narrator] A trip to see
one of the plantation homes
582
00:30:14,320 --> 00:30:16,960
that were built before the Civil War.
583
00:30:17,520 --> 00:30:21,760
[Mo] Back in the day, female slaves would
make fried chicken for plantation owners.
584
00:30:23,120 --> 00:30:26,799
Fast-forward to the 1860s
and the abolition of slavery,
585
00:30:26,800 --> 00:30:30,520
African Americans continued
to perfect and sell the dish.
586
00:30:31,680 --> 00:30:35,439
But white Americans began
mocking this in popular culture,
587
00:30:35,440 --> 00:30:39,000
portraying Black people
as chicken-thieving criminals.
588
00:30:39,680 --> 00:30:43,319
Then in 1915 came Birth of a Nation,
589
00:30:43,320 --> 00:30:45,239
the biggest film of its time,
590
00:30:45,240 --> 00:30:49,560
which included crude depictions
of Black Americans eating chicken.
591
00:30:50,320 --> 00:30:52,599
This helped cement the stereotype,
592
00:30:52,600 --> 00:30:57,560
with some businesses even using
the racist trope as a marketing tool.
593
00:30:59,600 --> 00:31:02,000
Enter Colonel Sanders.
594
00:31:03,360 --> 00:31:05,480
There I was, just 40 years old
595
00:31:06,280 --> 00:31:09,559
and I developed this special seasoning
of 11 spices and herbs
596
00:31:09,560 --> 00:31:11,359
and this special method of frying chicken.
597
00:31:11,360 --> 00:31:14,399
And I had a product that was
really out of this world.
598
00:31:14,400 --> 00:31:17,359
[Mo] KFC, growing up as a kid,
599
00:31:17,360 --> 00:31:20,759
I did kind of think that the colonel was
the man who invented fried chicken.
600
00:31:20,760 --> 00:31:22,879
How does he insert himself into this?
601
00:31:22,880 --> 00:31:27,199
[Miller] He is a gas station operator
who had a restaurant.
602
00:31:27,200 --> 00:31:28,799
That's how he started.
603
00:31:28,800 --> 00:31:31,239
If you just are an outstanding citizen,
604
00:31:31,240 --> 00:31:33,119
you can become a Kentucky colonel.
605
00:31:33,120 --> 00:31:35,159
This is Kentucky's
equivalent of knighthood.
606
00:31:35,160 --> 00:31:38,160
- Really?
- Yeah. He gets that, and he plays on it.
607
00:31:39,000 --> 00:31:42,759
So, the white suit was
a man of leisure but a plantation owner.
608
00:31:42,760 --> 00:31:44,119
Because the illusion is,
609
00:31:44,120 --> 00:31:46,840
"Hey, I got Black people
doing all this stuff for me."
610
00:31:47,640 --> 00:31:49,359
{\an8}He was good at marketing.
611
00:31:49,360 --> 00:31:53,439
{\an8}But he's tapping into these
deep sentiments about the South, right?
612
00:31:53,440 --> 00:31:56,559
And that was comforting
to a lot of his customer base.
613
00:31:56,560 --> 00:31:58,399
A lot of places still do that, right?
614
00:31:58,400 --> 00:32:02,239
They tap into these deeply-rooted
Southern nostalgia themes.
615
00:32:02,240 --> 00:32:03,799
And Make America Great Again,
616
00:32:03,800 --> 00:32:06,239
which was not great
for our... my ancestors, right?
617
00:32:06,240 --> 00:32:08,159
So, all of this stuff is at work.
618
00:32:08,160 --> 00:32:10,919
So he plays on that
and makes a ton of money.
619
00:32:10,920 --> 00:32:14,759
And even after he sold the company
for a nice sum of money,
620
00:32:14,760 --> 00:32:17,359
the people that took it on
played on that more and more,
621
00:32:17,360 --> 00:32:19,600
- and just really blew it up.
- Wow.
622
00:32:21,320 --> 00:32:25,519
[Mo] Now, KFC's the top
fried chicken chain in the world,
623
00:32:25,520 --> 00:32:28,919
with franchises in 149 countries.
624
00:32:28,920 --> 00:32:31,399
Japanese people eat KFC for Christmas.
625
00:32:31,400 --> 00:32:34,599
[influencer] In Bloemfontein
for the Kentucky Town, baby.
626
00:32:34,600 --> 00:32:36,080
Let's do this!
627
00:32:37,080 --> 00:32:42,519
[Mo] Globally, they make
over £27 billion in sales every year.
628
00:32:42,520 --> 00:32:44,520
That is a lot of wings!
629
00:32:45,800 --> 00:32:49,320
KFC have been the UK's number one
for such a long time.
630
00:32:49,920 --> 00:32:51,479
They dominate the high street.
631
00:32:51,480 --> 00:32:54,599
They dominate the roads, actually,
and the service stations.
632
00:32:54,600 --> 00:32:58,839
And they're gonna spend
1.5 billion over the next few years
633
00:32:58,840 --> 00:33:01,559
just really engineering
that strength of position.
634
00:33:01,560 --> 00:33:04,239
And that's really what we call
kind of a land grab.
635
00:33:04,240 --> 00:33:06,640
They're gonna make sure
that they still stay number one.
636
00:33:11,640 --> 00:33:14,040
[Mo] I'm nearly halfway through
the experiment,
637
00:33:15,560 --> 00:33:17,919
and it's just not quite a vibe anymore.
638
00:33:17,920 --> 00:33:19,560
Fried chicken and a coffee.
639
00:33:24,640 --> 00:33:27,560
I've been eating this food for,
like, ten days now, innit?
640
00:33:28,800 --> 00:33:30,559
The food is actually really nice.
641
00:33:30,560 --> 00:33:32,879
But I can see
the weight change in my body,
642
00:33:32,880 --> 00:33:36,359
which is not nice to look in the mirror
and you just look at...
643
00:33:36,360 --> 00:33:38,240
You see yourself and you're like, oh rah.
644
00:33:39,480 --> 00:33:41,920
I'm definitely not my normal self, though.
645
00:33:42,760 --> 00:33:44,120
I am quite sluggish.
646
00:33:44,920 --> 00:33:48,519
It is a lot harder
than I thought it would be,
647
00:33:48,520 --> 00:33:49,600
is the truth of it.
648
00:33:51,160 --> 00:33:54,720
[Abood] After a while, he will be bloated.
649
00:33:55,320 --> 00:33:56,360
Tired.
650
00:33:57,160 --> 00:34:00,039
His digestive system is going to suffer.
651
00:34:00,040 --> 00:34:04,119
The good bacteria that live inside there,
which are called the microbiomes,
652
00:34:04,120 --> 00:34:05,800
will go into imbalance.
653
00:34:06,880 --> 00:34:10,199
I would expect him
to start experience tummy ache,
654
00:34:10,200 --> 00:34:13,159
perhaps changes in his bowel habits,
655
00:34:13,160 --> 00:34:17,680
fluid retention, wanting to sleep
a lot or having disturbed sleep.
656
00:34:19,320 --> 00:34:24,360
Those microbiomes produce
the well-being hormones like serotonin.
657
00:34:24,960 --> 00:34:28,960
So then emotionally, he would be affected.
658
00:34:29,840 --> 00:34:31,879
[Mo] I'm 42 meals in,
659
00:34:31,880 --> 00:34:35,800
and I have to admit,
the doctor is spot on.
660
00:34:37,960 --> 00:34:38,960
[sighs]
661
00:34:40,200 --> 00:34:42,080
Um, it's 1:00 a.m.
662
00:34:42,680 --> 00:34:44,080
I've eaten really late.
663
00:34:45,040 --> 00:34:49,079
This is probably, like, one of the first
nights that I really can't... sleep.
664
00:34:49,080 --> 00:34:50,960
I'm just up. I'm just wired.
665
00:34:52,200 --> 00:34:54,479
It really fucks with your head, man.
666
00:34:54,480 --> 00:34:57,839
One minute you think,
"Wow, I'm having the best food ever,"
667
00:34:57,840 --> 00:35:00,119
but then there's other times where, like,
668
00:35:00,120 --> 00:35:02,640
I'm craving for some fruit, you know?
669
00:35:03,440 --> 00:35:04,960
[sighs]
670
00:35:06,760 --> 00:35:09,079
There are some times I wanna give up.
671
00:35:09,080 --> 00:35:12,799
There are times that I say to myself,
672
00:35:12,800 --> 00:35:15,080
I don't think I'm gonna
eat fried chicken after this.
673
00:35:15,760 --> 00:35:16,760
[groans]
674
00:35:17,360 --> 00:35:18,440
You know.
675
00:35:19,640 --> 00:35:20,760
It's 1:00 a.m.,
676
00:35:21,480 --> 00:35:24,800
and I can't sleep
because of fried fucking chicken.
677
00:35:29,880 --> 00:35:31,360
New day today.
678
00:35:32,360 --> 00:35:34,240
Breakfast, chicken tenders.
679
00:35:35,600 --> 00:35:41,440
They've portrayed chicken as
safer or better for you than red meat,
680
00:35:42,160 --> 00:35:44,920
and that's called healthwashing.
681
00:35:45,480 --> 00:35:48,199
But the idea that a chicken nugget
682
00:35:48,200 --> 00:35:51,679
is safer somehow than a Big Mac,
683
00:35:51,680 --> 00:35:52,800
that's tricky.
684
00:35:54,760 --> 00:35:58,039
It just continues, making you
eat it and eat it and eat it and eat it.
685
00:35:58,040 --> 00:36:00,999
[professor]
A food like fast food fried chicken,
686
00:36:01,000 --> 00:36:02,479
{\an8}you know, how bad could it be?
687
00:36:02,480 --> 00:36:05,679
{\an8}But right now, we see in America alone
688
00:36:05,680 --> 00:36:08,519
that one person is
dying every four minutes
689
00:36:08,520 --> 00:36:10,880
due to diseases
related to ultra-processed food.
690
00:36:12,000 --> 00:36:15,359
[Schmidt] And it's not just happening
in the western countries.
691
00:36:15,360 --> 00:36:17,280
We really are in a global health crisis.
692
00:36:18,440 --> 00:36:20,839
This year was the turning point
693
00:36:20,840 --> 00:36:25,839
where we have more children who are
obese than children who are hungry...
694
00:36:25,840 --> 00:36:27,160
in the world.
695
00:36:32,560 --> 00:36:33,880
- [clucks]
- [clangs]
696
00:36:36,200 --> 00:36:39,639
[Mo] I'm in Chicago,
home to McDonald's HQ,
697
00:36:39,640 --> 00:36:41,120
the pioneers of fast food.
698
00:36:41,680 --> 00:36:43,880
I don't think I can really finish this.
699
00:36:44,640 --> 00:36:47,599
I'm here to meet a local Chi-Town resident
700
00:36:47,600 --> 00:36:50,519
who's gonna show me
the impact that fast food chains
701
00:36:50,520 --> 00:36:52,239
have had on her community.
702
00:36:52,240 --> 00:36:54,199
- [activist] Hey, Mo!
- [Mo] You all right?
703
00:36:54,200 --> 00:36:56,839
- Yes, I'm good.
- Nice to meet you. Thanks for meeting me.
704
00:36:56,840 --> 00:36:58,239
Is your nickname Mo as well?
705
00:36:58,240 --> 00:37:00,680
- Yeah, I'm also Mo.
- One Mo to another.
706
00:37:04,760 --> 00:37:09,240
{\an8}This is Oak Park neighborhood, so this is
known as one of the nice areas of Chicago.
707
00:37:10,600 --> 00:37:12,599
- A very beautiful area.
- [Mo] Yeah.
708
00:37:12,600 --> 00:37:15,839
[Monique] We passed by a whole bunch
of shops, but it's cute bakeries,
709
00:37:15,840 --> 00:37:18,920
it's ethnic food places,
like the taco place over there.
710
00:37:20,080 --> 00:37:24,719
Everything is more "bougie" out here
and so things are, like, more expensive.
711
00:37:24,720 --> 00:37:28,159
But we're on our way
to West Garfield Park,
712
00:37:28,160 --> 00:37:30,079
which is where I grew up.
713
00:37:30,080 --> 00:37:32,399
You'll definitely be able
to see the change.
714
00:37:32,400 --> 00:37:33,920
[tense music playing]
715
00:37:38,160 --> 00:37:40,320
[Monique] I call it, like, a food desert.
716
00:37:41,760 --> 00:37:45,039
So, it's fast food everywhere.
717
00:37:45,040 --> 00:37:48,399
I know one neighborhood,
there's a McDonald's, there's a Taco Bell,
718
00:37:48,400 --> 00:37:52,879
there's a Wendy's, there's a Popeyes,
there's Domino's, there's Subway.
719
00:37:52,880 --> 00:37:55,399
It's like, okay,
now where's the grocery store?
720
00:37:55,400 --> 00:37:58,839
You'll see, this is one of
the grocery stores back there.
721
00:37:58,840 --> 00:38:02,039
And, like, they have pictures
of groceries on there,
722
00:38:02,040 --> 00:38:05,759
but when you actually walk in, you just
got chips and juice, things like that.
723
00:38:05,760 --> 00:38:07,879
- There's no carrots there?
- No carrots.
724
00:38:07,880 --> 00:38:09,479
Mushrooms? Tomatoes in there?
725
00:38:09,480 --> 00:38:12,399
No. Maybe eggs,
if you go to, like, a good one.
726
00:38:12,400 --> 00:38:17,639
That's mad because even in ours,
there's eggs in... Eggs are a minimum.
727
00:38:17,640 --> 00:38:21,240
[Monique] The way things are,
you have to take what's in front of you.
728
00:38:22,000 --> 00:38:25,239
[professor] The concept of food desert
comes from the UK.
729
00:38:25,240 --> 00:38:27,239
Actually from Scotland.
730
00:38:27,240 --> 00:38:31,920
{\an8}It is used to characterize areas
where there's only unhealthy food.
731
00:38:32,520 --> 00:38:36,440
And fast food companies definitely target
lower-income communities.
732
00:38:37,280 --> 00:38:39,759
This is part of their bread and butter.
733
00:38:39,760 --> 00:38:44,959
And it is estimated that in 2025,
approximately 19 million people,
734
00:38:44,960 --> 00:38:48,479
or 6% of the U.S. population,
live in a food desert.
735
00:38:48,480 --> 00:38:50,599
And indeed it is somewhat predatory,
736
00:38:50,600 --> 00:38:54,320
because these are consumers
who may not have other options.
737
00:38:55,160 --> 00:38:57,480
- We're here. Do you wanna try Sharks?
- [Mo] Let's try Sharks.
738
00:38:58,480 --> 00:39:01,839
[dispatcher] For your safety,
this parking lot is being recorded.
739
00:39:01,840 --> 00:39:05,439
[Monique]
You can get 20 wings plus fries for $15.
740
00:39:05,440 --> 00:39:08,200
That's a lot of chicken
for very, very cheap.
741
00:39:08,840 --> 00:39:11,079
Also, I've noticed
there's no tables and chairs.
742
00:39:11,080 --> 00:39:13,679
No, this is not the type of place
where you sit down and eat.
743
00:39:13,680 --> 00:39:15,919
- [Mo] Fair enough.
- It's fast food. Get it to go.
744
00:39:15,920 --> 00:39:18,119
- [cashier] Here you go, sir.
- Thank you , my brother.
745
00:39:18,120 --> 00:39:20,159
Appreciate you, man.
746
00:39:20,160 --> 00:39:23,399
Food deserts aren't
just an American problem.
747
00:39:23,400 --> 00:39:24,919
Back home in the UK,
748
00:39:24,920 --> 00:39:28,599
the poorest neighborhoods have
five times more fast food spots
749
00:39:28,600 --> 00:39:29,879
than the wealthier ones,
750
00:39:29,880 --> 00:39:35,599
and there's over 1.2 million people
living in food deserts across the UK.
751
00:39:35,600 --> 00:39:37,759
- Is this Mum?
- Hey! What's going on, you guys?
752
00:39:37,760 --> 00:39:39,559
- How you doing? You okay?
- [mother] I'm well.
753
00:39:39,560 --> 00:39:41,759
- Let me take my shoes off.
- [mother] You don't have to.
754
00:39:41,760 --> 00:39:43,440
[Mo] I have to, Mum. I'm in your house.
755
00:39:44,040 --> 00:39:45,999
- Chicken!
- Yes. So here you go.
756
00:39:46,000 --> 00:39:46,919
Thank you.
757
00:39:46,920 --> 00:39:48,879
[Mo] Quintonele, Mini Mo's mum,
758
00:39:48,880 --> 00:39:53,439
works in healthcare and knows
all about the effects of food deserts.
759
00:39:53,440 --> 00:39:55,759
- [Quintonele] It's very disheartening.
- Mmm.
760
00:39:55,760 --> 00:39:58,799
[Quintonele] The liquor stores,
and the fast food places,
761
00:39:58,800 --> 00:40:00,559
{\an8}and the abandoned buildings,
762
00:40:00,560 --> 00:40:04,279
{\an8}and, um, just everything
that goes with that.
763
00:40:04,280 --> 00:40:06,199
- Like, you can look out that window...
- Yeah.
764
00:40:06,200 --> 00:40:07,919
[Quintonele] ...and you see those buildings.
765
00:40:07,920 --> 00:40:10,639
Someone living down there,
their access to care,
766
00:40:10,640 --> 00:40:14,479
their access to food,
their access to all of those things.
767
00:40:14,480 --> 00:40:19,959
Their life expectancy is
almost 16 years more than mine,
768
00:40:19,960 --> 00:40:21,199
me living here.
769
00:40:21,200 --> 00:40:22,359
Oh, my God!
770
00:40:22,360 --> 00:40:25,040
- That's something called the death gap.
- Yeah.
771
00:40:26,160 --> 00:40:31,719
We know that those chicken places
and the fast food places are not the best,
772
00:40:31,720 --> 00:40:33,839
but it's cheap.
773
00:40:33,840 --> 00:40:37,399
I can feed my kids and I would know
that they would be full.
774
00:40:37,400 --> 00:40:41,679
Do you ever feel like
with some of these food deserts,
775
00:40:41,680 --> 00:40:46,679
that they're designed
to keep people eating bad food?
776
00:40:46,680 --> 00:40:49,319
I mean, yeah, I do. I do.
777
00:40:49,320 --> 00:40:54,279
And it's very manipulative.
It's very misleading. Um...
778
00:40:54,280 --> 00:40:59,479
- And even more, the consequences are dire.
- Yeah.
779
00:40:59,480 --> 00:41:02,560
We're dying. And do you think
that food doesn't play a part in that?
780
00:41:03,160 --> 00:41:06,239
It does play a part,
because that's high blood pressure,
781
00:41:06,240 --> 00:41:11,079
that's high cholesterol,
that's blood sugar, diabetes.
782
00:41:11,080 --> 00:41:13,599
All of these things,
it's being forced into the community
783
00:41:13,600 --> 00:41:16,399
because you are what you eat.
784
00:41:16,400 --> 00:41:19,600
- Yeah.
- And so it's, like, doesn't...
785
00:41:23,000 --> 00:41:24,160
It just...
786
00:41:25,120 --> 00:41:27,159
It's frustrating
and it doesn't make sense.
787
00:41:27,160 --> 00:41:28,360
Do you find it...
788
00:41:29,400 --> 00:41:33,559
- Do you find it hard?
- Yeah. It's hard. It's hard.
789
00:41:33,560 --> 00:41:36,639
And it shouldn't be that hard,
790
00:41:36,640 --> 00:41:39,560
especially for something
as simple as food.
791
00:41:42,200 --> 00:41:43,119
Thank you.
792
00:41:43,120 --> 00:41:45,199
- Yay! You're welcome.
- I appreciate your time.
793
00:41:45,200 --> 00:41:47,479
Thanks for having me, Mum.
Really appreciate that.
794
00:41:47,480 --> 00:41:52,960
I never knew what a food desert was
when I started this journey.
795
00:41:55,160 --> 00:41:57,880
But when you drive into that neighborhood,
796
00:41:58,400 --> 00:41:59,560
it's real, man.
797
00:42:00,680 --> 00:42:03,039
And I don't come
from a privileged background,
798
00:42:03,040 --> 00:42:04,239
know what I mean?
799
00:42:04,240 --> 00:42:07,160
Like, I grew up
in a poor environment, but,
800
00:42:07,960 --> 00:42:13,439
just knowing that the simple things
that we would take for granted,
801
00:42:13,440 --> 00:42:15,760
people don't even have access to...
802
00:42:17,080 --> 00:42:18,520
in America.
803
00:42:20,640 --> 00:42:21,839
[groans]
804
00:42:21,840 --> 00:42:22,800
Man!
805
00:42:24,200 --> 00:42:26,999
We have our problems
in the UK too, you know.
806
00:42:27,000 --> 00:42:31,240
People are going to food banks.
There's a cost of living crisis.
807
00:42:31,840 --> 00:42:34,559
But this isn't just,
808
00:42:34,560 --> 00:42:38,120
"Oops, we didn't put
any vegetables on the corner."
809
00:42:39,000 --> 00:42:40,640
It is by design.
810
00:42:41,360 --> 00:42:44,440
And it's there
to keep the people unhealthy.
811
00:42:45,760 --> 00:42:48,440
Oh, man. This is heavy, man.
812
00:42:51,600 --> 00:42:53,040
Oh, man.
813
00:42:54,840 --> 00:42:56,399
[somber music playing]
814
00:42:56,400 --> 00:42:58,759
[Schmidt] Everywhere you go,
you're surrounded by
815
00:42:58,760 --> 00:43:02,359
these, what they would call,
distribution outlets.
816
00:43:02,360 --> 00:43:06,359
And the idea is to just surround
people with your product
817
00:43:06,360 --> 00:43:07,879
and marketing for your product,
818
00:43:07,880 --> 00:43:11,800
and they compete with one another
to own the food environment.
819
00:43:13,160 --> 00:43:16,240
[marketing expert]
There is a term in marketing called CLV.
820
00:43:17,720 --> 00:43:19,879
"Customer Lifetime Value."
821
00:43:19,880 --> 00:43:25,679
{\an8}And if I can start
and groom a customer from a kid,
822
00:43:25,680 --> 00:43:28,200
{\an8}oh, they're gonna be with me for years.
823
00:43:29,360 --> 00:43:33,319
And when brands are able
to connect with people,
824
00:43:33,320 --> 00:43:36,519
they increase their chances
of getting people to buy,
825
00:43:36,520 --> 00:43:38,039
to eat, to consume.
826
00:43:38,040 --> 00:43:39,919
{\an8}Can I please get a Big--
827
00:43:39,920 --> 00:43:42,679
{\an8}♪ What I need from you is
A Chicken Big Mac ♪
828
00:43:42,680 --> 00:43:44,399
{\an8}Someone stole your Hottie Sauce!
829
00:43:44,400 --> 00:43:47,159
{\an8}[Collins] Black culture,
Black people tend to be
830
00:43:47,160 --> 00:43:50,280
{\an8}the tip of the spear
of all things that tend to be cool,
831
00:43:51,280 --> 00:43:54,159
{\an8}whether it's the music,
the dance, the vernacular...
832
00:43:54,160 --> 00:43:56,479
{\an8}I'm absolutely craving
some nugs right now.
833
00:43:56,480 --> 00:44:01,399
{\an8}[Collins] ...which is why you see brands
partnering with these cultural creators
834
00:44:01,400 --> 00:44:05,560
{\an8}in hope that people go,
"That's cool. I wanna be a part of that."
835
00:44:07,720 --> 00:44:09,959
[Mo] It's only been two-and-a-half weeks,
836
00:44:09,960 --> 00:44:12,359
but I'm now realizing
that I've had a lifetime
837
00:44:12,360 --> 00:44:14,640
of being groomed by fried chicken.
838
00:44:15,720 --> 00:44:18,039
[Mo in commercial]
Yes, I have been to Nando's before.
839
00:44:18,040 --> 00:44:22,759
{\an8}[Mo] Not only that, but reflecting back
on the voiceover work I did for Nando's...
840
00:44:22,760 --> 00:44:25,719
{\an8}Listen, I feel uneasy admitting this, but...
841
00:44:25,720 --> 00:44:27,080
I'm part of the problem.
842
00:44:31,920 --> 00:44:33,920
[introspective music playing]
843
00:44:42,600 --> 00:44:45,279
I've eaten almost 50 meals now,
844
00:44:45,280 --> 00:44:49,600
and I have to be honest, I think
I've bitten off more than I can chew.
845
00:44:50,320 --> 00:44:51,919
I've definitely put some weight on.
846
00:44:51,920 --> 00:44:54,480
When we was in Chicago,
I had to buy bigger t-shirts.
847
00:44:55,920 --> 00:45:00,760
It's very rare that men say, "Oh man,
I just don't feel good in myself."
848
00:45:01,720 --> 00:45:03,559
I was quite naive in thinking,
849
00:45:03,560 --> 00:45:07,279
well, I'm healthy,
how much weight can it really be?
850
00:45:07,280 --> 00:45:09,719
You know, how unhealthy can it really be?
851
00:45:09,720 --> 00:45:12,720
How much is it gonna
mess up my mood that much?
852
00:45:13,800 --> 00:45:14,839
I need help.
853
00:45:14,840 --> 00:45:18,519
And apparently in Michigan University,
there's a whole department
854
00:45:18,520 --> 00:45:21,599
that analyzes how fast food
like fried chicken
855
00:45:21,600 --> 00:45:23,640
is messing with people's minds.
856
00:45:26,040 --> 00:45:27,120
[Gearhardt] Come on in!
857
00:45:28,160 --> 00:45:29,959
- Hello!
- [Gearhardt] Hi, Mo!
858
00:45:29,960 --> 00:45:32,160
- Lovely to meet you.
- Welcome to my lab.
859
00:45:33,200 --> 00:45:34,559
[Mo] Wow!
860
00:45:34,560 --> 00:45:38,199
{\an8}Exactly, and you're gonna actually taste
some of our wares today.
861
00:45:38,200 --> 00:45:39,640
{\an8}This is so weird.
862
00:45:42,040 --> 00:45:44,520
- I'm going to go for a drumstick.
- Yes.
863
00:45:46,560 --> 00:45:49,599
[Gearhardt] I would love to ask you
about the past few weeks
864
00:45:49,600 --> 00:45:51,560
and what your journey's been like.
865
00:45:52,080 --> 00:45:53,440
[Mo] When I'm eating this food,
866
00:45:54,040 --> 00:45:55,839
it feels like you're having a great time,
867
00:45:55,840 --> 00:45:58,679
until the food is finished
and you're by yourself and you realize...
868
00:45:58,680 --> 00:46:02,119
It happened yesterday and you're like,
"I'm so lonely. It feels so lonely here."
869
00:46:02,120 --> 00:46:03,839
[Gearhardt] Yeah. You feel your mood sink.
870
00:46:03,840 --> 00:46:08,479
[Mo] Yeah. And then with the job
that I'm in, doing comedy,
871
00:46:08,480 --> 00:46:12,559
I often find myself looking for
the fun in life, or the funny.
872
00:46:12,560 --> 00:46:13,440
[Gearhardt] Yeah.
873
00:46:14,040 --> 00:46:17,160
[Mo] But even in the short
space of time, it's just like,
874
00:46:18,240 --> 00:46:20,039
I can't be bothered to do that.
875
00:46:20,040 --> 00:46:24,319
- And then, if I'm a little bit moody...
- Mmm.
876
00:46:24,320 --> 00:46:29,279
...then I really wanna treat myself now
to a better experience with food.
877
00:46:29,280 --> 00:46:34,159
So, I will make sure
that if I have some wings,
878
00:46:34,160 --> 00:46:36,719
- I might get a chicken sandwich as well.
- Yeah.
879
00:46:36,720 --> 00:46:40,159
- Do you ever feel kind of sluggish?
- Oh, yeah.
880
00:46:40,160 --> 00:46:42,319
Just like you're slowed down a little bit?
881
00:46:42,320 --> 00:46:45,479
Then the naps as well. And it's
not like a power nap, because I feel--
882
00:46:45,480 --> 00:46:47,359
- Almost like you're drugged.
- Oh my...
883
00:46:47,360 --> 00:46:49,479
I feel like that's how I... Where you just...
884
00:46:49,480 --> 00:46:51,959
[Gearhardt] Not like,
"I need sleep and I wake up restored."
885
00:46:51,960 --> 00:46:53,719
You're like, "I gotta sleep this off."
886
00:46:53,720 --> 00:46:58,559
Oh, my God.
It's like you tracked me somehow,
887
00:46:58,560 --> 00:47:02,319
because that, word for word,
is exactly what happens.
888
00:47:02,320 --> 00:47:03,319
[Gearhardt] Mmm-hmm.
889
00:47:03,320 --> 00:47:05,519
All right,
here's another question for you.
890
00:47:05,520 --> 00:47:09,759
Is there anything
where you kind of wanted to stop
891
00:47:09,760 --> 00:47:12,039
but you felt compelled
to kind of keep going?
892
00:47:12,040 --> 00:47:16,320
Yeah. There's a lot of times
where I've been eating food, and...
893
00:47:17,400 --> 00:47:19,320
- I just have to finish it.
- Mmm-hmm.
894
00:47:19,920 --> 00:47:26,079
Do you ever find yourself looking
to cope or deal with being down and off
895
00:47:26,080 --> 00:47:28,559
by eating more of this sort of food?
896
00:47:28,560 --> 00:47:29,839
[Mo] Yeah.
897
00:47:29,840 --> 00:47:32,839
[Gearhardt] These sorts of foods,
and this is mostly what people are eating...
898
00:47:32,840 --> 00:47:34,439
It does make you moodier.
899
00:47:34,440 --> 00:47:37,999
One of the biggest links
is actually depression and anxiety.
900
00:47:38,000 --> 00:47:40,239
- Does that resonate at all?
- [Mo] Massively.
901
00:47:40,240 --> 00:47:45,159
But all of a sudden, if you take it away,
you're gonna start craving it again.
902
00:47:45,160 --> 00:47:48,599
What you're describing sounds like drugs.
It's an addiction.
903
00:47:48,600 --> 00:47:49,599
Yeah.
904
00:47:49,600 --> 00:47:52,839
Even the anxiousness... and...
905
00:47:52,840 --> 00:47:56,359
Brain fog is something
that I don't often get,
906
00:47:56,360 --> 00:47:58,440
but I'm finding myself forget words.
907
00:47:58,960 --> 00:48:02,759
[Gearhardt] What's really striking
is the questions
908
00:48:02,760 --> 00:48:04,719
I was walking through with you
909
00:48:04,720 --> 00:48:07,399
are the diagnostic criteria
910
00:48:07,400 --> 00:48:10,759
for how we understand whether someone's
starting to show an addiction...
911
00:48:10,760 --> 00:48:13,999
- Oh, wow.
- ...from tobacco, to alcohol, to cocaine.
912
00:48:14,000 --> 00:48:16,559
When you know it's making you feel bad,
913
00:48:16,560 --> 00:48:20,200
and yet there's this part of you
that's still chasing that fix.
914
00:48:21,840 --> 00:48:26,319
The way that these foods
are created to just mainline,
915
00:48:26,320 --> 00:48:29,919
you know, high hits of reward
rapidly into your body
916
00:48:29,920 --> 00:48:32,799
but then crash pretty quickly,
917
00:48:32,800 --> 00:48:36,839
it's how we create
every addictive substance under the sun.
918
00:48:36,840 --> 00:48:42,279
And so it sounds like you are
starting to feel that addictive pull.
919
00:48:42,280 --> 00:48:43,600
Yeah. It's...
920
00:48:44,360 --> 00:48:46,240
I didn't think I would be...
921
00:48:47,440 --> 00:48:49,959
heavily influenced by fried chicken.
922
00:48:49,960 --> 00:48:50,959
[Gearhardt] Yeah.
923
00:48:50,960 --> 00:48:53,240
It's so shocking
924
00:48:54,120 --> 00:48:57,840
that this food is doing that.
925
00:49:00,400 --> 00:49:02,880
[Abood] Human brain is very complex.
926
00:49:03,520 --> 00:49:06,559
Part of the brain
is called the hypothalamus.
927
00:49:06,560 --> 00:49:10,960
It tells us eat, stop eating,
you're hungry, you're not hungry.
928
00:49:11,800 --> 00:49:16,199
We lose that as a direct effect
of those foods
929
00:49:16,200 --> 00:49:20,279
because that pathway
have become imbalanced,
930
00:49:20,280 --> 00:49:23,080
and then food addiction starts,
931
00:49:23,680 --> 00:49:29,720
and it can ruin physical
and mental health in the long run.
932
00:49:30,480 --> 00:49:32,639
[Gearhardt] One of
the most shocking things we've found
933
00:49:32,640 --> 00:49:33,879
is that 12% of children
934
00:49:33,880 --> 00:49:38,439
would meet the criteria for an addiction
with ultra-processed foods.
935
00:49:38,440 --> 00:49:43,000
And as a mother, that really scares me
for the future for our children.
936
00:49:44,400 --> 00:49:45,400
[sighs heavily]
937
00:49:56,080 --> 00:49:59,720
I'm eating this food
and I just, like, don't feel like myself.
938
00:50:04,840 --> 00:50:07,200
Look in the mirror,
and I don't look like myself.
939
00:50:11,160 --> 00:50:12,479
I feel low, man.
940
00:50:12,480 --> 00:50:15,000
I feel so low. I feel so by myself.
941
00:50:15,720 --> 00:50:17,240
[breath hitches]
942
00:50:36,240 --> 00:50:39,800
[sobbing] So much to take in, man.
It's so hard.
943
00:50:42,400 --> 00:50:43,520
Fucking hell.
944
00:50:46,920 --> 00:50:48,000
[breathing raggedly]
945
00:50:50,520 --> 00:50:52,760
Ah, let me log this off, man.
Fucking hell.
946
00:51:00,480 --> 00:51:02,480
[moody, bluesy music playing]
947
00:51:09,160 --> 00:51:10,720
I'm not feeling this today.
948
00:51:11,360 --> 00:51:15,039
Truth be told, I was definitely naive
when I started this journey,
949
00:51:15,040 --> 00:51:17,279
but the more I head down this rabbit hole,
950
00:51:17,280 --> 00:51:20,520
the more I'm questioning
my lifelong love of this food.
951
00:51:21,280 --> 00:51:23,879
[farming advocate]
Fried chicken is everywhere,
952
00:51:23,880 --> 00:51:27,160
and the animals,
they have to come from somewhere.
953
00:51:28,720 --> 00:51:30,360
Oh, that's nasty, man.
954
00:51:30,920 --> 00:51:34,359
{\an8}But what's going on
behind the closed doors
955
00:51:34,360 --> 00:51:39,960
{\an8}is something which the industry itself
likes to keep away from the public eye.
956
00:51:41,280 --> 00:51:42,599
[Mo] I've looked it up,
957
00:51:42,600 --> 00:51:46,440
and in America, almost all of their
chicken comes from factory farms.
958
00:51:47,560 --> 00:51:48,959
And we're catching up.
959
00:51:48,960 --> 00:51:51,160
In the UK, we're at 95%.
960
00:51:52,320 --> 00:51:55,559
[Lymbery] Factory farming,
the mega farming of animals,
961
00:51:55,560 --> 00:52:01,719
started in the US, but it's very much
now deeply ingrained in the UK.
962
00:52:01,720 --> 00:52:04,399
There are now more than
a thousand of them,
963
00:52:04,400 --> 00:52:08,080
hidden away, but nevertheless on the rise.
964
00:52:08,680 --> 00:52:09,719
[Mo] Check this,
965
00:52:09,720 --> 00:52:13,159
{\an8}there's just a handful of companies
that supply the majority of chickens
966
00:52:13,160 --> 00:52:16,520
to supermarkets
and fast food chains in America.
967
00:52:17,640 --> 00:52:20,000
People call them Big Chicken,
968
00:52:20,960 --> 00:52:24,080
and one of the Big Chicken states
is Arkansas.
969
00:52:25,280 --> 00:52:26,759
That's my next stop.
970
00:52:26,760 --> 00:52:29,279
Specifically, a town called Springdale,
971
00:52:29,280 --> 00:52:34,200
home of the biggest American
chicken producers, Tyson Foods.
972
00:52:37,040 --> 00:52:39,079
{\an8}[commercial voiceover] At Tyson Foods,
973
00:52:39,080 --> 00:52:42,320
{\an8}we serve with safety,
accountability, and delight.
974
00:52:43,160 --> 00:52:46,039
{\an8}[Mo] Wow. Seeing Tyson's promo video,
975
00:52:46,040 --> 00:52:49,320
{\an8}for a capitalist corporate giant,
they seem really nice.
976
00:52:49,440 --> 00:52:53,799
{\an8}[commercial] Our leadership shines
through our billion-dollar brands.
977
00:52:53,800 --> 00:52:56,160
{\an8}We feed the world like family.
978
00:52:57,520 --> 00:53:01,799
{\an8}One thing that is true
is that it's a billion-dollar brand.
979
00:53:01,800 --> 00:53:04,279
What Tyson has done
is really set the standard
980
00:53:04,280 --> 00:53:05,960
for the meat-packing industry.
981
00:53:06,680 --> 00:53:09,479
[Mo] And if you wanna win
the Big Chicken game,
982
00:53:09,480 --> 00:53:14,439
all you need to do is play it like Tyson.
Come on. Step right up, Alice.
983
00:53:14,440 --> 00:53:19,359
[Driver] So, Tyson are one of the pioneers
of the vertically-integrated model,
984
00:53:19,360 --> 00:53:23,440
which means that it owns
every single part of the supply chain.
985
00:53:24,600 --> 00:53:26,839
{\an8}From the hatchery, to the chickens,
986
00:53:26,840 --> 00:53:29,359
{\an8}to the slaughter, to production,
987
00:53:29,360 --> 00:53:32,480
{\an8}like chicken nuggets,
and even into trucking.
988
00:53:33,400 --> 00:53:37,799
So I think of it as like a black hole,
like, bringing in every single thing,
989
00:53:37,800 --> 00:53:39,519
the entire universe.
990
00:53:39,520 --> 00:53:43,080
It's a way to control
financially every aspect.
991
00:53:45,560 --> 00:53:47,119
[Mo] Thanks, Alice.
992
00:53:47,120 --> 00:53:49,439
Tyson makes so much money
993
00:53:49,440 --> 00:53:55,239
that almost every Big Chicken company
in the world has replicated their model.
994
00:53:55,240 --> 00:53:58,439
In the UK,
our biggest players are Moy Park,
995
00:53:58,440 --> 00:54:01,479
Hook 2 Sisters and Avara Foods.
996
00:54:01,480 --> 00:54:05,399
They control around 70%
of our chicken market,
997
00:54:05,400 --> 00:54:09,879
processing around
800 million chickens a year.
998
00:54:09,880 --> 00:54:12,879
And by process, I mean kill.
999
00:54:12,880 --> 00:54:13,760
[chicken squawks]
1000
00:54:19,880 --> 00:54:21,639
[Mo] I wanted to meet with Tyson,
1001
00:54:21,640 --> 00:54:24,519
but when I told them
more about the film, they went quiet.
1002
00:54:24,520 --> 00:54:27,519
So instead, I found a local activist,
1003
00:54:27,520 --> 00:54:30,839
who fights for the rights
of poultry workers.
1004
00:54:30,840 --> 00:54:32,879
She's gonna tell me
what's really going on.
1005
00:54:32,880 --> 00:54:36,559
{\an8}- How are you? Welcome to Arkansas.
- I'm good.
1006
00:54:36,560 --> 00:54:38,759
[Licolli] I'm gonna give you a tour,
1007
00:54:38,760 --> 00:54:42,199
for you to understand
a little bit of the power
1008
00:54:42,200 --> 00:54:45,679
of Tyson in this particular town.
1009
00:54:45,680 --> 00:54:47,879
- Yeah.
- And they build roads,
1010
00:54:47,880 --> 00:54:52,159
and they give money
to churches, to charities.
1011
00:54:52,160 --> 00:54:54,919
Ah, I see this. Tyson sports complex.
1012
00:54:54,920 --> 00:54:58,920
- They're kind of buying their way here.
- Exactly. Exactly.
1013
00:54:59,560 --> 00:55:01,319
[Mo] Oh, look, there's a poultry...
1014
00:55:01,320 --> 00:55:05,320
[Licolli] Yes. But we cannot enter,
of course, 'cause it's private.
1015
00:55:07,360 --> 00:55:11,559
[Driver] I spent the last five years
writing about Tyson Foods,
1016
00:55:11,560 --> 00:55:13,959
and I've never been inside a plant,
1017
00:55:13,960 --> 00:55:17,880
and that is because states like Arkansas
have ag-gag laws.
1018
00:55:18,840 --> 00:55:22,639
It means that you cannot set foot
on the property of Tyson
1019
00:55:22,640 --> 00:55:27,399
with the purpose of documenting
anything related to the facility,
1020
00:55:27,400 --> 00:55:31,360
and the fine in Arkansas
is up to $5,000 per day.
1021
00:55:32,520 --> 00:55:34,840
- Oh, wow, it's so big!
- Yes.
1022
00:55:36,280 --> 00:55:38,479
- [Mo] These are the chickens.
- [Licolli] Yes.
1023
00:55:38,480 --> 00:55:39,399
[Mo] Oh, man.
1024
00:55:39,400 --> 00:55:41,400
Whoo! They smell!
1025
00:55:44,120 --> 00:55:45,480
[Mo] Here come the trucks.
1026
00:55:47,160 --> 00:55:48,759
And they're squashed, man.
1027
00:55:48,760 --> 00:55:52,799
Every day, all day long,
they are killing the birds.
1028
00:55:52,800 --> 00:55:54,959
But then they will be in church...
1029
00:55:54,960 --> 00:55:57,679
[Mo] Oh, my God. There's even feathers.
1030
00:55:57,680 --> 00:55:59,160
- Yeah.
- There's feathers everywhere.
1031
00:55:59,720 --> 00:56:00,640
[Licolli] Yeah.
1032
00:56:01,160 --> 00:56:03,560
So that is spun my head.
1033
00:56:05,320 --> 00:56:08,879
I feel scared for us a little bit,
'cause this is a big corporation.
1034
00:56:08,880 --> 00:56:12,200
- [Licolli] Yeah.
- [Mo] And I know in America, money talks.
1035
00:56:13,000 --> 00:56:14,399
[Licolli] There is the police now.
1036
00:56:14,400 --> 00:56:16,359
[Mo] There's a little police presence.
1037
00:56:16,360 --> 00:56:19,559
In order for these corporations
to get along,
1038
00:56:19,560 --> 00:56:22,959
there has to be a cozy relationship,
right...
1039
00:56:22,960 --> 00:56:24,759
- [Mo] Yeah.
- ...with the politicians
1040
00:56:24,760 --> 00:56:26,840
and police enforcement and everything.
1041
00:56:27,760 --> 00:56:29,359
[Mo] It feels quite scary.
1042
00:56:29,360 --> 00:56:31,639
I know they're watching us.
I know they are.
1043
00:56:31,640 --> 00:56:34,799
- Yeah, it feels...
- They are observing us.
1044
00:56:34,800 --> 00:56:38,839
I know the police have stopped a bit
further up. I don't know if that's for us.
1045
00:56:38,840 --> 00:56:41,719
Shall we cross? Yeah, let's cross.
1046
00:56:41,720 --> 00:56:43,840
We don't wanna aggravate the police.
1047
00:56:44,520 --> 00:56:47,239
I'm Black, you're Hispanic.
We have not got a chance.
1048
00:56:47,240 --> 00:56:48,760
[both laughing]
1049
00:56:51,520 --> 00:56:55,519
[Licolli] When I began doing this work,
and I will ask the workers, like,
1050
00:56:55,520 --> 00:56:56,759
"What do you want?"
1051
00:56:56,760 --> 00:56:58,999
The workers will say,
1052
00:56:59,000 --> 00:57:00,879
"We just wanna feel
1053
00:57:00,880 --> 00:57:04,679
that we are treated better
than the chicken that we kill."
1054
00:57:04,680 --> 00:57:06,080
- You know?
- [Mo] Oh, man.
1055
00:57:06,880 --> 00:57:09,599
[Driver] I think there's things
people can't imagine
1056
00:57:09,600 --> 00:57:12,679
because the people who do work
in these processing plants
1057
00:57:12,680 --> 00:57:14,599
legally can't say very much.
1058
00:57:14,600 --> 00:57:18,039
Is this something that's just happening
here in Arkansas,
1059
00:57:18,040 --> 00:57:22,119
or is this happening all around America?
1060
00:57:22,120 --> 00:57:23,879
Everywhere in America.
1061
00:57:23,880 --> 00:57:27,760
You know, it's the problem
with the whole meat industry.
1062
00:57:29,680 --> 00:57:33,080
{\an8}[Driver] Workers showed me
videos from inside facilities.
1063
00:57:33,560 --> 00:57:37,799
{\an8}There's workers that have to kill
the chickens that aren't actually dead,
1064
00:57:37,800 --> 00:57:41,479
{\an8}but the birds are coming down
the line 175 birds a minute.
1065
00:57:41,480 --> 00:57:44,039
{\an8}People are working elbow to elbow,
with very sharp knives,
1066
00:57:44,040 --> 00:57:45,559
with metal mesh gloves,
1067
00:57:45,560 --> 00:57:47,799
and you're deboning the chicken
1068
00:57:47,800 --> 00:57:49,239
in three to five seconds,
1069
00:57:49,240 --> 00:57:52,159
for eight to ten hours at a time.
1070
00:57:52,160 --> 00:57:53,479
And workers told me that
1071
00:57:53,480 --> 00:57:56,560
"There is no rest because
they're trying to turn me into a machine."
1072
00:57:59,400 --> 00:58:03,159
[Mo] One of the biggest issues
workers in poultry plants face
1073
00:58:03,160 --> 00:58:05,440
is being denied bathroom breaks.
1074
00:58:07,720 --> 00:58:09,319
[Licolli] The lines cannot stop,
1075
00:58:09,320 --> 00:58:12,159
so when workers want
to go to the bathroom,
1076
00:58:12,160 --> 00:58:14,559
and nobody gives them the break,
1077
00:58:14,560 --> 00:58:17,879
workers urinate on the line,
1078
00:58:17,880 --> 00:58:19,799
- peeing on themselves.
- Fucking hell...
1079
00:58:19,800 --> 00:58:25,159
We have heard a lot of cases
of workers being forced to wear diapers,
1080
00:58:25,160 --> 00:58:27,639
and that is just a humiliation.
1081
00:58:27,640 --> 00:58:28,919
- You know?
- Oh, man.
1082
00:58:28,920 --> 00:58:32,839
No workers should be exposed
to such exploitations
1083
00:58:32,840 --> 00:58:34,840
for us to have a chicken sandwich.
1084
00:58:38,920 --> 00:58:41,839
[Mo] She's a courageous woman,
really trying to make a difference,
1085
00:58:41,840 --> 00:58:45,119
but no one has listened to her.
1086
00:58:45,120 --> 00:58:48,159
Fast food ain't coming here
to see how this all works, and...
1087
00:58:48,160 --> 00:58:50,079
I was like, "Oh, my God, this is crazy
1088
00:58:50,080 --> 00:58:52,759
that our chicken
is being produced like this."
1089
00:58:52,760 --> 00:58:55,479
They're like, "We didn't see it,
so it doesn't matter."
1090
00:58:55,480 --> 00:58:57,320
"Let's get some more of them drumsticks."
1091
00:58:58,000 --> 00:59:00,199
In the industry, these workers,
1092
00:59:00,200 --> 00:59:03,719
who are doing one of the most
dangerous jobs in the United States,
1093
00:59:03,720 --> 00:59:09,279
are risking their lives for, you know,
what is slightly above minimum wage,
1094
00:59:09,280 --> 00:59:13,999
in conditions in which they could
suffer from amputation or hospitalization,
1095
00:59:14,000 --> 00:59:16,479
'cause this is very large machinery,
1096
00:59:16,480 --> 00:59:21,280
and someone has to get inside
and clean this machinery.
1097
00:59:22,240 --> 00:59:26,120
A worker at a Tyson plant in Alabama
was decapitated.
1098
00:59:26,920 --> 00:59:29,799
{\an8}Tyson said, you know, "We had nothing
to do with that because
1099
00:59:29,800 --> 00:59:33,440
{\an8}that labor was provided
by a third-party provider."
1100
00:59:34,120 --> 00:59:37,960
{\an8}That's how they distance themselves
from illegal labor practices.
1101
00:59:40,080 --> 00:59:44,199
[Mo] Concerns about labor practices
go beyond the processing plant.
1102
00:59:44,200 --> 00:59:45,559
Questions have been raised
1103
00:59:45,560 --> 00:59:49,119
about conditions
across the Big Chicken industry,
1104
00:59:49,120 --> 00:59:52,119
including on farms.
1105
00:59:52,120 --> 00:59:55,199
In the chicken industry,
you're seeing undocumented workers,
1106
00:59:55,200 --> 00:59:56,799
you're seeing refugees,
1107
00:59:56,800 --> 01:00:01,160
and they're very unlikely
to complain about anything.
1108
01:00:02,960 --> 01:00:05,399
[Mo] To understand
the working environment,
1109
01:00:05,400 --> 01:00:08,879
I've managed to make contact
with an undocumented worker.
1110
01:00:08,880 --> 01:00:10,519
[Mo] Thank you for meeting me.
1111
01:00:10,520 --> 01:00:11,679
[Mo] He's a chicken catcher,
1112
01:00:11,680 --> 01:00:16,720
and has worked for farms contracted
to a number of Arkansas chicken companies.
1113
01:00:18,320 --> 01:00:23,520
[man in Spanish] We are a group
of six people who catch chickens.
1114
01:00:25,920 --> 01:00:29,520
In one day we lift 40,000 chickens.
1115
01:00:31,280 --> 01:00:34,080
We are catching two chickens in each hand.
1116
01:00:36,520 --> 01:00:42,399
My fingers are not in good shape anymore.
1117
01:00:42,400 --> 01:00:45,240
I cannot close them anymore.
1118
01:00:46,520 --> 01:00:48,599
Sometimes also when we sleep,
1119
01:00:48,600 --> 01:00:52,600
our hands twitch
like we are still catching chickens.
1120
01:00:54,080 --> 01:00:56,479
[Driver in English]
These environments are full of chemicals,
1121
01:00:56,480 --> 01:00:59,039
and these workers
often have no protective gear,
1122
01:00:59,040 --> 01:01:03,320
and chickens are vicious,
so it's a really hard job.
1123
01:01:07,920 --> 01:01:14,400
I've been told that some of the people
catching chickens are also children.
1124
01:01:17,640 --> 01:01:21,999
[man in Spanish]
Yes. Many kids. 15, 16, 17.
1125
01:01:22,000 --> 01:01:24,560
The child that is working in my group,
1126
01:01:25,080 --> 01:01:28,759
he had a fever, cough,
1127
01:01:28,760 --> 01:01:33,239
red swollen eyes because of the chemicals.
1128
01:01:33,240 --> 01:01:36,880
He cried and he nearly passed out.
1129
01:01:39,920 --> 01:01:41,879
[Mo in English] After meeting Carlos,
1130
01:01:41,880 --> 01:01:45,439
I learned that in 2023,
the US Department of Labor
1131
01:01:45,440 --> 01:01:50,279
{\an8}discovered over 100 children employed
by a contractor
1132
01:01:50,280 --> 01:01:54,639
{\an8}working illegally inside
nine major meat packing plants,
1133
01:01:54,640 --> 01:01:58,280
{\an8}including George's and Tyson Foods.
1134
01:02:09,920 --> 01:02:11,720
[Mo] That was someone the same age as me,
1135
01:02:12,320 --> 01:02:18,000
and I could see the physical toll
it had taken on his body.
1136
01:02:18,960 --> 01:02:21,040
It is... It's modern-day slavery.
1137
01:02:22,480 --> 01:02:23,760
It's the only way you can put it.
1138
01:02:27,040 --> 01:02:32,439
[Lymbery] The industry has managed
to put a veil over chicken,
1139
01:02:32,440 --> 01:02:37,759
to turn it into this...
what sounds like a fantastic commodity.
1140
01:02:37,760 --> 01:02:40,199
Almost too good to be true.
1141
01:02:40,200 --> 01:02:42,240
And that's because it is!
1142
01:02:42,920 --> 01:02:45,079
I knew a lot went into this business,
1143
01:02:45,080 --> 01:02:49,080
but when you actually meet people
that are behind the scenes...
1144
01:02:50,160 --> 01:02:51,719
[sighs heavily]
1145
01:02:51,720 --> 01:02:54,040
It really does change your outlook
1146
01:02:54,840 --> 01:02:57,160
on the food that... you...
1147
01:02:58,560 --> 01:02:59,480
love.
1148
01:03:00,240 --> 01:03:01,720
This is big, man.
1149
01:03:03,440 --> 01:03:06,239
And I understand,
1150
01:03:06,240 --> 01:03:09,279
as much as I get to go
down this rabbit hole,
1151
01:03:09,280 --> 01:03:11,600
there is a part of me that feels like,
1152
01:03:12,440 --> 01:03:15,599
"Am I gonna get men in black suits
that are gonna be, like,
1153
01:03:15,600 --> 01:03:17,440
outside of my house now?"
1154
01:03:24,640 --> 01:03:28,280
I can't believe how shady parts
of the Big Chicken industry are.
1155
01:03:30,880 --> 01:03:35,240
I've been told to go to Delaware,
where people are fighting back.
1156
01:03:36,160 --> 01:03:40,439
"Welcome to Delaware.
Endless discoveries."
1157
01:03:40,440 --> 01:03:43,119
It's like they built that sign
knowing I was coming, boy,
1158
01:03:43,120 --> 01:03:46,080
'cause that's what I'm doing, man.
I'm discovering, man.
1159
01:03:46,800 --> 01:03:51,119
Oh, man. I'm going mad,
guys, I'm going mad.
1160
01:03:51,120 --> 01:03:54,200
I'm eating this chicken and I'm going mad.
1161
01:03:56,360 --> 01:03:59,839
The chicken industry
is big business in Delaware,
1162
01:03:59,840 --> 01:04:02,880
and its effects are even being
reported on the radio.
1163
01:04:03,560 --> 01:04:07,759
[reporter] ...state's chicken industry
produces literally tons of chicken waste.
1164
01:04:07,760 --> 01:04:10,079
People who live near those chicken farms
1165
01:04:10,080 --> 01:04:13,479
are worried about how all those chickens
are affecting their health.
1166
01:04:13,480 --> 01:04:15,399
[Mo] Here's what I learned
from the air waves.
1167
01:04:15,400 --> 01:04:17,599
Delaware has a ton of chickens,
1168
01:04:17,600 --> 01:04:19,999
and they produce a shitload of shit.
1169
01:04:20,000 --> 01:04:21,239
Sorry, Mum.
1170
01:04:21,240 --> 01:04:23,759
Now imagine all the chickens in America.
1171
01:04:23,760 --> 01:04:28,599
A year's worth of their chicken poop
could cover the whole of London.
1172
01:04:28,600 --> 01:04:30,720
{\an8}And Edinburgh. That's a lot of poo.
1173
01:04:34,240 --> 01:04:35,919
{\an8}- Yes, bro.
- Mo, how are ya?
1174
01:04:35,920 --> 01:04:37,759
{\an8}- I'm good. How are you, man?
- Nice to meet ya.
1175
01:04:37,760 --> 01:04:38,999
{\an8}[Mo] Whoo!
1176
01:04:39,000 --> 01:04:40,119
I brought the rain with me.
1177
01:04:40,120 --> 01:04:41,080
- Michael.
- You all right?
1178
01:04:41,760 --> 01:04:45,119
[Mo] Michael lives here,
and he's fighting back.
1179
01:04:45,120 --> 01:04:47,120
I've asked him to show me the issue.
1180
01:04:48,080 --> 01:04:50,279
When you see
some of these poultry barns out there...
1181
01:04:50,280 --> 01:04:52,479
- Okay.
- ...you see the fans on the very ends.
1182
01:04:52,480 --> 01:04:53,399
[Mo] Yeah, yeah.
1183
01:04:53,400 --> 01:04:55,199
Those fans aren't there to keep them cool.
1184
01:04:55,200 --> 01:04:58,439
They're there because these birds,
they're getting raised on a pile of waste.
1185
01:04:58,440 --> 01:05:00,599
- Yeah.
- In one of those barns, the newer ones,
1186
01:05:00,600 --> 01:05:02,239
you have 50,000 birds in a barn.
1187
01:05:02,240 --> 01:05:04,039
There's 50,000 birds' worth of waste,
1188
01:05:04,040 --> 01:05:06,679
and that doesn't get cleaned out
every flock, so they're on waste,
1189
01:05:06,680 --> 01:05:08,359
but there's ammonia in there.
1190
01:05:08,360 --> 01:05:10,599
- Oh, shit. Yeah.
- So that ammonia,
1191
01:05:10,600 --> 01:05:13,199
right, like, the chickens,
some of them go blind.
1192
01:05:13,200 --> 01:05:15,719
So they need to blow that air out
1193
01:05:15,720 --> 01:05:18,199
because if they don't,
it'll kill the chickens.
1194
01:05:18,200 --> 01:05:19,279
Mm. Okay.
1195
01:05:19,280 --> 01:05:21,959
If you're getting that air
out into the community,
1196
01:05:21,960 --> 01:05:23,959
what do you think's happening
to the community?
1197
01:05:23,960 --> 01:05:27,399
You're looking at a toxic stew of gases
1198
01:05:27,400 --> 01:05:29,959
that people are breathing in.
That's impactful to their health.
1199
01:05:29,960 --> 01:05:33,199
You see this?
You see where these neighbors live?
1200
01:05:33,200 --> 01:05:35,519
Fucking hell! That is so close!
1201
01:05:35,520 --> 01:05:38,239
These are veterans.
There's a veteran that lives here.
1202
01:05:38,240 --> 01:05:40,559
When he was fighting in Iraq,
what did they do?
1203
01:05:40,560 --> 01:05:44,279
Put up a bunch of chicken barns across
from his house blowing nasty air on him.
1204
01:05:44,280 --> 01:05:45,840
Oh, that stinks, man!
1205
01:05:46,600 --> 01:05:48,919
- That's what you would smell every day?
- Every day.
1206
01:05:48,920 --> 01:05:51,919
- You can smell it in the car!
- It gets stuck on your clothes!
1207
01:05:51,920 --> 01:05:56,159
That's wrong, 'cause these are beautiful
communities built on agriculture.
1208
01:05:56,160 --> 01:05:58,959
That's not to say
that agriculture is bad, it's not.
1209
01:05:58,960 --> 01:06:02,799
But there's a way to farm
that doesn't destroy the community,
1210
01:06:02,800 --> 01:06:04,960
destroy your neighbors' quality of life.
1211
01:06:05,880 --> 01:06:07,960
[Mo] I didn't think it would
get to a point where
1212
01:06:08,720 --> 01:06:12,119
there are people
that are massively affected
1213
01:06:12,120 --> 01:06:15,880
due to the quality of their air
and the water that they drink.
1214
01:06:17,680 --> 01:06:19,959
Now, this isn't just about the smell.
1215
01:06:19,960 --> 01:06:22,199
That huge plant right there
1216
01:06:22,200 --> 01:06:26,040
is one of the biggest
chicken waste facilities in Delaware.
1217
01:06:26,720 --> 01:06:29,239
These guys are cutting up
millions of birds here.
1218
01:06:29,240 --> 01:06:30,839
When you cut 'em up,
you gotta wash 'em off.
1219
01:06:30,840 --> 01:06:33,519
You got all the guts
and all that nasty stuff.
1220
01:06:33,520 --> 01:06:36,239
I'm probably doing it a little
less scientific than it really is,
1221
01:06:36,240 --> 01:06:39,279
but essentially,
they're taking that waste water
1222
01:06:39,280 --> 01:06:41,199
and spraying it on these fields.
1223
01:06:41,200 --> 01:06:43,800
But remember that
everybody's on well water, man.
1224
01:06:44,320 --> 01:06:46,960
Are you serious? Hey, that's fucked, man!
1225
01:06:47,480 --> 01:06:51,119
People can't breathe their air, can't go
drink their water, can't go outside.
1226
01:06:51,120 --> 01:06:52,879
Kids are getting sick, getting asthma,
1227
01:06:52,880 --> 01:06:55,239
so they could sell
cheap chicken in the store
1228
01:06:55,240 --> 01:06:58,039
for 99 cents a pound or $1.99 a pound.
1229
01:06:58,040 --> 01:06:59,519
Are you kidding me?
1230
01:06:59,520 --> 01:07:03,080
There's big problems, in an industry
that's way too powerful for its own good.
1231
01:07:05,080 --> 01:07:09,439
[Mo] Mountaire, the company accused of
polluting the air and water here,
1232
01:07:09,440 --> 01:07:14,080
settled a class action lawsuit
for $205 million,
1233
01:07:15,000 --> 01:07:16,880
but denied all liability.
1234
01:07:21,080 --> 01:07:23,919
I've been questioning everything.
I'm washing,
1235
01:07:23,920 --> 01:07:26,320
brushing my teeth
after what I've heard with water.
1236
01:07:28,160 --> 01:07:29,600
That's how paranoid I am.
1237
01:07:31,640 --> 01:07:35,080
When I started this,
I didn't know Big Chicken was a thing.
1238
01:07:36,400 --> 01:07:37,480
I didn't know.
1239
01:07:38,640 --> 01:07:41,040
I didn't know this was a thing, you know.
1240
01:07:41,920 --> 01:07:45,560
And I feel disappointed in myself
that I didn't know about it.
1241
01:07:46,200 --> 01:07:50,600
Then you get there. You're looking at
this plant right next to someone's house.
1242
01:07:52,040 --> 01:07:53,920
Really, really sad, man.
1243
01:07:55,920 --> 01:07:58,200
I just wanna stop eating it now.
1244
01:08:00,560 --> 01:08:04,720
I really do. I wanna just stop eating it.
I don't wanna do this no more.
1245
01:08:06,520 --> 01:08:07,600
Yeah.
1246
01:08:09,160 --> 01:08:11,160
[intriguing music playing]
1247
01:08:17,080 --> 01:08:18,679
There is something quite nice
1248
01:08:18,680 --> 01:08:22,280
in having your family around
and having the bargain bucket.
1249
01:08:23,680 --> 01:08:25,560
But at, like, what cost?
1250
01:08:26,200 --> 01:08:27,960
You start to look at the balance.
1251
01:08:28,720 --> 01:08:30,919
I didn't ever think of that
before I'd done this.
1252
01:08:30,920 --> 01:08:33,120
I was like,
"It's agriculture. We all gotta survive."
1253
01:08:34,120 --> 01:08:36,560
But do we need to survive at that extent?
1254
01:08:37,880 --> 01:08:40,999
I would have been guilty of saying,
"It's just chicken though, man."
1255
01:08:41,000 --> 01:08:42,399
"Everyone chill out."
1256
01:08:42,400 --> 01:08:45,999
But it's until you hear the stories
of the people that are really affected,
1257
01:08:46,000 --> 01:08:49,839
it's until you eat the food
and someone tells you you've got
1258
01:08:49,840 --> 01:08:52,839
an addiction to chicken
which is similar to cocaine.
1259
01:08:52,840 --> 01:08:55,360
And you're like, "What?"
1260
01:08:55,960 --> 01:08:59,719
And I think sometimes,
if there's that much money to be made,
1261
01:08:59,720 --> 01:09:04,199
then there's also a lot of secrets
to be hidden at the same time.
1262
01:09:04,200 --> 01:09:06,680
And I'm seeing that here, in America,
1263
01:09:07,680 --> 01:09:09,120
but back home...
1264
01:09:10,600 --> 01:09:12,320
How deep does it really go?
1265
01:09:15,440 --> 01:09:20,079
[Lymbery] The mega farming of animals
is environmentally hugely damaging.
1266
01:09:20,080 --> 01:09:24,679
The chickens are raised on grain,
including soya,
1267
01:09:24,680 --> 01:09:29,519
that comes from rainforest areas,
causing deforestation.
1268
01:09:29,520 --> 01:09:33,799
And in the UK,
artificial fertilizers, pesticides,
1269
01:09:33,800 --> 01:09:37,439
is causing widespread decline in our soil.
1270
01:09:37,440 --> 01:09:40,200
Our soil is literally disappearing.
1271
01:09:41,640 --> 01:09:46,879
Scientists tell us we have just decades
left before our soil is gone.
1272
01:09:46,880 --> 01:09:48,240
No soil, no food.
1273
01:09:48,840 --> 01:09:49,920
Game over.
1274
01:09:52,280 --> 01:09:53,760
[Mo] Ready to go.
1275
01:09:54,640 --> 01:09:56,480
Let's get the hell out of here, man.
1276
01:09:57,480 --> 01:09:59,480
[energetic hip-hop song playing]
1277
01:10:08,280 --> 01:10:10,959
Got the KFC drive thru, you know.
1278
01:10:10,960 --> 01:10:16,359
They do this smart thing now,
you order and it goes, "Anything else?"
1279
01:10:16,360 --> 01:10:17,839
- Hello.
- [attendant] Hi, sir.
1280
01:10:17,840 --> 01:10:19,599
Can I get a Mini Variety Meal?
1281
01:10:19,600 --> 01:10:21,040
[attendant] Anything else, sir?
1282
01:10:21,560 --> 01:10:25,039
Can I also get a portion of wings?
1283
01:10:25,040 --> 01:10:26,359
Anything else?
1284
01:10:26,360 --> 01:10:29,039
- Thank you. See you.
- Take care. See you later, yeah?
1285
01:10:29,040 --> 01:10:33,079
You see?
That "Anything else? Anything else?"
1286
01:10:33,080 --> 01:10:34,760
I didn't want all that stuff.
1287
01:10:37,440 --> 01:10:40,519
This food is so problematic.
1288
01:10:40,520 --> 01:10:41,360
[chuckles]
1289
01:10:43,200 --> 01:10:47,120
The journey that I went on
opened my eyes up to a lot.
1290
01:10:48,200 --> 01:10:51,239
People, I can't ignore
what I've learnt on this trip.
1291
01:10:51,240 --> 01:10:53,799
Since I've been back,
I've been busy researching.
1292
01:10:53,800 --> 01:10:56,560
It looks like KFC are on a rampage.
1293
01:10:58,440 --> 01:11:02,999
[reporter] KFC has announced plans
to open 500 new restaurants
1294
01:11:03,000 --> 01:11:05,559
in the UK and Ireland
within the next decade.
1295
01:11:05,560 --> 01:11:09,199
Mo said that he doesn't wanna be
an investigative journalist,
1296
01:11:09,200 --> 01:11:11,999
which I understand,
but I think at some point,
1297
01:11:12,000 --> 01:11:14,759
if he wants to really delve
deeper into this industry,
1298
01:11:14,760 --> 01:11:18,479
he's gonna have to go
and put his journalist hat on and...
1299
01:11:18,480 --> 01:11:19,560
dig a little deeper.
1300
01:11:20,080 --> 01:11:23,679
[automated operator]
Hello, and welcome to KFC Head Office.
1301
01:11:23,680 --> 01:11:27,799
If you have a customer-care related query,
please press one.
1302
01:11:27,800 --> 01:11:28,640
[phone beeps]
1303
01:11:31,520 --> 01:11:36,560
All customer-care queries must be
submitted in writing using the web form...
1304
01:11:38,480 --> 01:11:41,759
[Mo] It's not just about
how this experiment has affected me,
1305
01:11:41,760 --> 01:11:46,079
but, as market leaders, I just wanna have
a conversation about how their food
1306
01:11:46,080 --> 01:11:50,000
has impacted our health
and the environment.
1307
01:11:50,520 --> 01:11:53,079
This is my email from KFC.
1308
01:11:53,080 --> 01:11:56,679
"Thank you very much for reaching out
and sharing more about your documentary."
1309
01:11:56,680 --> 01:11:58,799
"It sounds like
a really interesting project."
1310
01:11:58,800 --> 01:12:02,879
"While we won't be able to contribute
directly, we wish you every success
1311
01:12:02,880 --> 01:12:05,119
as you bring this story to life."
1312
01:12:05,120 --> 01:12:09,599
"Thank you again for getting in touch
and best of luck with the film."
1313
01:12:09,600 --> 01:12:13,840
They've basically just treated
me like a dickhead.com.
1314
01:12:17,040 --> 01:12:19,319
I did get one breakthrough, though.
1315
01:12:19,320 --> 01:12:24,400
The big bossman CEO from the British
Poultry Council is willing to speak to me.
1316
01:12:26,320 --> 01:12:29,559
We asked to meet him at one of
the factory farms they represent,
1317
01:12:29,560 --> 01:12:32,759
but he said, "Access will be difficult."
1318
01:12:32,760 --> 01:12:34,399
Hmm, interesting.
1319
01:12:34,400 --> 01:12:37,760
So we settled for this cute
little city farm instead.
1320
01:12:39,160 --> 01:12:42,279
- What's up, Rich? How you doing, man?
- Yeah, good, thanks. You?
1321
01:12:42,280 --> 01:12:44,719
Got you out here in the middle
of Hackney, bruv. You okay?
1322
01:12:44,720 --> 01:12:45,999
Yeah, very well.
1323
01:12:46,000 --> 01:12:48,360
Looking like an undercover cop
right now, man.
1324
01:12:49,680 --> 01:12:54,879
{\an8}We, as the UK, we slaughter
around 20 million birds a week.
1325
01:12:54,880 --> 01:12:56,679
- A week?
- A week.
1326
01:12:56,680 --> 01:12:59,279
But think about it
in terms of numbers of people.
1327
01:12:59,280 --> 01:13:01,439
65 million people.
Not everybody eats meat.
1328
01:13:01,440 --> 01:13:04,159
- Say 60 million people eat chicken.
- Yeah.
1329
01:13:04,160 --> 01:13:06,079
Half a chicken per person per week.
1330
01:13:06,080 --> 01:13:07,559
That's not a lot.
1331
01:13:07,560 --> 01:13:10,119
And there's hunger in this country.
1332
01:13:10,120 --> 01:13:13,439
Fundamentally, until we get everybody fed,
1333
01:13:13,440 --> 01:13:15,599
nothing else really matters.
1334
01:13:15,600 --> 01:13:19,079
And yes, we have to be very cognizant of
1335
01:13:19,080 --> 01:13:22,519
how we treat people,
the environment, the birds,
1336
01:13:22,520 --> 01:13:25,279
but we can manage that,
and if we do it right,
1337
01:13:25,280 --> 01:13:28,359
we've got a food source
for the world, not just the UK.
1338
01:13:28,360 --> 01:13:32,719
Very politician-y, Rich, man.
You might start kissing some babies, bruv.
1339
01:13:32,720 --> 01:13:33,920
Yeah, but that's...
1340
01:13:36,440 --> 01:13:38,479
When I went on this journey,
1341
01:13:38,480 --> 01:13:43,239
I got to see every aspect
of the chicken industry.
1342
01:13:43,240 --> 01:13:46,239
What I wasn't prepared for was the waste.
1343
01:13:46,240 --> 01:13:48,839
What are we doing here
when it comes to waste?
1344
01:13:48,840 --> 01:13:52,039
There are accusations and criticisms
about our industry,
1345
01:13:52,040 --> 01:13:54,519
and what we do with the waste,
1346
01:13:54,520 --> 01:13:58,559
but I can say for sure
that all of the waste,
1347
01:13:58,560 --> 01:14:02,159
and we're talking about farms here,
rather than processing plants,
1348
01:14:02,160 --> 01:14:03,439
is very much controlled.
1349
01:14:03,440 --> 01:14:05,999
And what about the waste
from the processing plant?
1350
01:14:06,000 --> 01:14:08,999
That, similarly, is very much controlled
1351
01:14:09,000 --> 01:14:11,879
so that it's not a risk, and not harmful.
1352
01:14:11,880 --> 01:14:13,599
So there's no corners cut in the UK?
1353
01:14:13,600 --> 01:14:15,719
There's not. There's no benefit.
1354
01:14:15,720 --> 01:14:17,799
But you got your PR lady here, man.
1355
01:14:17,800 --> 01:14:21,479
She's gonna jump in any minute, man.
"Hey, can we just stop that?"
1356
01:14:21,480 --> 01:14:22,520
[Mo laughing]
1357
01:14:23,720 --> 01:14:26,479
- [Griffiths] We try and be good neighbors...
- [Mo] Yeah.
1358
01:14:26,480 --> 01:14:28,560
[Griffiths] ...and not impact on the people.
1359
01:14:31,280 --> 01:14:33,799
[Mo] After our chat,
it came out in the news
1360
01:14:33,800 --> 01:14:35,799
that chicken producers Avara Foods,
1361
01:14:35,800 --> 01:14:37,399
who Richard represents,
1362
01:14:37,400 --> 01:14:39,999
is currently facing the largest ever
1363
01:14:40,000 --> 01:14:43,399
environmental legal claim
in British history
1364
01:14:43,400 --> 01:14:46,480
for allegedly polluting
three of our rivers.
1365
01:14:47,040 --> 01:14:49,199
[narrator]
There's over 20 million chickens
1366
01:14:49,200 --> 01:14:50,759
in the River Wye catchment area,
1367
01:14:50,760 --> 01:14:53,919
and they create more manure
than the land can absorb.
1368
01:14:53,920 --> 01:14:57,759
{\an8}The industrial chicken farmers you buy
your supplies from for your restaurants
1369
01:14:57,760 --> 01:15:00,960
has literally polluted
the River Wye to death.
1370
01:15:03,080 --> 01:15:05,080
[ducks honking]
1371
01:15:06,520 --> 01:15:08,879
- What's going on, bruv?
- What you telling me, bruv?
1372
01:15:08,880 --> 01:15:10,359
Cluck cluck, rude boy!
1373
01:15:10,360 --> 01:15:12,039
- Come in, bruv.
- Wagwan?
1374
01:15:12,040 --> 01:15:14,039
- Yeah, G. All blessed.
- Come in.
1375
01:15:14,040 --> 01:15:17,319
[David] You went and saw
that Richard brother, yeah? How was that?
1376
01:15:17,320 --> 01:15:20,959
I respect that he came
and had a conversation with me,
1377
01:15:20,960 --> 01:15:24,119
but at the same time,
feel like I was just talking to an AI.
1378
01:15:24,120 --> 01:15:27,519
So I'm asking him questions
and it's like, "Well, you know,
1379
01:15:27,520 --> 01:15:29,119
there's a lot of people to feed."
1380
01:15:29,120 --> 01:15:32,039
"Could we do more? Possibly."
1381
01:15:32,040 --> 01:15:36,079
So where does that leave you now?
Like, what's next?
1382
01:15:36,080 --> 01:15:39,839
It's a tricky one,
because nobody wants to talk to me, innit?
1383
01:15:39,840 --> 01:15:42,280
I got an email back from KFC.
1384
01:15:43,120 --> 01:15:44,399
KFC Global.
1385
01:15:44,400 --> 01:15:45,999
- Okay, big time.
- Yeah.
1386
01:15:46,000 --> 01:15:48,400
- I know, right?
- Let me see that.
1387
01:15:51,040 --> 01:15:54,199
There's a number here, you know.
You should try calling them.
1388
01:15:54,200 --> 01:15:55,679
- Let's call them.
- Yeah?
1389
01:15:55,680 --> 01:15:57,879
[line ringing]
1390
01:15:57,880 --> 01:15:59,400
[tense music playing]
1391
01:16:00,360 --> 01:16:02,079
[click on other end of line]
1392
01:16:02,080 --> 01:16:03,080
Hello?
1393
01:16:06,440 --> 01:16:07,520
Hello?
1394
01:16:09,800 --> 01:16:11,239
It's me, Mo Gilligan.
1395
01:16:11,240 --> 01:16:13,120
Uh, I sent you an email
1396
01:16:14,240 --> 01:16:16,760
about a documentary about fried chicken.
1397
01:16:17,960 --> 01:16:19,000
Hello?
1398
01:16:20,160 --> 01:16:21,240
Hello?
1399
01:16:25,880 --> 01:16:26,959
They put me on mute.
1400
01:16:26,960 --> 01:16:29,000
- 'Cause they picked up.
- Is it?
1401
01:16:30,480 --> 01:16:31,520
[Mo] Hello?
1402
01:16:33,120 --> 01:16:38,359
I am recording the call to potentially use
in a documentary. Is it okay to continue?
1403
01:16:38,360 --> 01:16:39,600
[disconnect tone drones]
1404
01:16:40,800 --> 01:16:43,240
Okay.
1405
01:16:44,200 --> 01:16:45,160
Rah.
1406
01:16:46,200 --> 01:16:47,839
- She hung up.
- Yeah.
1407
01:16:47,840 --> 01:16:50,159
Oh, my days. Do you know what?
1408
01:16:50,160 --> 01:16:52,959
Do you know what she done?
She answered the phone and put it on mute.
1409
01:16:52,960 --> 01:16:55,239
- Yeah, and was listening.
- Just listening.
1410
01:16:55,240 --> 01:16:56,559
That's wild, you know.
1411
01:16:56,560 --> 01:16:59,359
That's the closest I've got
from anyone from KFC.
1412
01:16:59,360 --> 01:17:00,839
- Yeah.
- Like, the closest.
1413
01:17:00,840 --> 01:17:02,439
You left your number there.
1414
01:17:02,440 --> 01:17:05,720
Why'd you leave your number
and not pick up? What's the point?
1415
01:17:07,240 --> 01:17:09,719
I guess it's not even
a big surprise to learn that,
1416
01:17:09,720 --> 01:17:11,999
like many leading fast food brands,
1417
01:17:12,000 --> 01:17:15,959
KFC works with online influencers
with millions of followers
1418
01:17:15,960 --> 01:17:20,040
to promote its products
and brand to younger audiences.
1419
01:17:21,760 --> 01:17:24,119
{\an8}Hello, my friends.
I'm Niko, and I'm on a farm.
1420
01:17:24,120 --> 01:17:28,519
Ah, Niko. I like Niko, man.
He's good peoples, man.
1421
01:17:28,520 --> 01:17:30,600
{\an8}Let's go behind the bucket.
1422
01:17:31,640 --> 01:17:32,680
Oh my God.
1423
01:17:33,840 --> 01:17:37,359
{\an8}Look at all those chickens!
There's no cages here.
1424
01:17:37,360 --> 01:17:40,799
{\an8}I thought there was, like,
4,000 chickens in one small cage.
1425
01:17:40,800 --> 01:17:42,879
{\an8}No, no. There is no cages.
1426
01:17:42,880 --> 01:17:45,519
{\an8}We're very proud
of our animal welfare here,
1427
01:17:45,520 --> 01:17:47,959
So you're showing the healthy side
1428
01:17:47,960 --> 01:17:51,640
{\an8}by using someone
who's got a really big platform,
1429
01:17:52,560 --> 01:17:56,520
but you're controlling
what they're seeing behind the curtain.
1430
01:17:57,160 --> 01:18:02,079
{\an8}KFC chose to bring Niko down here
when the birds were really small and cute.
1431
01:18:02,080 --> 01:18:07,119
{\an8}They were maybe 15 to 20 days old.
We've come back when they're 33 days old.
1432
01:18:07,120 --> 01:18:09,719
{\an8}- You really do care about these chickens?
- Yeah, we do.
1433
01:18:09,720 --> 01:18:10,839
{\an8}What about these chickens?
1434
01:18:10,840 --> 01:18:13,719
{\an8}Do you care about birds
like these three here
1435
01:18:13,720 --> 01:18:16,999
{\an8}who have got to the point
where they can't stand up anymore?
1436
01:18:17,000 --> 01:18:19,279
{\an8}They just can't handle the weight.
1437
01:18:19,280 --> 01:18:21,159
{\an8}[Mo] I feel like it's very sinister,
1438
01:18:21,160 --> 01:18:25,200
'cause it's like a new digital age
of how you can manipulate the market.
1439
01:18:25,800 --> 01:18:28,519
{\an8}[Tony] ...the birds plenty of room to roam...
1440
01:18:28,520 --> 01:18:30,640
{\an8}[Mo] It's almost like greenwashing.
1441
01:18:31,400 --> 01:18:35,319
{\an8}I can probably find out more information
about your secret recipe
1442
01:18:35,320 --> 01:18:42,159
than I can about where you get your
chickens from and how they are treated.
1443
01:18:42,160 --> 01:18:44,799
{\an8}Thanks for having me.
I'm loving the farm, it looks incredible.
1444
01:18:44,800 --> 01:18:47,559
The question is, what are you hiding?
1445
01:18:47,560 --> 01:18:49,560
[suspenseful music playing]
1446
01:18:50,320 --> 01:18:54,760
[Mo] I found the man whose footage told
a very different story to KFC's own video.
1447
01:18:56,040 --> 01:18:58,439
He sent me some coordinates,
1448
01:18:58,440 --> 01:19:01,120
'cause him and his team
are going back in tonight.
1449
01:19:01,880 --> 01:19:06,879
I didn't think chicken would have me
in Lincolnshire at nighttime
1450
01:19:06,880 --> 01:19:08,599
following coordinates.
1451
01:19:08,600 --> 01:19:11,680
Feels very... It feels a bit mad,
I'm not gonna lie to you people.
1452
01:19:12,560 --> 01:19:15,079
I feel like a real journalist right now.
1453
01:19:15,080 --> 01:19:17,199
I feel like Martin Kemp.
1454
01:19:17,200 --> 01:19:19,039
That's his name, innit? Martin Kemp.
1455
01:19:19,040 --> 01:19:22,639
Oh, no, that's the fucking guy
from Spandau Ballet. Ross Kemp.
1456
01:19:22,640 --> 01:19:23,680
[laughs]
1457
01:19:24,720 --> 01:19:29,200
Here in Lincolnshire, they slaughter
the most chickens in the UK.
1458
01:19:30,080 --> 01:19:33,879
Like everything, if you follow the money,
you'll find the truth.
1459
01:19:33,880 --> 01:19:39,279
And get this, the second-largest
chicken producers in the UK, Moy Park,
1460
01:19:39,280 --> 01:19:42,919
supply 25% of the chicken we eat,
1461
01:19:42,920 --> 01:19:46,840
including what ends up
in some of KFC's buckets.
1462
01:19:47,480 --> 01:19:48,640
But wait for it...
1463
01:19:50,160 --> 01:19:52,639
This UK company
1464
01:19:52,640 --> 01:19:58,279
is actually owned by the second-biggest
American chicken producers after Tyson,
1465
01:19:58,280 --> 01:19:59,400
Pilgrim's,
1466
01:20:00,280 --> 01:20:05,159
and they are owned
by the kings of chicken, JBS,
1467
01:20:05,160 --> 01:20:10,040
who produce up to
5 billion chickens a year globally.
1468
01:20:11,520 --> 01:20:13,560
I think that's him there, you know.
1469
01:20:14,560 --> 01:20:15,919
- Matthew!
- Hiya.
1470
01:20:15,920 --> 01:20:18,559
- What's up, my guy? You okay?
- Hey, Mo, nice to meet you.
1471
01:20:18,560 --> 01:20:20,600
What's good, man? Come on, hop in, man.
1472
01:20:22,560 --> 01:20:25,599
The KFC farm's just on the left over here,
1473
01:20:25,600 --> 01:20:27,879
and we're gonna go back in tonight.
1474
01:20:27,880 --> 01:20:29,919
You know, we filmed it three years ago,
1475
01:20:29,920 --> 01:20:32,999
and the video got 12 million views
or something like that.
1476
01:20:33,000 --> 01:20:36,479
So it'd be really interesting to see,
has anything changed?
1477
01:20:36,480 --> 01:20:39,040
Um, I'm gonna meet my two colleagues.
1478
01:20:40,000 --> 01:20:44,199
One's a professional investigator,
highly experienced.
1479
01:20:44,200 --> 01:20:47,279
I think we can film them from behind.
1480
01:20:47,280 --> 01:20:48,800
[suspenseful music playing]
1481
01:20:50,360 --> 01:20:51,479
Hey, what's up, guys?
1482
01:20:51,480 --> 01:20:52,959
[masked man 1] Hey. Hiya.
1483
01:20:52,960 --> 01:20:54,959
- Wow, this is real stuff, boy.
- [Glover] Yeah.
1484
01:20:54,960 --> 01:20:58,079
This is like Call of Duty.
I'm a bit scared, man. This is real.
1485
01:20:58,080 --> 01:21:01,639
- [masked man 1] What you scared of?
- I don't know, I've never seen...
1486
01:21:01,640 --> 01:21:04,840
- [masked man 1] You're scared of us?
- Because yous wearing balaclavas, man.
1487
01:21:05,720 --> 01:21:09,039
[masked man 1] So it is Moy Park farm.
1488
01:21:09,040 --> 01:21:13,079
We'll be coming in from the north.
1489
01:21:13,080 --> 01:21:15,519
There's two houses.
There's people living there.
1490
01:21:15,520 --> 01:21:17,959
[Mo] What risk does that kind of pose?
1491
01:21:17,960 --> 01:21:21,039
[masked man 1] The biggest risk
would be a farmer or a worker
1492
01:21:21,040 --> 01:21:23,639
deciding to take things
into their own hands if they found you.
1493
01:21:23,640 --> 01:21:25,999
I know some of these farmers
have got shotguns.
1494
01:21:26,000 --> 01:21:29,479
I've had a drone shot at before,
so, you know, it happens.
1495
01:21:29,480 --> 01:21:31,199
- Really?
- [masked man 1] Yeah.
1496
01:21:31,200 --> 01:21:32,240
Oh, man.
1497
01:21:33,480 --> 01:21:35,599
Me personally,
I don't give a shit anymore.
1498
01:21:35,600 --> 01:21:38,319
I just feel like we need to...
Like, somebody's gotta do it,
1499
01:21:38,320 --> 01:21:41,239
and so, therefore,
we've just gotta go and do it.
1500
01:21:41,240 --> 01:21:44,559
I'm gonna follow you. I'm gonna observe.
I'm not gonna go across.
1501
01:21:44,560 --> 01:21:46,199
Can we talk you into coming in?
1502
01:21:46,200 --> 01:21:47,639
- I wish... I would love to...
- No?
1503
01:21:47,640 --> 01:21:50,200
- ...but my girlfriend said no.
- Okay.
1504
01:21:54,200 --> 01:21:58,599
[Mo] It's early hours, and the team are
heading into one of Moy Park's farms.
1505
01:21:58,600 --> 01:22:00,200
I'm genuinely worried for them.
1506
01:22:01,960 --> 01:22:06,319
Maybe they might have different measures
if they have intruders here.
1507
01:22:06,320 --> 01:22:07,280
Know what I mean?
1508
01:22:09,240 --> 01:22:11,480
Yeah, man. They need to be careful, man.
1509
01:22:13,480 --> 01:22:15,240
I do feel a bit on edge, though.
1510
01:22:16,840 --> 01:22:18,840
I just feel like someone might turn up.
1511
01:22:19,680 --> 01:22:22,960
I don't think you realize,
I don't do stuff like this, you know?
1512
01:22:34,600 --> 01:22:37,920
I'm just messaging
just to say we're here now,
1513
01:22:38,560 --> 01:22:41,320
so I'll just show you what I can see.
1514
01:22:42,440 --> 01:22:45,119
We haven't managed to get access as yet.
1515
01:22:45,120 --> 01:22:47,759
There's basically three separate locks,
1516
01:22:47,760 --> 01:22:51,239
and then they've put
this tamper tag on here.
1517
01:22:51,240 --> 01:22:54,839
This is a lot more security
than when we came three years ago.
1518
01:22:54,840 --> 01:22:58,359
I'm sorry I'm speaking quietly.
We just don't wanna alert anybody.
1519
01:22:58,360 --> 01:23:00,359
We have found a wheelie bin,
1520
01:23:00,360 --> 01:23:03,440
but I just wanna show you what's inside.
1521
01:23:07,480 --> 01:23:10,519
Probably about two weeks old
are the birds there.
1522
01:23:10,520 --> 01:23:14,280
The smell, Mo, is just disgusting.
I'm having to hold my breath.
1523
01:23:16,800 --> 01:23:18,800
[suspenseful music continuing]
1524
01:23:23,520 --> 01:23:26,079
We've found quite a lot
of the wheelie bins here,
1525
01:23:26,080 --> 01:23:28,399
but interestingly,
they've locked these as well.
1526
01:23:28,400 --> 01:23:31,199
They don't want people
filming the birds inside,
1527
01:23:31,200 --> 01:23:34,440
but all of these ones here
are full and locked.
1528
01:23:35,480 --> 01:23:37,840
So... we'll head back.
1529
01:23:38,760 --> 01:23:39,759
See you soon.
1530
01:23:39,760 --> 01:23:44,920
I guess that the work that Matthew
and his team done before...
1531
01:23:46,480 --> 01:23:48,240
definitely ruffled some feathers.
1532
01:23:50,920 --> 01:23:52,399
How you feeling, man?
1533
01:23:52,400 --> 01:23:56,999
You know, it does feel to me like,
rather than, like, fix the problem
1534
01:23:57,000 --> 01:24:00,759
of these Frankenchickens
who can't stand up,
1535
01:24:00,760 --> 01:24:02,319
their bodies can't take it...
1536
01:24:02,320 --> 01:24:05,719
Rather than fix that problem,
they're just adding loads of security.
1537
01:24:05,720 --> 01:24:08,599
It's a picture that's happening
across the whole of the UK.
1538
01:24:08,600 --> 01:24:09,559
[Mo] Mmm.
1539
01:24:09,560 --> 01:24:11,279
So it's not just this farm.
1540
01:24:11,280 --> 01:24:12,919
There's many farms.
1541
01:24:12,920 --> 01:24:16,359
So it's just hidden from view, and that's...
1542
01:24:16,360 --> 01:24:17,880
To me, I feel that's very wrong.
1543
01:24:19,480 --> 01:24:22,039
[Mo] It's the same patterns, man.
1544
01:24:22,040 --> 01:24:26,919
It's not a coincidence we just went there
and there's just a few more locks, like...
1545
01:24:26,920 --> 01:24:31,200
Um, it's not a coincidence
that no one will get back to me.
1546
01:24:31,720 --> 01:24:34,120
It's just how powerful this thing is.
1547
01:24:35,200 --> 01:24:36,799
Not long after we met,
1548
01:24:36,800 --> 01:24:41,399
the investigators sent me footage of
an Avara farm they did manage to get into.
1549
01:24:41,400 --> 01:24:46,959
That's the same company accused of
polluting our rivers with chicken waste.
1550
01:24:46,960 --> 01:24:48,560
It looks horrible, man.
1551
01:24:49,400 --> 01:24:51,879
There's a human part of you that says,
1552
01:24:51,880 --> 01:24:55,839
no animal should ever
have to live and suffer like that.
1553
01:24:55,840 --> 01:24:58,319
That's the chicken
that I've probably eaten,
1554
01:24:58,320 --> 01:25:00,240
and you're probably eating too.
1555
01:25:01,520 --> 01:25:03,520
That is the stark reality,
1556
01:25:05,480 --> 01:25:09,559
that throughout this whole experiment,
this industry's been so secretive
1557
01:25:09,560 --> 01:25:11,440
and so silent,
1558
01:25:13,240 --> 01:25:15,800
but when you see
what's behind closed doors,
1559
01:25:16,760 --> 01:25:18,840
I understand why it's so silent now.
1560
01:25:25,280 --> 01:25:27,959
[Lymbery] Cheap chicken is far from cheap.
1561
01:25:27,960 --> 01:25:32,519
Globally, nearly three-quarters
of the world's antibiotics
1562
01:25:32,520 --> 01:25:34,439
are fed to farmed animals,
1563
01:25:34,440 --> 01:25:38,759
essentially to ward off
the diseases inherent in factory farms.
1564
01:25:38,760 --> 01:25:40,879
If we carry on as we are doing,
1565
01:25:40,880 --> 01:25:43,519
then the World Health Organization warns
1566
01:25:43,520 --> 01:25:48,039
that because of the rise
in antibiotic resistance,
1567
01:25:48,040 --> 01:25:52,679
then we could be facing
a post-antibiotic era,
1568
01:25:52,680 --> 01:25:56,920
where currently treatable diseases
could once again kill.
1569
01:26:03,240 --> 01:26:07,599
[Mo] Twenty-four hours
and the experiment will be done.
1570
01:26:07,600 --> 01:26:10,600
But having it for breakfast,
with a do-rag on,
1571
01:26:11,920 --> 01:26:15,240
I feel like the most Blackest man ever,
bruv. Know what I mean?
1572
01:26:18,480 --> 01:26:19,880
Eating this food now,
1573
01:26:21,920 --> 01:26:24,160
I'll be real with you,
I'm just bored of it, man.
1574
01:26:24,680 --> 01:26:27,360
I say that as I take another bite, though.
1575
01:26:29,480 --> 01:26:31,480
[energetic rap music playing]
1576
01:26:37,360 --> 01:26:43,439
[Mo] It's only right I spend my last meal
with the boys back in South London.
1577
01:26:43,440 --> 01:26:45,999
{\an8}What's going on? Rah, boy!
1578
01:26:46,000 --> 01:26:50,720
{\an8}I can't lie, I thought it'd be like,
"Surprise! It's the last drumstick!"
1579
01:26:54,000 --> 01:26:55,319
Wow. Yeah.
1580
01:26:55,320 --> 01:26:59,119
[server] OG wings,
and this is the new barbie fry.
1581
01:26:59,120 --> 01:27:01,439
[David] You don't want
none of that, right?
1582
01:27:01,440 --> 01:27:03,680
- [all laughing]
- Imagine the last piece.
1583
01:27:05,800 --> 01:27:09,120
[overlapping chatter, laughter]
1584
01:27:09,720 --> 01:27:14,079
- Congratulations, bro. Last meal.
- Nah, man. Yeah, no, I appreciate it, man.
1585
01:27:14,080 --> 01:27:16,879
Where is your mind at, like, right now?
1586
01:27:16,880 --> 01:27:20,079
[Mo] Yeah, I definitely feel like
I need to get back to myself,
1587
01:27:20,080 --> 01:27:23,999
and I was really, really shocked
about some of the stuff.
1588
01:27:24,000 --> 01:27:25,360
You can't unsee it.
1589
01:27:26,680 --> 01:27:31,159
And I didn't think the journey
would get that hard, and it did.
1590
01:27:31,160 --> 01:27:34,159
It was hard. To listen to the stories...
1591
01:27:34,160 --> 01:27:38,319
Yeah, it was just hard. You wanna stay
and you wanna fight the fight as well,
1592
01:27:38,320 --> 01:27:42,119
but it does give you
a real understanding of
1593
01:27:42,120 --> 01:27:46,639
the corners that are cut
to make X amount of money,
1594
01:27:46,640 --> 01:27:49,560
and it doesn't matter who's in their way.
1595
01:27:50,280 --> 01:27:53,279
And then it starts to
make you think of, like,
1596
01:27:53,280 --> 01:27:54,800
if this is happening now,
1597
01:27:55,640 --> 01:27:59,080
what's that going to look like
in five, 10, 15 years' time?
1598
01:28:00,040 --> 01:28:02,599
[friend 1] You definitely went down
real dark paths,
1599
01:28:02,600 --> 01:28:05,879
and, like, I'm also just proud
that you took this journey.
1600
01:28:05,880 --> 01:28:07,440
- [Mo] Thank you, man.
- So, yeah, man.
1601
01:28:11,480 --> 01:28:13,359
[Mo] People, I done it.
1602
01:28:13,360 --> 01:28:17,599
After an unbroken streak
of 84 fried chicken meals,
1603
01:28:17,600 --> 01:28:20,160
it's finally time to call it a day.
1604
01:28:23,720 --> 01:28:24,720
[groans]
1605
01:28:26,480 --> 01:28:29,720
First meal that is not fried chicken.
1606
01:28:30,280 --> 01:28:35,840
I got my coffee, I got my oat bar,
and I got my banana. Finally.
1607
01:28:36,920 --> 01:28:38,160
Finally!
1608
01:28:40,240 --> 01:28:41,240
[satisfied sigh]
1609
01:28:43,880 --> 01:28:45,559
I'm going back to visit Dr. Abood
1610
01:28:45,560 --> 01:28:49,479
to see what a month
of eating fried chicken has done to me.
1611
01:28:49,480 --> 01:28:51,600
- All right, here we go.
- Let's get you up.
1612
01:28:52,480 --> 01:28:55,239
[Abood] You have gained three kilograms,
1613
01:28:55,240 --> 01:28:58,440
- which is half a stone.
- Rahtid!
1614
01:28:59,160 --> 01:29:00,959
You've gained an inch and a half.
1615
01:29:00,960 --> 01:29:01,919
An inch!
1616
01:29:01,920 --> 01:29:04,000
- And a half! Oh, my God.
- And a half.
1617
01:29:04,560 --> 01:29:06,679
[Abood] I can feel you've actually gained...
1618
01:29:06,680 --> 01:29:08,479
- I can feel it too.
- ...fat in there.
1619
01:29:08,480 --> 01:29:11,199
- Yeah.
- [nurse] Big breath in, and out!
1620
01:29:11,200 --> 01:29:13,040
Push, push, push, push, push, push.
1621
01:29:15,320 --> 01:29:20,400
[Abood] Right, Mo. So, you're not
as cheerful as you were before?
1622
01:29:21,200 --> 01:29:22,959
- [Mo] Uh--
- You're not upbeat.
1623
01:29:22,960 --> 01:29:25,280
[Mo] Yeah.
It's definitely affected my mood.
1624
01:29:26,080 --> 01:29:29,039
- I would just cry, you know, break down.
- I'm sorry to hear that.
1625
01:29:29,040 --> 01:29:29,880
Yeah.
1626
01:29:30,480 --> 01:29:31,800
I think that's an eye-opener,
1627
01:29:32,400 --> 01:29:34,679
as what can happen to human beings,
1628
01:29:34,680 --> 01:29:36,799
to all of us,
particularly for young people.
1629
01:29:36,800 --> 01:29:39,319
Yeah, I think what's worrying is
1630
01:29:39,320 --> 01:29:41,879
- I only ate this food for 28 days...
- Yes.
1631
01:29:41,880 --> 01:29:45,959
...knowing had I done this experiment
for another month... Even how I felt.
1632
01:29:45,960 --> 01:29:49,399
- Exactly. Teenagers, imagine.
- Yes, yeah.
1633
01:29:49,400 --> 01:29:52,199
Imagine, where they cannot
really understand it,
1634
01:29:52,200 --> 01:29:55,519
or reason it, or think correctly about it.
1635
01:29:55,520 --> 01:30:00,239
They... And if this is
how they eat normally,
1636
01:30:00,240 --> 01:30:02,719
then that feeling is the norm for them,
1637
01:30:02,720 --> 01:30:05,039
because they haven't
really experienced anything different.
1638
01:30:05,040 --> 01:30:05,960
[Mo] Mmm.
1639
01:30:06,960 --> 01:30:10,879
Do you remember when we talked
last time about genetic predisposition?
1640
01:30:10,880 --> 01:30:15,919
Because there is a family history
of type 2 diabetes with your mum.
1641
01:30:15,920 --> 01:30:16,920
[Mo] Mmm.
1642
01:30:18,120 --> 01:30:23,679
Um, you've increased the diabetes test.
1643
01:30:23,680 --> 01:30:27,320
Then it was 30. It's gone up to 32.
1644
01:30:29,160 --> 01:30:32,120
An increase of two is not a simple thing.
1645
01:30:32,800 --> 01:30:37,200
This is absolutely caused
by the food you were having.
1646
01:30:38,120 --> 01:30:42,439
If you continue,
you will then be heading towards that.
1647
01:30:42,440 --> 01:30:45,439
And diabetes,
we call it the silent assassin.
1648
01:30:45,440 --> 01:30:47,239
It can make people blind.
1649
01:30:47,240 --> 01:30:49,639
- It can make people lose limbs.
- Okay.
1650
01:30:49,640 --> 01:30:52,999
It can affect the heart, the brain.
Affects everything, really.
1651
01:30:53,000 --> 01:30:56,120
- Oh, really?
- So it's not an easy, simple disease.
1652
01:30:57,280 --> 01:30:58,959
- But don't be anxious.
- Mm-hmm.
1653
01:30:58,960 --> 01:31:01,839
Everything we talked about is reversible.
1654
01:31:01,840 --> 01:31:02,920
Oh, really?
1655
01:31:03,440 --> 01:31:06,519
- You need to really eat the right thing.
- Mm-hmm.
1656
01:31:06,520 --> 01:31:07,959
- And exercise.
- Yeah.
1657
01:31:07,960 --> 01:31:11,599
I just wanna get back to my old body,
but my old self as well.
1658
01:31:11,600 --> 01:31:15,119
Exactly. You see,
if I may suggest something to you,
1659
01:31:15,120 --> 01:31:19,039
eat as much as you can
of the green vegetables,
1660
01:31:19,040 --> 01:31:22,719
maybe a nice glass of carrot juice or...
1661
01:31:22,720 --> 01:31:23,959
It's lovely, seriously.
1662
01:31:23,960 --> 01:31:28,880
Oh, come on, Doctor. Who wants to go
to bed and have a mug of carrot juice?
1663
01:31:29,600 --> 01:31:31,600
{\an8}[lively music playing]
1664
01:31:39,440 --> 01:31:41,479
[Mo] No, I don't think I can chill out.
1665
01:31:41,480 --> 01:31:44,960
I feel like this is
a food that I really love,
1666
01:31:45,600 --> 01:31:48,560
and had I never gone on this journey,
1667
01:31:49,160 --> 01:31:51,440
I would never have
seen the other side of it.
1668
01:31:52,640 --> 01:31:57,159
And so many people
profit off it in so many ways,
1669
01:31:57,160 --> 01:31:58,279
and they're not...
1670
01:31:58,280 --> 01:32:00,000
Yeah, they're not held to account.
1671
01:32:00,640 --> 01:32:03,359
And that made me, like, angry.
That made me vexed.
1672
01:32:03,360 --> 01:32:06,280
Old school words, innit? That made me...
No, it did. It pissed me off, man.
1673
01:32:08,320 --> 01:32:10,879
I'd be lying if I said
I'd never eat this food again.
1674
01:32:10,880 --> 01:32:12,519
Ooh, "Welcome to Wing Fest."
1675
01:32:12,520 --> 01:32:13,679
[David] Wing Fest.
1676
01:32:13,680 --> 01:32:16,999
[Mo] But definitely,
I'm gonna look a little bit differently.
1677
01:32:17,000 --> 01:32:19,479
What kinda wings you trying to get today?
1678
01:32:19,480 --> 01:32:20,639
All of them, mate.
1679
01:32:20,640 --> 01:32:23,759
Yeah, 'cause I wanna
get to the jerk joint, innit?
1680
01:32:23,760 --> 01:32:26,479
Simplest thing you can do
is to eat less meat.
1681
01:32:26,480 --> 01:32:29,639
Literally all of us,
every single one of us,
1682
01:32:29,640 --> 01:32:33,479
should be eating less meat,
and that is not up for debate.
1683
01:32:33,480 --> 01:32:35,319
[Schmidt] This is how I shop.
1684
01:32:35,320 --> 01:32:38,879
If I turn the package around and I don't
recognize what's in it, I don't eat it.
1685
01:32:38,880 --> 01:32:40,480
I don't buy it, I don't eat it.
1686
01:32:41,760 --> 01:32:45,319
[Abood] We are what we eat,
and a large percentage of diseases
1687
01:32:45,320 --> 01:32:48,439
can be prevented if human beings
eat the right thing.
1688
01:32:48,440 --> 01:32:51,080
So education is key.
1689
01:32:53,200 --> 01:32:56,959
[Hardcastle] We need these brands,
governments, to stand up and be better
1690
01:32:56,960 --> 01:33:00,199
when it comes for us as consumers
getting the right information
1691
01:33:00,200 --> 01:33:02,520
so we truly understand
what we're putting in our bodies.
1692
01:33:03,680 --> 01:33:06,239
[Lymbery] Decent, humanely reared,
1693
01:33:06,240 --> 01:33:12,560
sustainable, healthy food
should be a basic human right.
1694
01:33:13,320 --> 01:33:16,239
[Mo] I don't know
how this will impact you.
1695
01:33:16,240 --> 01:33:19,479
It might make you
think differently about what you eat.
1696
01:33:19,480 --> 01:33:21,960
But even just starting the conversation,
1697
01:33:22,880 --> 01:33:24,680
that's what's really powerful.
1698
01:33:25,920 --> 01:33:27,920
[energetic outro beat playing]
1699
01:34:50,080 --> 01:34:52,279
What's up? My name is Mo Gilligan.
1700
01:34:52,280 --> 01:34:55,599
I'm with the real Bite Back crew
right now, outside Parliament.
1701
01:34:55,600 --> 01:34:58,959
[advocate 1] We're campaigning
for a fairer and healthier food system.
1702
01:34:58,960 --> 01:35:02,719
Please commit to improving
your environmental policies
1703
01:35:02,720 --> 01:35:04,679
and protect Britain's rivers.
1704
01:35:04,680 --> 01:35:07,319
[farmer] These chickens,
they're a true pasture-raised bird.
1705
01:35:07,320 --> 01:35:09,239
He was about half this size
when he got here.
1706
01:35:09,240 --> 01:35:11,279
[Mo] Oh, my God. Wow.
1707
01:35:11,280 --> 01:35:12,479
[chirping]
1708
01:35:12,480 --> 01:35:14,000
Ah, man!
1709
01:35:14,640 --> 01:35:16,799
Wow. I never held a chicken, you know?
1710
01:35:16,800 --> 01:35:19,040
It's actually really beautiful
seeing this.