Now prevalent on many fitness-based youtube channels, this Korean-born trend appears to be the dream for any foodie on a cheat day. If you're out of the loop, a mukbang is the combination of the Korean words "meokneun, 'eating', and bangsong, 'broadcast'" and was popularized by South Korean Youtubers as a way of eating with their viewers— with a twist! Within these first videos, one would often see a thin Korean person behind a giant plate of food.

Absurdly huge helpings of seafood, spicy ramen, or Italian pasta are polished off by these small-framed people. In terms of views, these videos took off and gained a large viewership. Already a food-obsessed country, American fitness YouTubers subsequently picked up the craze— incorporating sweet-based and fast-food-based mukbangs as their cheat days. Eventually, overweight and obese YouTubers also incorporated the trend into their videos as well— calling into question the ethics of such a pastime.