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matclone · 06-13-2008, 02:08 PM

Big, do not move to Japan, for you might get "measured".

What does anyone think of Japan's campaign. Should/could the U.S. do something similar?

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/13/wo...o_interstitial

[excerpt] Under a national law that came into effect two months ago, companies and local governments must now measure the waistlines of Japanese people between the ages of 40 and 74 as part of their annual checkups. That represents more than 56 million waistlines, or about 44 percent of the entire population.

Those exceeding government limits — 33.5 inches for men and 35.4 inches for women, which are identical to thresholds established in 2005 for Japan by the International Diabetes Federation as an easy guideline for identifying health risks — and having a weight-related ailment will be given dieting guidance if after three months they do not lose weight. If necessary, those people will be steered toward further re-education after six more months.

06-13-2008, 02:08 PM	#1 (permalink)
matclone Olympic Champ Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: It's a long way from East Colorado Posts: 2,764 Tournaments Joined: 0 Tournament Wins: 0	Japan wages war on excess weight Big, do not move to Japan, for you might get "measured". What does anyone think of Japan's campaign. Should/could the U.S. do something similar? http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/13/wo...o_interstitial [excerpt] Under a national law that came into effect two months ago, companies and local governments must now measure the waistlines of Japanese people between the ages of 40 and 74 as part of their annual checkups. That represents more than 56 million waistlines, or about 44 percent of the entire population. Those exceeding government limits — 33.5 inches for men and 35.4 inches for women, which are identical to thresholds established in 2005 for Japan by the International Diabetes Federation as an easy guideline for identifying health risks — and having a weight-related ailment will be given dieting guidance if after three months they do not lose weight. If necessary, those people will be steered toward further re-education after six more months.