Japan's New Policy on Obesity
Japan is embarking on a very controversial plan. The government has launched a nationwide campaign to minimize the waistlines of everyone 40-74 years of age.
Companies and local governments must meet specific targets to help the country decrease its collective poundage. The goal is to be 10% lighter by 2012 and 25% lighter by 2015 or they will face penalties.
Employers may begin measuring the waistlines of the employees and reporting the results to the federal government. Now that may be a motivator.
The Japanese Ministry of Health believes it will combat the spread of diseases such as heart disease, diabetes and stroke.
What is ironic is that the overall obesity problem in Japan is far less than the United States, but the smoking problem is worse.
No evidence that any efforts are in the works to reduce the tobacco dependency.
I’d bet the Minister of Health is a smoker!
Companies and local governments must meet specific targets to help the country decrease its collective poundage. The goal is to be 10% lighter by 2012 and 25% lighter by 2015 or they will face penalties.
Employers may begin measuring the waistlines of the employees and reporting the results to the federal government. Now that may be a motivator.
The Japanese Ministry of Health believes it will combat the spread of diseases such as heart disease, diabetes and stroke.
What is ironic is that the overall obesity problem in Japan is far less than the United States, but the smoking problem is worse.
No evidence that any efforts are in the works to reduce the tobacco dependency.
I’d bet the Minister of Health is a smoker!
Labels: obesity, public policy
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1 Comments:
I can't believe you still have that racist joke posted. How can you ignore the pain that the Jim Crow period caused for black Americans? The joke you posted is exactly typical of the "race" humor that was used to ridicule an entire race and marginalize them as uneducateable and grinning darkies. The Tribune loves to quote you all the time. I can't believe they haven't picked up on this yet.
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