japan
Mind your own fucking business.
I would appreciate having people in my life who cared enough about me to help me along, and give me encouragement and support. People are left to their own devices, thrown to the wolves, kicked aside nowadays, even by their own families. Asking for help means youre weak and worthless, you should be able to do everything and anything on your own. And thats bullshit. We all need help and love when we ask for it, when we try to help ourselves and fail. But if these same people made it mandatory for me to lose weight to be part of their family or circle of friends, i'd tell them to go fuck themselves.
HOWEVER....maybe they should do that. Is overeating and not exercising and not taking care of your health any less dangerous than what a drug addict does? How many people have we cut from our lives because they cant get their cocaine usage under control, their drinking under control? We cut people out of our lives who refuse to get help for their problems, but is slowly killing yourself by eating unhealthy any different? (I think its different, but its just an interesting way of looking at things.)
I just wonder what the real motivation is behind these tactics of the Japanese government.
What could be a better solution for us to help ourselves and our loved ones without shunning people or resorting to these extreme measures? It hurts people to see us killing ourselves by way of food and/or sugar consumption, just like it hurts the families of alcoholics and drug addicts.
Maybe if healthy food and drinks tasted better, i'd be much less of a fatass. LOL
but i agree with the first two sentences.
yahh trick yahh!
I don't think it should be a Governed thing. It's our bodies and our own free will. But then again, we don't always know our bodies best. And we definitely don't always do things for the better.
Of course the government is overstepping it's boundaries. Find one that's not!
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.
Important to recognize that it's not just a waist measurement, but a waist measurement in addition to a known weight-related ailment, that is the trigger for dietary guidance. There is no penalty associated with being over the prescribed limit.
I give kudos to the Japanese Ministry of Health for taking the health of their nation seriously!
See, i'm kind of on board with you there. I do think it would be awesome if TPTB took an active interest in their citizens' health. Not by mandating things, but by offering more services, offering solutions. Services and solutions for everyone, though. Not just those who can afford it. I dont mean allowing every Tom, Dick, and Harriet to get gastric bypass surgery, but offer them clinics and classes and programs. I would take them up on those offers in a heartbeat. Its hard for me to do it alone, especially when youre married to someone who can eat whatever he wants, exercise however little he wants, and not only NOT gain weight..but somehow lose it! Its a struggle for me, and not him, so he's not very sympathetic or understanding. Same with all of my friends. I'd love it if our nation actually cared about our HEALTH...not our LOOKS.
