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Sumochickfan wrote:
In some countries fat is considered ''power'' and ''wealth'' and in Japan they have Sumos so obviously they dont see fat as gross.

JAPAN RULES!!!!

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.

To reach its goals of shrinking the overweight population by 10 percent over the next four years and 25 percent over the next seven years, the government will impose financial penalties on companies and local governments that fail to meet specific targets. The country’s Ministry of Health argues that the campaign will keep the spread of diseases like diabetes and strokes in check.

Sumochickfan wrote:
In some countries fat is considered ''power'' and ''wealth'' and in Japan they have Sumos so obviously they dont see fat as gross.

JAPAN RULES!!!!

Sumochickfan wrote:
So wait what about the Sumos?? I mean do they get specail privlages??

Mattachu wrote:
Speaking of Japan, I'm curious - are there any Japanese members here on FF? I've not seen any, but it would be pretty cool to learn some of the FA community lingo from a native (my Japanese isn't good enough yet to seek out any Japanese-language equivalents of FF, sadly >_< )