Mandatory fat check in Japan

[mzkhadir]

CNN

 

[Anubis]

got a non video link?

 

[vi edit]

Video = Fail.

Doesn't anyone read anymore? With the push for video instead of written articles it's no small wonder why grammar and reading comprehension is at an all time low.

 

[BassBomb]

WHY A VIDEO WHY

Well can't watch that at work.

We need a fat check everywhere to get rid of the gluttonous among us

 

[Scarpozzi]

I'm impressed. I'd like to see that kind of treatment here. The obese Americans are bringing with them Diabetes and Heart Disease. Both of those aren't cheap on the healthcare systems. I wouldn't be surprised if we see that policy enforced by group insurance coverage in the next 10 years here.

 

[darkswordsman17]

Originally posted by: vi edit
Video = Fail.

Doesn't anyone read anymore? With the push for video instead of written articles it's no small wonder why grammar and reading comprehension is at an all time low.

I know we've all bitched about this before, but yeah, especially considering the commercials and other crap they throw in there and make you watch as well, I can read even a fairly lengthy article before they can actually tell me the pertinent information in their crappy videos.

 

[GenHoth]

I hate the video news links these days. Much prefer to read an article.

 

[mzkhadir]

WSJ

 

[IceBergSLiM]

YESSS!!! Bring this to the US immediately!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Aikouka]

Nooo... I can no longer move to Japan!

EDIT:

And live my dream of chasing around hot Japanese wimmenz!

 

[vi edit]

Originally posted by: mzkhadir
WSJ

Thank you.

I guess I some what applaud them for putting direct onus back on the individual instead of demonizing restaurants and the food industry. It's not like Ronald McDonald or the CEO of Frito Lay is holding a gun to your head forcing you to eat their product.

 

[AndrewR]

I love the idea. There would be people at my office who would be in SERIOUS trouble. I agree that group health insurance plans will start levying penalties/higher premiums for overweight individuals in the future. Extra weight = extra health problems = costlier insurance. It's hardly discriminatory or unsupportable.

Originally posted by: darkswordsman17

Originally posted by: vi edit
Video = Fail.

Doesn't anyone read anymore? With the push for video instead of written articles it's no small wonder why grammar and reading comprehension is at an all time low.

I know we've all bitched about this before, but yeah, especially considering the commercials and other crap they throw in there and make you watch as well, I can read even a fairly lengthy article before they can actually tell me the pertinent information in their crappy videos.

Actually, there weren't any commercials with this one. I always hate those.

 

[Nitemare]

CNN and their news video is retarded, but yeah they should be treated as a high risk group for health insurance because chances are they are going to cost the insurance more than smokers would.

 

[Uppsala9496]

Yahoo featured a new york times article on this a couple weeks ago.
pyun-pyun-pyun

EDIT: NYT article

 

[GuitarDaddy]

Why 33in. for men and 35in. for women? And why an arbitrary waist measurement? No way a 6-5" guy should have the same waist as a 5-6" guy

 

[IceBergSLiM]

Originally posted by: GuitarDaddy
Why 33in. for men and 35in. for women? And why an arbitrary waist measurement? No way a 6-5" guy should have the same waist as a 5-6" guy

japanese aren't that big to begin with dude.

 

[rivan]

Originally posted by: GuitarDaddy
Why 33in. for men and 35in. for women? And why an arbitrary waist measurement? No way a 6-5" guy should have the same waist as a 5-6" guy

I was thinking the same thing.

I was also wondering how many of the people cheering this on are the first to decry the "nanny state". It's one of those things that are cool to do here at ATOT, though - hate on anyone with more than 3% body fat.

 

[vi edit]

Originally posted by: GuitarDaddy
Why 33in. for men and 35in. for women? And why an arbitrary waist measurement? No way a 6-5" guy should have the same waist as a 5-6" guy

I've never been to Japan...so this is purely speculation...but I'm guessing their bell curve for height is a lot more compressed than ours.

We have a standard deviation of around 3". I'm still trying to find the SD for the typical Japanese male. But I'm guessing that it's much lower than 3".

 

[rasczak]

I'd like to order written word please.

 

[vi edit]

Originally posted by: rivan

Originally posted by: GuitarDaddy
Why 33in. for men and 35in. for women? And why an arbitrary waist measurement? No way a 6-5" guy should have the same waist as a 5-6" guy

I was thinking the same thing.

I was also wondering how many of the people cheering this on are the first to decry the "nanny state". It's one of those things that are cool to do here at ATOT, though - hate on anyone with more than 3% body fat.

If so called Nanny State is footing the health care bill, is it no longer a nanny state?

 

[0roo0roo]

yup tax the fat
its only fair
esp with universal healthcare.

 

[uhohs]

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[venkman]

Originally posted by: 0roo0roo
yup tax the fat
its only fair
esp with universal healthcare.

tax smokers
tax drinkers
tax those that have sex with multiple partners
tax those that dive fast cars
tax those that own dirt bikes or go skydiving on a weekend
tax those that go camping in a wilderness
tax those that live in area with high crime rate
tax anyone (fat or not) that eats fast food
etc

all of those people contribute to higher health care costs. I swear, some of you won't be happy until everyone and everything is 100% taxed.

 

[BladeVenom]

Originally posted by: Scarpozzi
I'm impressed. I'd like to see that kind of treatment here. The obese Americans are bringing with them Diabetes and Heart Disease. Both of those aren't cheap on the healthcare systems. I wouldn't be surprised if we see that policy enforced by group insurance coverage in the next 10 years here.

If we ever get national socialized medical care, enforced exercise program will soon follow, à la 1984.

 

[NikolaeVarius]

Originally posted by: BladeVenom

Originally posted by: Scarpozzi
I'm impressed. I'd like to see that kind of treatment here. The obese Americans are bringing with them Diabetes and Heart Disease. Both of those aren't cheap on the healthcare systems. I wouldn't be surprised if we see that policy enforced by group insurance coverage in the next 10 years here.

If we ever get national socialized medical care, enforced exercise program will soon follow, à la 1984.

Every other developed country with socialized healthcare disagrees with you.