Japan to measure waistlines: decrease obesity and diabetes
June 15, 2008 by Kendra James, RN
Filed under Diseases & Conditions
I am glad I am not currently living in Japan- I would run the risk of having my waistline measured. And by the current guidelines… I would make the cut- but not by much! The government limit is 33.5 inches for men and 35.4 inches for women.
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.
Wow. What would happen if they did this in the US?
via NY Times
What next? People all over the world are searching for weight loss solutions, but the answer is a lot simpler, than anyone could possible imagine:
Stop eating, when your body gives you a distinct signal that it had enough food.
Overweight people have an enlarged stomach. So when they feel full after a good meal, they have actually overeaten again. As a result they cannot rely on the feeling of fullness to stop eating. Dieting is nonsense and will only ever lead to a temporary weight loss. The answer? Change the way you eat and stop eating at the signal. This signal can’t come from the stomach, because it is enlarged. The answer can be found, when you search for “the signal to stop eating” (Don’t forget the inverted commas)