NY Times Report on a new Japanese policy

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http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/13/world/asia/13fat.html?no_interstitial

Who here thinks this is a bit overboard? First of all, Japan is one of the healthiest possible countries out there. Second, why waist measurement? why not... BMI or something?

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Woah, that's a little too far. But you never know. It might just work. A 34.5 inch waist is pretty small by my standards on the average woman.

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After hearing about so many 23 inch waists, 34.5 almost sounds fat. Embarassed

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it really does doesnt it ... i didnt want to say that Sad

not fat, i dont like that word ... but larger Very Happy

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Real women, that's who we're talking about. Not some robo-model skeletor thing. Laughing

But I get what you mean,

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not saying it is ... it's just going to show the influence all this vogue shit has on everyone. We cheer when there's a model witha 26 inch waist ... but christ thats tiny you know??? Embarassed

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Yeperoonie.

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Yeah i know it's completely normal and not large at all, but... you know Rolling Eyes

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A 35 inch waist on any woman is nearing unhealthy, apparently, or so I heard on some show. I think it means that there is more visceral fat aroudn the organs, which is really not good.

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But still, making it kind of illegal to be fat? *shrug* I seriously don't question that regulation but more that why they did a single waist measurement than a BMI. If a woman is 6 ft tall and another is 4'11" then surely the taller will have a naturally larger waist. Speaking in proportions.

I like NY's law of banning trans fat a bit better.