An anonymous reader writes "A recently-introduced law in Japan requires all businesses to have mandatory obesity checks for all their employees and employees' family members over the age of 40, CNN reports (video link). If the employee or family member is deemed obese, and does not lose the extra fat soon, their employer faces large fines. The legislated upper limit for the waistline is 33.5" for men, and 35.5" for women.
Should America adopt universal health insurance, could we live to see the same kind of individual health regulations imposed on us by the government? By comparison, the average waistline in America in 2005 was 39 inches for men, 37 inches for women." Link to Original Source
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