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Originally Posted by clintjm
1. So then I take it then you say no to rewards and no to punishment in the form of money, grants or preferential treatment in general to individuals, schools, or businesses? If this is what you are saying, then I have to agree.
2. If the one thing we have the most control over in our lives is personal health, why should the Japanese or US government play a role in measuring waists and setting standards of the correct sized body and then rewarding or punishing accordingly? Who is government to decide how think one should be?
3. It is not natural to be over or under weight. But we are also a product of our occupation (physically active vs physically inactive), the free time we have and other variables such our commuting options in where we live, amount of lunch time, amount of vacation, amount of hours we work a week. This, like others have mentioned in this thread, is a big contributor. The other is simply the idea of bringing your own meal and not relying on the options the student or office worker is confined to.
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i think most people would agree with you, but alot of people are tired of fat people complaining that people are being fatist towards them. like the lady who sued a movie theatre because they were too small for her, or the people who get fat eating mcdonalds everyday. you would think after they gained weight they would question the fast food first and stop, but i guess not. also inactive work doesnt neccessarily mean you can use it as an excuse to be inactive in your free time , or find a way to be healthy during work. the principal at my old high school used to join morning excercises for PE somedays instead of sitting in his office, but most of the time he was up and walking around doing things. I think the reason their doing it is because people dont care about themselves. you have the freedom to be overweight, but that doesnt mean its a good decision. by being overweight you have a higher chance of getting diabetes and other diseases along with it. i also think that the japanese are doing this because of the decrease in its population and the many people who die while at work who refuse to stop working.