Japan Society for the Study of Obesity says fatness starts at 33.1 inches for men
Posted by Matt Dioguardi on October 20th, 2007
The Japan Society for the Study of Obesity (JSSO) refused to budge as various organizations and specialists criticized it’s tough stance against men’s obesity.
JSSO insists that a man with a waste size of more than 85 cm (33.5 inches) faces the dangers of metabolic syndrome. (Not to be confused with human rights metabolic syndrome).
While many pointed out this was too strict in general, it was also pointed out that Japan is the only country where an organization such as this has a lower cut off point for men than for women. Every where else, the reverse is true. According to JSSO women need not worry until they have a waste size of 90 cm (35.4 inches) or more.
Original Japanese article here.
The result of all this might mean, that if you are a male, then your health risks increase merely by coming to Japan. Think about it.
October 21st, 2007 at 10:58 pm
The result of all this might mean, that if you are a male, then your health risks increase merely by coming to Japan. Think about it.
Nice one. They’re going by average Japanese hight, I assume…
March 25th, 2008 at 9:43 pm
I guess this is a career death-sentence for us big foreigners.
I’m not overweight at all, but I’ve not had a 33.1 inch waist since I was 14-15.