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Turkey overturns the scale in its war against obesity.
Earth has launched a campaign throughout the country to measure citizens’ weight in public spaces to fight their growth Rates of obesity – Critics of the move claim that public shame is fat and overcoming the Government.
Initiative, called “Learn your ideal weight, living healthy,” will see about 10 million people estimated between May 10 and July 10. If they are considered overweight, it will be focused on health centers to receive nutritional counseling and monitoring of dietitians, they state Turkish minutes.
The controversial move aims to raise awareness of chronic hazards than weight and promote a healthier lifestyle.
Turkey has launched a campaign throughout the country to measure citizens’ weight in public to fight the growing obesity rates – which the critics of the move claim to represent public shame of fat and excessive government disposal. (Turkish Ministry of Health via Instagram/@amasyasm)
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Turkish Health Minister Kemal Memişoğlu presented the initiative earlier this month, stating that healthcare staff will execute measurements in public spaces in all 81 provinces, Turkish media reported.
Various images posted on social networks by the Turkish Ministry of Health show health officials who take measurements of people’s heights before focusing them on weighing scales on so -called control points in public spaces.
Individuals have their body weight and height to calculate the body mass index (BMI), a simple calculation that is used to evaluate whether a person has a healthy body weight for their height.
If one has a BMI of 25 or more, they will go to Health centers.
The initiative withdrew the return reaction, and the critics scored it as an invasive, stigmatizing and basis by presenting the shame of fat in public. Other villains claim that the Government does not deal with broader factors that contribute such as high food prices, standing salaries and a limited approach to an affordable diet.
Turkish health officials measure BMI people as part of a obesity fight program. (Turkish Ministry of Health via Instagram/@amasyasm)
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Gökben Hızlı Sayar, a Turkish psychiatrist and an academic, compared cells with fatty checkpoints and said she was forced to measure.
“I caught myself in a fat car on üsküdar Square, she wrote on the x last week.” Fortunately, they reprimanded me a little and let me go. When I saw Radar, I warned 3 fat people who went to flicker each other. Today is the day of unity, my fat brothers. “
The Minister of Health, however, said the goal was to inform the public and make them healthier.
In an effort to lead by example, Sam Memişoğlu was measured and revealed that he was crossed, although it was not clear how much.
“Which dietitian should I go to?” He jokingly told reporters before he later added, “It turns out to be a little over. It’s up to me now, I’ll walk Every day, “the Turkish minute reported.
Man is measured in public. Height and weight are used to determine BMI. (Turkish Ministry of Health via Instagram/@amasyasm)
Memişoğlu also posted a video of himself walking, writing, “It’s time to get down to work, we’ll walk every day.”
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Turkey There are about 85 million people, and about 32.1% is considered obese, according to the World Health Organization. Everyone above the BMI of 30 is considered obese.
This rate is still lower than in the United States, where the latest CDC studies show obesity among adults of 40.3%.
Experts connect a rate in Turkey with growing fast food consumption, economic obstacles with healthy food and urbanization, reducing the level of physical activity, according to Turkey today.
