Insentive to lose weight

Casie_B · Joined: 23 Jul 2007 Posts: 3

So many Italians and others living in the Mediteranean are getting fatter b/c they are giving up their traditional "Mediteranean Diet" for something similar to how the US eats, they are all getting fatter than usual. This one mayor in Italy is actually paying his residents to lose the weight. Pretty neat story.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/italy/story/0,,2148222,00.html

Makes me think what kind of insentive people in the US need to start losing weight for real. Some people at work today were talking about people paying a fee on their health insurance for being overweight- that way the healthy people aren't being taxed.

Any other ideas?

Balldez · Joined: 25 Jun 2007 Posts: 6

jacfre · Joined: 27 Jun 2008 Posts: 28

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californiaflower · Joined: 29 Jul 2008 Posts: 24

Each of us should fight off the image we as a people have - a population of obese people. Put aside wanting to look good. Each person should fight obesity to stay healthy and live long.

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