Are forced fitness regimes justified to cut down rising health care costs?

Japan wants to cut the flab. The country is taking extreme measures to restrict the waistlines to 33.5 inches for men and 35.4 inches for women. The government has undertaken one of the most ambitious campaigns forcing companies and local governments to measure the waistlines of people between the ages of 40 and 74, about 44 percent of the entire population, as part of their annual checkups. Those exceeding the limits will be given periodic dieting guidance. Financial penalties will be imposed on companies and local governments that fail to meet specific targets. The move is believed to curb spiraling medical costs.

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