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Japan was classified to have the highest rate of diabetes
Ranking at about 382 million diabetic patients, Japan's population had epidemic rates of obesity. -
Japan’s official death rates were at 10% for metabolic-syndrome related diseases
Death rates were going up by 1% each year. -
Japan's cases of metabolic syndrome went up by 11,000 each year
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78.7% of men were treated for diabetes and 74.1% of women in japan were treated also
Which was an all-time high and cost the government a lot of money for those who are on public healthcare. -
24.7% of people considered overweight were now viewed to be obese by the government
This is when ideas of the law started to form between the government. -
Japan decreased death rates by 1,000 people per year
This occured between 2003 and 2013. -
493 million people have prediabetes
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The Anti-Metabo song was created
“pyun-pyun-pyun!”
“Goodbye, metabolic. Let’s get our checkups together. Go! Go! Go!
Goodbye, metabolic. Don’t wait till you get sick. No! No! No!” -
The Metabo Law was created
The term "Metabo" is short for metabolic syndrome, which can lead to obese diseases such as diabetes and heart diseases. -
One of the first people were sent on the "Metabo Diet"
A 45 year old flower shop owner got her waist measured and is considered "Metabo". The doctors put her on an all soup diet with 30 minutes of exercise a day. -
A mayor of a town in Mie protested
Along with the mayor, 6 other men began to protest the idea of Metabolism, but the champaign stopped when a man who was "Metabo" died of a heart attack. -
Akio Inoue was told to take weight-loss pills by doctors
Matsushita, a company in Japan, focused on getting their employees "un-metabo" so they wouldn't get fined. -
Eating disorders are very common in Japan
This is mainly because of lack of nutrients because of the Metabo law. -
26.8% of Japan have diabetes
This is the beginning of the Metabo process. -
22.9% of Japan have diabetes in effect of the Metabo Law
This is progress from the Metabo process -
The beauty standards as a Japanese women begin to change
In result of the Metabo Law, beauty standards for most women are to be petite. Many women are being shamed and it has reached problematic levels. -
NEC, a Japenese computer company, is in debt of $19 million dollars because of obese workers
80% of the company's employees are "metabo" -
Japan cut it’s overweight population by 25%.
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Japan was estimated to have gained diabetic patients
2016, Japan was estimated to have gained diabetic patients by 150% between 2016 and 2035 if the metabo lawed discontinued. -
People spent $2,501 on food because of the Metabo law
Before 2003, food consumers spent $3,972.18. -
Japan has about 360,000 restaurants
These restaurants are not all fast food and unhealthy places. This is good compared to America's 500,000 restaurants. -
Japan is the least obese country
3.6% of Japan is obese. -
Japan put a 10% tax on "unhealty foods"
Foods high in carbs and fats had a tax on them to collaborate with the Metabo Law. -
$3,019,040,000 was spent on healthcare in Japan
This is compared to $381,488,000,000 spent in 2003. The price is also affected by the Metabo Law -
The Metabo Law Continues
Despite many confrontation, the metabo law is being continued for now because of the results in weight loss and health risks -
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Sources
https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2012/09/big-government-small-bellies-what-japan-can-teach-us-about-fighting-fat/261940/
https://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/13/world/asia/13fat.html
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/02/05/asia-pacific/social-issues-asia-pacific/women-south-korea-start-question-societys-unreasonable-expectations-beauty/#.XHX68tIzrrc
https://www.thejapanguy.com/japanese-beauty-standards/
