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| Volume | 11 |
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| Month | November |
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| Year | 2009 |
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| Title | An International Perspective on Battling the Bulge: Japan's ANti-Obesity Legislation and its Potential Impact on Waistlines Around the World |
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| Author(s) | Christin Lawler |
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| First Page | 287 |
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| Abstract | This Comment identifies six factors which my be analyzed to predict the outcome of Japan's new "Metabo" legislation: (1) the compelling need for anti-obesity legislation; (2) the broad authority vested in Japanese physicians and medical policymakers; (3) the Japanese cultural emphasis on harmony; (4) the structure of the Japanese Constitution; (5) the legislation's enforcement mechanisms; and (6) the costs of the program. This Comment predicts that although the cost of implementing the program could pose a serious impediment to initiating the anti-obesity campaign on a national scale, the new legislation is likely to succeed in decreasing Japanese obesity. |
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