Turkey has implemented a national campaign against obesity, with the aim of controlling 10 million citizens’ BMI (BMI) by 10 July. As part of the action, healthcare professionals have been developed in all 81 provinces of the country, equipped with scales and tapes. In squares, shopping centers, parks, and even on bus stops or outside stadiums, citizens receive surprise BMI checks by health inspectors, according to reports. According to the Daily Mail, Turkey’s Health Minister Kemal Memisoglou told a nursing conference last week that “50% of our society is overweight”. He pointed out the dangers associated with obesity, saying: “Being overweight means that you are sick, it means that we will get sick in the future. Our young children are overweight, they have high physical resistance and do not get sick, but as they grow older this weight will turn into joints and heart disease. ” According to the Daily Mail, Memisoglou himself does not […]
Source: News Beast
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