http://www.metafilter.com/tags/waistmeasurement Posts tagged with 'waistmeasurement' at MetaFilter. Sat, 14 Jun 2008 11:50:02 -0800 Sat, 14 Jun 2008 11:50:02 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://www.metafilter.com/72520/I%2Dwonder%2Dif%2DSumo%2DWrestlers%2Dhave%2Dto%2Dlose%2Dweight%2Dalso We've talked about <a href="http://www.metafilter.com/65239/What-overweight-looks-like-and-why-BMI-is-nuts">BMI </a>as a <a href="http://www.metafilter.com/59779/The-Economics-of-Fat">metric </a>for health, and possibly <a href="http://www.metafilter.com/68705/NO-FATTIES">laws </a>regulating health. What about <a href="http://chealth.canoe.ca/channel_health_news_details.asp?channel_id=159&news_channel_id=159&news_id=25554">waist </a>measurment? The government initiative, which kicked in April 1, requires companies to have workers aged 40 to 74 take up the battle of the bulge by requiring waist measurements at health checkups - part of the nation's larger efforts to guard against the ballooning costs of medical care, estimated at $285 billion a year. tag:metafilter.com,2008:site.72520 Sat, 14 Jun 2008 11:50:02 -0800 healthcare japan waistmeasurement weightloss P.o.B.