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With the rise of the living standard, the waistlines of moder people are also increasing,
Obesity has become the main cause ofchronic diseases and even deaths. In order to fight against
obesity, many countries are taking measures to alert their citizens the health hazard. ln
Japan, the government set a standard for the waistlines of people over 40. Those who exeeed
the standard will be offered free diet counseling courses. In the U.K.,。。11 “more than 20 %
Ofthe population are overweight, residents in some cities strap electronic devices to their bodies
to measure how much they eXereise daily. Those who do exercise daily are rewarded with store
coupons. In Denmark, 為。 only less than 10 % of the Danes are 0呈 呈請 和Weight
the Danish government has recently imposed a fat taX on products導 人 over 2.3 % 0f
saturated fat. For each Kilogram of fat, the customers will be taxed 16 kroner more ($ 2.9 USD):
Therefore, shoppers will be charged 30 % more for a pack of butter and 8 % more for a bag 0
potato chips. Still, it remains to be seen 約the price hike will have any effect on fighting
obesity. al多人)和
