Obesity in your nation?
Posted: Sat Aug 23, 2014 8:30 amObesity & heart disease is a huge problem across the world (especially in the USA) and I was wondering what steps your nation has or has not taken to keep your citizens fit and healthy?
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Posted: Sat Aug 23, 2014 8:30 amPosted: Sat Aug 23, 2014 9:01 amalthough my nation has quite a free market which makes it easier for fat foods to prosper, P.E. is compulsory in schools and each student has to do 24 months national service in the military. If they refuse then they are banned from keeping and bearing arms and from voting in referenda (as are criminals).
Posted: Sat Aug 23, 2014 9:11 amThe United Kingdoms of Austinarya wrote:although my nation has quite a free market which makes it easier for fat foods to prosper, P.E. is compulsory in schools and each student has to do 24 months national service in the military. If they refuse then they are banned from keeping and bearing arms and from voting in referenda (as are criminals).
What about adults? How do you prevent obesity/heart disease for them
Posted: Sat Aug 23, 2014 10:41 amObesity is unknown in the Terra Nova of Scrin as the government views being obese as a "crime" and imposes punishments on those deemed overweight by health standards.
That said, Tanshi lifestyle and diet is not conducive to obesity and the Terra Nova of Scrin is a world benchmark of physical fitness placing 3rd in the world's thinnest people only behind South Korea and Japan in the nations with the least obesity in the planet.
That said, Tanshi lifestyle and diet is not conducive to obesity and the Terra Nova of Scrin is a world benchmark of physical fitness placing 3rd in the world's thinnest people only behind South Korea and Japan in the nations with the least obesity in the planet.
Posted: Sat Aug 23, 2014 11:16 amAs good as nonexistent.
Every person is fit, every person excercises at least an hour a day, every school has a mandatory physical education program, for at least an hour a day, and every citizen capable of serving serves for three years. This nation is obesity's worst nightmare.
Every person is fit, every person excercises at least an hour a day, every school has a mandatory physical education program, for at least an hour a day, and every citizen capable of serving serves for three years. This nation is obesity's worst nightmare.
Posted: Sat Aug 23, 2014 11:19 amNonexistent everyone eats healthy and excesses regularly.
Posted: Sat Aug 23, 2014 11:28 amObesity is regulated in Lipnitia. Weighing more than 140 kg sends the obese citizen into a special government-funded fitness center.
Posted: Sat Aug 23, 2014 12:42 pmMany Freemopians grow more than enough organic food for themselves, eat freshly picked fruits and vegetables from their garden year round, and store food from their garden using their own freeze drier, dehydrator, or steam pressure caner.
Freemopia is a tropical rainforest with temp 70-80 F year round.
Many Freemopians collect rain water, then purify it and drink it.
Healthy toxin free diet and fresh unpolluted air helps Freemopians have more energy to exercise.
Many Freemopians live in or near the forest, rather than a crowded city, and enjoy exploring the clean natural environment. Outdoor dance parties are popular.
Planting public food trees is tax deductible.
Many Freemopians are self sustainable and don't need to travel to get basic needs.
Consumer goods, and survival and luxury items are often made locally in town.
Freemopians often live close to work.
Many Freemopians walk, run, or bike short distances/around town rather than drive.
Solar, geothermal, and wind power are common. Vehicles are often charged.
Electric cooking is often preferred over fire to avoid smoke.
Buildings are often built from materials that pose little to no risk of toxifying the occupants, have low risk of mold growth, and are smooth and easy to keep clean.
Injuries, illness, and consumption of toxins/drugs/lard/meat/eggs/dairy are not very common.
Tax-funded health, drug risk and discouragement, sanitation and safety information is aired in commercial time slots of non-government TV and radio channels, and mailed to all inhabitants (who don’t opt out) as manuals and pamphlets.
Minimum wage: $6.46/h desk jobs. $8.10/h the most physically laborious jobs. The riskier the job the higher the minimum wage.
Private health insurance often charges obese people more. No one is required to buy health insurance. Private health insurance is not required to cover anything. Obese people have to pay for(or have their private insurance pay for) their own heart surgery and diabetes medication, incentivising many to not become obese.)
Standard welfare package for poor people who can't afford it: (house(picture below), $1000 worth of supplies, cell phone with small solar panel charger, healthcare for testing for and treating physical health problems, birth control, security, and a government no interest, credit wont go down if not repaid, no collateral, confidential loans to those who can’t afford it, where they don’t have to pay it back until they have over $33,000 man made property value, to learn how to make survival products). People are given more based on their need.
Overweight poor people are weighed and measured for height and must loose at least 1 lb per week in order to receive tax-funded food or food from most private charities.
Rations are based on ability to afford food, height and weight (underweight get more, overweight get less).
overweight people get the minimum calories.
healthy weight people get a # in between the min and rec cal.
underweight people get the recommended calories.
height. underweight rec cal. overweight min cal
2 1119 407
2'6 1271 559
3 1503 791
3'6 1695 983
4 1887 1175
4'6 2079 1367
5 2271 1559
5'6 2500 1788
6 2729 2017
6'6 2958 2246
Soda, candy, meat, dairy, and eggs are not tax funded.
The poor given food are encouraged to plant the seeds in the food. Food seeds are tax funded for the poor.
Tax funded gardeners are available to set up, maintain and harvest food gardens for the unable poor. Wheelchair accessible food gardens are tax funded for the poor in wheel chairs.
Many poor people can pick enough food from public food trees/public gardens, thus don't need to be and are not given food.
Freemopians are encouraged to exercise outdoors all day and explore from a young age.
Anyone who detains someone for not sitting in a chair, or deprives any non-legal prisoner the ability to exercise and run at full speed anywhere outdoors in Freemopia, is sent to labor prison.
Prison cells are designed to allow prisoners the ability to run at full speed outdoors all the time.
Anyone who fines someone for not sitting in a chair is charged with criminal theft.
It's illegal to force anyone to sit in a chair for 8hours a day, 5days a week, for 13years.
Freemopia’s Laws and tax code: http://www.nationstates.net/nation=free ... /id=170897
Freemopia is a tropical rainforest with temp 70-80 F year round.
Many Freemopians collect rain water, then purify it and drink it.
Healthy toxin free diet and fresh unpolluted air helps Freemopians have more energy to exercise.
Many Freemopians live in or near the forest, rather than a crowded city, and enjoy exploring the clean natural environment. Outdoor dance parties are popular.
Planting public food trees is tax deductible.
Many Freemopians are self sustainable and don't need to travel to get basic needs.
Consumer goods, and survival and luxury items are often made locally in town.
Freemopians often live close to work.
Many Freemopians walk, run, or bike short distances/around town rather than drive.
Solar, geothermal, and wind power are common. Vehicles are often charged.
Electric cooking is often preferred over fire to avoid smoke.
Buildings are often built from materials that pose little to no risk of toxifying the occupants, have low risk of mold growth, and are smooth and easy to keep clean.
Injuries, illness, and consumption of toxins/drugs/lard/meat/eggs/dairy are not very common.
Tax-funded health, drug risk and discouragement, sanitation and safety information is aired in commercial time slots of non-government TV and radio channels, and mailed to all inhabitants (who don’t opt out) as manuals and pamphlets.
Minimum wage: $6.46/h desk jobs. $8.10/h the most physically laborious jobs. The riskier the job the higher the minimum wage.
Private health insurance often charges obese people more. No one is required to buy health insurance. Private health insurance is not required to cover anything. Obese people have to pay for(or have their private insurance pay for) their own heart surgery and diabetes medication, incentivising many to not become obese.)
Standard welfare package for poor people who can't afford it: (house(picture below), $1000 worth of supplies, cell phone with small solar panel charger, healthcare for testing for and treating physical health problems, birth control, security, and a government no interest, credit wont go down if not repaid, no collateral, confidential loans to those who can’t afford it, where they don’t have to pay it back until they have over $33,000 man made property value, to learn how to make survival products). People are given more based on their need.
Overweight poor people are weighed and measured for height and must loose at least 1 lb per week in order to receive tax-funded food or food from most private charities.
Rations are based on ability to afford food, height and weight (underweight get more, overweight get less).
overweight people get the minimum calories.
healthy weight people get a # in between the min and rec cal.
underweight people get the recommended calories.
height. underweight rec cal. overweight min cal
2 1119 407
2'6 1271 559
3 1503 791
3'6 1695 983
4 1887 1175
4'6 2079 1367
5 2271 1559
5'6 2500 1788
6 2729 2017
6'6 2958 2246
Soda, candy, meat, dairy, and eggs are not tax funded.
The poor given food are encouraged to plant the seeds in the food. Food seeds are tax funded for the poor.
Tax funded gardeners are available to set up, maintain and harvest food gardens for the unable poor. Wheelchair accessible food gardens are tax funded for the poor in wheel chairs.
Many poor people can pick enough food from public food trees/public gardens, thus don't need to be and are not given food.
Freemopians are encouraged to exercise outdoors all day and explore from a young age.
Anyone who detains someone for not sitting in a chair, or deprives any non-legal prisoner the ability to exercise and run at full speed anywhere outdoors in Freemopia, is sent to labor prison.
Prison cells are designed to allow prisoners the ability to run at full speed outdoors all the time.
Anyone who fines someone for not sitting in a chair is charged with criminal theft.
It's illegal to force anyone to sit in a chair for 8hours a day, 5days a week, for 13years.
Freemopia’s Laws and tax code: http://www.nationstates.net/nation=free ... /id=170897
Posted: Sat Aug 23, 2014 12:45 pmHuh?
I don't get it!
I don't get it!
Posted: Sat Aug 23, 2014 1:09 pmObesity is basically unheard of. The Church has a tight control on food production, consumption, and diet, while the Marshite society has a near-universal desire to be physical fit so they may serve. A few clergy may be a bit heavier than usual, but obesity is a word most Marshites wouldn't even understand.
Posted: Sat Aug 23, 2014 1:13 pmObesity isn't common. Most people don't eat fast food and they exercise often.
Posted: Sat Aug 23, 2014 1:26 pmCitizens don't have the time to get fat.
Posted: Sat Aug 23, 2014 2:12 pmFreemopia wrote:Many Freemopians grow more than enough organic food for themselves, eat freshly picked fruits and vegetables from their garden year round, and store food from their garden using their own freeze drier, dehydrator, or steam pressure caner.
Freemopia is a tropical rainforest with temp 70-80 F year round.
Many Freemopians collect rain water, then purify it and drink it.
Healthy toxin free diet and fresh unpolluted air helps Freemopians have more energy to exercise.
Many Freemopians live in or near the forest, rather than a crowded city, and enjoy exploring the clean natural environment. Outdoor dance parties are popular.
Planting public food trees is tax deductible.
Many Freemopians are self sustainable and don't need to travel to get basic needs.
Consumer goods, and survival and luxury items are often made locally in town.
Freemopians often live close to work.
Many Freemopians walk, run, or bike short distances/around town rather than drive.
Solar, geothermal, and wind power are common. Vehicles are often charged.
Electric cooking is often preferred over fire to avoid smoke.
Buildings are often built from materials that pose little to no risk of toxifying the occupants, have low risk of mold growth, and are smooth and easy to keep clean.
Injuries, illness, and consumption of toxins/drugs/lard/meat/eggs/dairy are not very common.
Tax-funded health, drug risk and discouragement, sanitation and safety information is aired in commercial time slots of non-government TV and radio channels, and mailed to all inhabitants (who don’t opt out) as manuals and pamphlets.
Minimum wage: $6.46/h desk jobs. $8.10/h the most physically laborious jobs. The riskier the job the higher the minimum wage.
Private health insurance often charges obese people more. No one is required to buy health insurance. Private health insurance is not required to cover anything. Obese people have to pay for(or have their private insurance pay for) their own heart surgery and diabetes medication, incentivising many to not become obese.)
Standard welfare package for poor people who can't afford it: (house(picture below), $1000 worth of supplies, cell phone with small solar panel charger, healthcare for testing for and treating physical health problems, birth control, security, and a government no interest, credit wont go down if not repaid, no collateral, confidential loans to those who can’t afford it, where they don’t have to pay it back until they have over $33,000 man made property value, to learn how to make survival products). People are given more based on their need.
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Overweight poor people are weighed and measured for height and must loose at least 1 lb per week in order to receive tax-funded food or food from most private charities.
Rations are based on ability to afford food, height and weight (underweight get more, overweight get less).
overweight people get the minimum calories.
healthy weight people get a # in between the min and rec cal.
underweight people get the recommended calories.
height. underweight rec cal. overweight min cal
2 1119 407
2'6 1271 559
3 1503 791
3'6 1695 983
4 1887 1175
4'6 2079 1367
5 2271 1559
5'6 2500 1788
6 2729 2017
6'6 2958 2246
Soda, candy, meat, dairy, and eggs are not tax funded.
The poor given food are encouraged to plant the seeds in the food. Food seeds are tax funded for the poor.
Tax funded gardeners are available to set up, maintain and harvest food gardens for the unable poor. Wheelchair accessible food gardens are tax funded for the poor in wheel chairs.
Many poor people can pick enough food from public food trees/public gardens, thus don't need to be and are not given food.
Freemopians are encouraged to exercise outdoors all day and explore from a young age.
Anyone who detains someone for not sitting in a chair, or deprives any non-legal prisoner the ability to exercise and run at full speed anywhere outdoors in Freemopia, is sent to labor prison.
Prison cells are designed to allow prisoners the ability to run at full speed outdoors all the time.
Anyone who fines someone for not sitting in a chair is charged with criminal theft.
It's illegal to force anyone to sit in a chair for 8hours a day, 5days a week, for 13years.
Freemopia’s Laws and tax code: http://www.nationstates.net/nation=free ... /id=170897
Wow that seems like a really efficient way to prevent the disease, it seems you've taken into account most factors that could cause obesity and I think I may impose some of these measures on my own citizens
Posted: Sat Aug 23, 2014 2:15 pmYou can't be obese if you are = death sentence.
Posted: Sat Aug 23, 2014 2:17 pmCyrzarii do not store fat the same way as humans and generally have underweight rather then overweight physiques, Cats are typically good at moderating their food intake (even the urbanised ones stick to rodent sized portions) in Humans it varies, I'm not going to pretend all Mackonian Humans magically can't get overweight but obesity levels are low. The lack of cheap, fatty foods can be attributed for this and the prevalence of exercise due to low private transport ownership and for simple survival reasons in Mackonia's climate.
In short Mackonians are a very thin people.
In short Mackonians are a very thin people.
Posted: Sat Aug 23, 2014 4:44 pmPeople in the utopian commune exercise regularly, work when it's needed and eat in a healthy manner. That's all we need to stay fit.
Posted: Sat Aug 23, 2014 6:04 pmPopulation by weight:
Underweight - 10%
Average - 85%
Overweight - 4%
Obese - 1%
Obesity is not a problem as exercise is part of the culture. The average person goes for at least a 2-6km walk every evening. Many others go for runs in the morning and do other exercise. 85% of Gingeska households have dogs which need to be walked, leading to more walking.
Gingeska also has a large active military, with conscription, a large reserve force, and a very large civilian militia-- each of these groups stress physical fitness.
Underweight people are a bigger concern than those who are overweight.
Underweight - 10%
Average - 85%
Overweight - 4%
Obese - 1%
Obesity is not a problem as exercise is part of the culture. The average person goes for at least a 2-6km walk every evening. Many others go for runs in the morning and do other exercise. 85% of Gingeska households have dogs which need to be walked, leading to more walking.
Gingeska also has a large active military, with conscription, a large reserve force, and a very large civilian militia-- each of these groups stress physical fitness.
Underweight people are a bigger concern than those who are overweight.
Posted: Sat Aug 23, 2014 6:16 pmObesity rates are quite low, with 3.7% classified as obese and 19.9% classified as overweight. It's mostly due to diet and social pressure.
Obesity in your nation?
Posted: Sat Aug 23, 2014 6:37 pmObesity Rate: 2.5% [2.4%/2.6%] Unadjusted; 3.8% [3.4%/4.2%] Adjusted[list=][/list]
Posted: Sat Aug 23, 2014 7:23 pmUnderweight = 11%
Average = 82%
Overweight = 5%
Obese = 2%
Obesity is low since most people have gone through compulsory military service, gymnastics or also mental and physical activities in work (like walking to and fro).
Average = 82%
Overweight = 5%
Obese = 2%
Obesity is low since most people have gone through compulsory military service, gymnastics or also mental and physical activities in work (like walking to and fro).
Posted: Mon Aug 25, 2014 9:47 amLouis Blackwell wrote:Freemopia wrote:Many Freemopians grow more than enough organic food for themselves, eat freshly picked fruits and vegetables from their garden year round, and store food from their garden using their own freeze drier, dehydrator, or steam pressure caner.
Freemopia is a tropical rainforest with temp 70-80 F year round.
Many Freemopians collect rain water, then purify it and drink it.
Healthy toxin free diet and fresh unpolluted air helps Freemopians have more energy to exercise.
Many Freemopians live in or near the forest, rather than a crowded city, and enjoy exploring the clean natural environment. Outdoor dance parties are popular.
Planting public food trees is tax deductible.
Many Freemopians are self sustainable and don't need to travel to get basic needs.
Consumer goods, and survival and luxury items are often made locally in town.
Freemopians often live close to work.
Many Freemopians walk, run, or bike short distances/around town rather than drive.
Solar, geothermal, and wind power are common. Vehicles are often charged.
Electric cooking is often preferred over fire to avoid smoke.
Buildings are often built from materials that pose little to no risk of toxifying the occupants, have low risk of mold growth, and are smooth and easy to keep clean.
Injuries, illness, and consumption of toxins/drugs/lard/meat/eggs/dairy are not very common.
Tax-funded health, drug risk and discouragement, sanitation and safety information is aired in commercial time slots of non-government TV and radio channels, and mailed to all inhabitants (who don’t opt out) as manuals and pamphlets.
Minimum wage: $6.46/h desk jobs. $8.10/h the most physically laborious jobs. The riskier the job the higher the minimum wage.
Private health insurance often charges obese people more. No one is required to buy health insurance. Private health insurance is not required to cover anything. Obese people have to pay for(or have their private insurance pay for) their own heart surgery and diabetes medication, incentivising many to not become obese.)
Standard welfare package for poor people who can't afford it: (house(picture below), $1000 worth of supplies, cell phone with small solar panel charger, healthcare for testing for and treating physical health problems, birth control, security, and a government no interest, credit wont go down if not repaid, no collateral, confidential loans to those who can’t afford it, where they don’t have to pay it back until they have over $33,000 man made property value, to learn how to make survival products). People are given more based on their need.
(Image)
(Image)
Overweight poor people are weighed and measured for height and must loose at least 1 lb per week in order to receive tax-funded food or food from most private charities.
Rations are based on ability to afford food, height and weight (underweight get more, overweight get less).
overweight people get the minimum calories.
healthy weight people get a # in between the min and rec cal.
underweight people get the recommended calories.
height. underweight rec cal. overweight min cal
2 1119 407
2'6 1271 559
3 1503 791
3'6 1695 983
4 1887 1175
4'6 2079 1367
5 2271 1559
5'6 2500 1788
6 2729 2017
6'6 2958 2246
Soda, candy, meat, dairy, and eggs are not tax funded.
The poor given food are encouraged to plant the seeds in the food. Food seeds are tax funded for the poor.
Tax funded gardeners are available to set up, maintain and harvest food gardens for the unable poor. Wheelchair accessible food gardens are tax funded for the poor in wheel chairs.
Many poor people can pick enough food from public food trees/public gardens, thus don't need to be and are not given food.
Freemopians are encouraged to exercise outdoors all day and explore from a young age.
Anyone who detains someone for not sitting in a chair, or deprives any non-legal prisoner the ability to exercise and run at full speed anywhere outdoors in Freemopia, is sent to labor prison.
Prison cells are designed to allow prisoners the ability to run at full speed outdoors all the time.
Anyone who fines someone for not sitting in a chair is charged with criminal theft.
It's illegal to force anyone to sit in a chair for 8hours a day, 5days a week, for 13years.
Freemopia’s Laws and tax code: http://www.nationstates.net/nation=free ... /id=170897
Wow that seems like a really efficient way to prevent the disease, it seems you've taken into account most factors that could cause obesity and I think I may impose some of these measures on my own citizens
Thanks
Posted: Mon Aug 25, 2014 9:53 amObesity in my nation?
Obesity IS my nation.
Although, we have introduced a scheme called "help to slim'.
If you have a BMI over 30, you are required to undergo a government weightloss scheme in a mandatory "Fat Camp"
Obesity IS my nation.
Although, we have introduced a scheme called "help to slim'.
If you have a BMI over 30, you are required to undergo a government weightloss scheme in a mandatory "Fat Camp"
Posted: Mon Aug 25, 2014 9:56 amThe fat and obese people in our nation are forced to make training every 14 hours a day. If there are extreme cases, surgeries are made to make the fat person slim.
Posted: Mon Aug 25, 2014 10:10 amObesity is not a problem, but anyone can voluntarily choose to be fat or to be slim as the state is pretty neutral about that issue, however being fat is prohibited if you are serving in the Armed Forces,Police and any related government service as they are required to be physically and mentally fit
Posted: Mon Aug 25, 2014 10:16 amWe have mandatory exercise from 3-4 p.m. and if that doesn't help you'll get re-conscripted into the military. You are exempt from this if you have hypothyroidism.