An International Perspective on Battling the Bulge: Japan's Anti-Obesity Legislation and its Potential Impact on Waistlines Around the World

Authors

Christin Lawler

Library of Congress Authority File

http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79122466

Document Type

Comment

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.

Recommended Citation

Christin Lawler, An International Perspective on Battling the Bulge: Japan's Anti-Obesity Legislation and its Potential Impact on Waistlines Around the World, 11 San Diego Int'l L.J. 287 (2009)
Available at: https://digital.sandiego.edu/ilj/vol11/iss1/9