Turkey who weighs citizens in public to combat obesity, critics declare the movement as a big shameful

Turkey tips the scales in his war against obesity.

The country has launched a national campaign to measure the weight of citizens in the public spaces to combat its rising obesity rates – a movement that critics claim that public thick shame and government are overly.

The initiative, called “Learn your ideal weight, live healthy” campaign, will see around 10 million people who were assessed between 10 May and 10 July. If they are considered overweight, they will be instructed according to health centers to receive dietitians food counseling and monitoring, according to dietitians, according to dietitians, according to dietician Turkish minute.

The controversial move is intended to increase consciousness about chronic weight changes and to promote a healthier lifestyle.

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The Turkish Minister for Health Kemal Memişoğlu introduced the initiative earlier this month and stated that health staff would take measurements in public areas in all 81 provinces, Turkish media reported.

Various images placed on social media by the Ministry of Social Media show that health officials of health -fall people do the altitude measurements of people before being guided to scales on so -called control points in public spaces.

Individuals have measured their body weight and length to calculate their body masses index (BMI), a simple calculation that is used to assess whether a person has a healthy body weight for his height.

If someone has a BMI of 25 or higher, they will be referred to the health centers.

The initiative has reckoned, with critics who are as invasive, stigmatizing and essentially intended for thick shame in public. Other opponents claim that the government does not tackle broader contributing factors, such as rising food prices, stagnant wages and limited access to affordable food.

Turkish health officials measure people’s BMI as part of a program to tackle obesity. (Turkish Ministry of Health via Instagram/@Amasyasm)

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Gökben Hızlı Sayar, a Turkish psychiatrist and academic, compared the stations with thick checkpoints and said she was forced to be measured.

“I was caught in a thick car confrontation on the square of üsküdar, she wrote on X. last week.” Fortunately they have reprimanded me a little and let them go. When I saw the radar, I warned 3 fat people who went so to flash their headlights together. Today is the day of unity, my fat brothers. “

However, the Minister of Health said that the goal is to inform the public and make it healthier.

In an attempt to set a good example, Memişoğlu himself was measured and revealed that he is over the limit, although it was not clear with how much.

“To which dietician should I go?” He said humorously to reporters before he later added: “It turns out that I am a bit over. It is now up to me, I will walk every day,” Turkish Minute reported.

A man gets his height in public. Height and weight are used to determine BMI. (Turkish Ministry of Health via Instagram/@Amasyasm)

Memişoğlu also posted video of himself walking, writing: “It’s time to get started, we will walk every day.”

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Turkey has a population of around 85 million people and around 32.1% is considered obese, according to the World Health Organization. Everyone about a BMI of 30 is considered obese.

That percentage is still lower than in the United States, where the most recent studies of the CDC obesity show in adults with 40.3%.

Experts link the speed in Turkey to rising fast food consumption, economic barriers for healthy food and urbanization that lower physical activity levels, according to Turkey today.