Mexico City police Must Diet
Weight Loss October 5th, 2009
Mexico City government requires that the police in the city for dieting. This is part of the health campaign since Mexico is the most obese country in the world’s second after the United States.
A total of 1300 police officers participated in programs organized by the Ministry of Public Security and the Mexican Health. They first measured weight and checked by officials in the inauguration ceremony of this program, Thursday (15/10).
“We can not ask them to stop eating torta (Mexican style sandwiches) and tacos. We can only ask them to balance their diet, if they eat these days torta then the next day to eat vegetables,” said a local police officer, Nora Frias.
It is said Nora, with this program, police officers will conduct monthly health checks. And they will lose weight measured every 6 months.
Approximately 7 out of 10 police officers in the capital of Mexico are obese. They were spoiled by the crowded depot of food on the roadside. According to the Mexican Health Ministry data, recorded as many as 40 percent of adults in Mexico overweight, while as many as 30 percent of residents are obese.
