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Seven in 10 Mexico City police officers are classified as overweight.

Waistlines in Mexico City’s police force are expanding, with at least 70 percent of its membership classified as overweight. In response, a new diet program is being implemented for officers that suggests they “balance” poor diets with vegetables and other healthy alternatives.

The Associated Press:

Some Mexico City cops are taking a bite out of more than crime. The Mexican capital is putting its 1,300 of its heaviest police officers on a diet, concerned about rapidly expanding waistlines in the force.

At least 70 percent of the 70,000-member force is overweight, said Nora Frias, the city’s Public Safety deputy secretary for citizen participation. The diet program will start with the officers with the most serious weight-related health problems.

“We can’t tell them, ‘Don’t eat sandwiches and tacos,’” Frias said. “What we can tell them is if you eat one sandwich today, if you eat three tacos today, then balance it with some vegetables.”

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By bogi666, October 17 at 10:41 am #

G. Anderson, while you are right, the Pepsi made in Mexico is made with cane sugar. Interesting though Mexico has been forced to import American GMT, genetically modified corn, due to NAFTA. They have also fallen prey to imported American cereals as well. In the countryside, where the vast majority of the poor live, these items are unaffordable/unavailable and obesity isn’t as much of a problem. The GMT crops may contribute to obesity as well, no research has been released if it has even been done.

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By G.Anderson, October 17 at 12:33 am #

Actually, it’s not only the police, it’s also the general population as well.

As traditional diet is being replaced by more Americanized fast food, and soft drinks with high fructose corn syrup.

It wouldn’t surprise me if metabolic syndrome is also going through the roof

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