Police win battle for the bulge after body fat rule dropped

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The Philippine National Police under the command of former Police General Debold Sinas join the global observance of World Obesity Day on March 4 2021. Facebook/Philippine National Police

 

MANILA, Philippines — Police have a won a battle for the bulge after the force dropped a requirement for officers seeking promotion to meet body fat targets, an official document showed Tuesday. 

 

Expanding waistlines have been a hefty problem among police in the Southeast Asian country for years. A 2019 study showed almost 35% of personnel were overweight and nearly 10% obese.

 

Rules introduced at the start of the pandemic by former police chief Debold Sinas -- who publicly acknowledged his own efforts to shed kilos through diet and exercise -- made it compulsory for the 220,000 members of the force to work out daily and submit monthly body mass index (BMI) readings.

 

Full Story: https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2021/07/13/2112254/police-win-battle-bulge-after-body-fat-rule-dropped

 

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