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Free metabolic syndrome check

Friday 06th June, 06:49 AM JST

People wait for a free metabolic syndrome check by fitness club Tipness at JR Shibuya station.
PHOTO BY TARO FUJIMOTO

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  • zanza123 at 11:56 AM JST - 6th June

    Well... wouldn't know about that, I'd be there getting a check up too, if I actually KNEW about it beforehand. Keeping fit and living healthy is on everyone's minds, isn't it? Agreed on the growth of fastfood joints in Asia as a whole though, better curb that double mega Big Mac every once in a while, lol!

  • thepro at 11:58 AM JST - 6th June

    Am I fat? Yes, buy our products. Ok.

  • northlondon at 12:18 PM JST - 6th June

    All I see is bored housewives... and a taxi driver...

    The taxi driver had just crashed his taxi into the promotion in Shibuya station and ended up there accidentally. Trying desparately to avoid the 'gaijin' trying to hail his cab.

  • electric2004 at 12:50 PM JST - 6th June

    Probably the check is done by filling some paper, e.g. putting check-marks. And, oh what a surprise, there might be also a membership application in comparable format attached. Benri ne?

  • Nessie at 03:26 PM JST - 6th June

    I'm offering free checks on the second floor of my office. If you take the elevator, you fail.

  • Ah_so at 04:29 PM JST - 6th June

    Please, can we ban the term "metabolic syndrome". Why say in 6 syllables what you can say in just one: FAT.

  • Nessie at 04:32 PM JST - 6th June

    Ah, actually it's "fat and inactive".

  • 2020hindsight at 05:02 PM JST - 6th June

    I guess that none of them have metabolic syndrome. It usually occurs in obese people who have a resistance to insulin or have diabetes.

  • outofmydepth at 05:39 PM JST - 6th June

    how to increase membership

  • electric2004 at 08:08 PM JST - 6th June

    The real debu ones will not go to such place.

  • usaexpat at 11:03 PM JST - 6th June

    Metabolic syndrome? or could it be the extras sweets, junk food and a sedintary lifestyle perhaps. There aren't near as many true porkers here as back home but it's changing. I used to see people that I would consider chubby but in the past few years I've started to see people who would be classed morbidly obese. For what it's worth no one in this photo seems to have a problem in my view. This whole thing is an excuse for the customers and a way to make money for the weight loss centers. Eat sensibly and get some moderate exercise, problem solved.

  • bamboohat at 08:00 AM JST - 7th June

    Fast food nation is unfortunately becoming fast food first world. Caveat Emptor.

  • blvtzpk at 08:12 AM JST - 7th June

    "Well, fatty-fatty boomsticks, here's your application form."

  • Nessie at 06:55 PM JST - 9th June

    Caveat porker.

  • Himajin at 07:44 AM JST - 11th June

    LOL!

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