FAT FISHERMEN MAY BE BANNED IN NORWAY -

A new law set to be passed in Norway will ban fat fisherman from going to sea. The law is being proposed as research provides evidence that the overweight fishermen are a threat to their own health.

Norway will determine weather a fisherman is fat or not by using their body mass index which uses a person height and weight to determine a ratio. Those with a BMI over 30 are considered overweight will those over 35 will not be allowed to go to sea.



Obviously there is much anger over the regulation and many of the nations commercial fishermen have voiced their opposition to the law.

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