Salon.com has an article that describes how policemen in Thailand who have waists larger than 40 inches are being told that they need to lose weight and to slim down:

Recent medical examinations of 4,150 police officers in Bangkok found that 49 percent have high cholesterol and are overweight, which is “an obstacle” in directing traffic, said a statement from the Metropolitan Police Bureau. Eighty-eight of the overweight officers whose waistlines ranged between 40 and 49 inches were ordered to join the “Smart Police,” a one-month weight-loss program.

Participants will have to eat according to doctors’ instructions and meet for daily exercise and evening meals at the Bangkok hospital sponsoring the program. . . . Those who do not show progress will also undergo acupuncture, a Chinese medical practice believed to help cure many ills, including obesity.

Now if they could only do this for New York City police officers . . .