[Start Briefing] 175cm tall, 82kg male, obese... Public Health Insurance "Raising Standards" Argument

On Tuesday, November 12th, the start briefing will begin.

First, the Dong-A Ilbo.

Are men 175cm tall and 82kg obese?Currently, obesity is true by our country's standards.

There is a debate over whether to raise this standard.

A BMI of 25 or higher, which means the body mass index, is classified as obese in Korea.

However, the National Health Insurance Service insisted on changing the standard from 25 to 27 or higher.

This claim comes after 21 years of follow-up observation of the big data of 8.47 million adults.

If obesity standards change, Korea's obese population will be halved from 16.37 million to 8.4 million.

Men must weigh more than 82.7kg based on 175cm and women must weigh more than 70.9kg based on 162cm to be classified as obese.

What about other countries? Each country sets its own standards, but the US classifies it as obese if it has a BMI of 30 or higher and China classifies it as obese if it is 28 or higher.

However, there is also an opinion that the relaxation of obesity standards should be carefully decided.

This is because there is a concern that the awareness of obesity may become dull.

The newspaper also published an expert counterargument that it is not too late to wait until further research is accumulated and consider changing the standards.

Next is the Chosun Ilbo.

Now, it's an era where you can receive large supermarket products in an hour.

Not only the food delivery market but also domestic and foreign companies have jumped into quick commerce.

E-Mart launched its first delivery service in partnership with Baedal Minjok.

First of all, it will be piloted at two stores.

The trend-sensitive convenience store industry, and Curly, which had been delivering early morning delivery, first entered the quick commerce market.

What is the reason why the quick commerce market has grown so big?

It's the expansion of the delivery infrastructure.

There are about 400,000 delivery workers in Korea alone.Consumers are already used to fast food delivery.

In the meantime, it is analyzed that the demand for "I want to receive daily necessities right away even if I pay for delivery."

The quick commerce market is also growing in global markets such as the United States and India.

It has grown sevenfold in six years, and 900 million people will use quick commerce by 2029.

Let's look at the Seoul Shimbun this time.

Running crew is popular these days, so let me introduce you to another popular meeting.

Lim Jang-Crew, the 20s and 30s who study real estate while looking at neighborhoods with good voice and good news on weekends.

Imjang Crew emerged as interest in investing in real estate and buying my own home increased among young people.

Instead of going on a date or going out on a weekend, I'm going on a real estate tour.

Even if you don't have enough money to invest right now, the purpose is to study while looking around apartments in areas you want to live in later.

I'm trying to build up my skills and prepare for real estate investment through meetings where I can meet experts.

The main investment destinations in their 20s and 30s are already changing from stocks to real estate.

Those in their 20s and 30s who bought a house by selling stocks and bonds increased from 5.9% in 2022 to 17% this year.

However, there are also concerns that excessive interest could lead to overheating of investment.

The newspaper also offers expert advice that monitoring is needed to prevent excessive speculation, such as excessive gap investment.

Let's look at the next article.Have you heard of the word

'life hack'?

It is a concept that refers to the idea of using a product differently from its purpose.In the era of

high prices, more consumers are saying 'I make my own things' and this is how the Life Hack Challenge is emerging.

Recently, if you look at SNS, you can see a lot of videos of 'making furniture and interior goods with daiso items'.

It's a way to make a narrow table by bonding the wall shelf and the oval tray with an adhesive.

The idea is very novel. It's only 13,000 won for a nice piece of furniture.

In addition, more and more people are doing interior design by themselves, such as buying decorative tiles and constructing them.

Sales of related products such as adhesives also jumped.

DIY that I make myself like this, and the background of the popularity of life hack, first of all, high prices.

However, in addition to that, there is also a sense of pride and self-efficacy that I made creative products.

These consumers are called "modyshmers" because they enjoy their products in the way they reinvent themselves.

We introduced consumption trends that can save money and gain a sense of accomplishment.

This is the last JoongAng Ilbo.

This is an article covering a region in Japan with a well-equipped integrated care medical system.

It can be summed up as a hospital that feels comfortably like home and a doctor who visits home in person, and thanks to this system, an increasing number of elderly people are dying at home in Japan.

Let's go to Nagano Prefecture, Japan.

At first glance, it looks like a country house.

However, it is a clinic that provides visiting nursing services.It serves to visit and treat the elderly

and guide them to a nearby general hospital if there are signs of deterioration.

It operates like a community where patients can come and go comfortably. Medical staff also wear daily clothes instead of white gowns.

There are only five similar visiting nursing facilities in a small village with a population of 100,000.

Even if the residents don't go to the hospital, they can go nearby and receive medical care.

In addition, a system in which one nurse takes care of one elderly person at home has also been established.

As these medical care services spread throughout Japan, the death rate of Japanese medical institutions fell below 70%.

This is an example that Korea, which will become a super-aged society next year, can refer to.

About half of the elderly are found to value dying at home.

They also hope to continue living where they lived even if their health deteriorates.

However, three out of four deaths in Korea died at medical institutions.

Accordingly, the Ministry of Health and Welfare also started an integrated care pilot project last year.

It is said that the system will be built by referring to the Japanese case.

I looked at the newspaper on the morning of November 12th.

This has been the start briefing.