The Japanese government has set up a research group that will monitor how local women feel about their bodies, what diets they prefer, and what lifestyle they lead.

According to the newspaper The Mainichi, the initiative of the local Ministry of Health is due to the fact that many women in Japan have recently been suffering from underweight.

The Ministry of Health intends to use the study group's findings to improve understanding of the importance of maintaining a healthy weight among women. One of the tools of officials can be mass information about the risks of unbalanced nutrition.

The newspaper also draws attention to the results of a 2019 study, according to which 20.7% of women in their 20s were underweight.