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Overweight students forced to take fitness course or not graduate

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Re: Overweight students forced to take fitness course or not graduate

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You're right--if the school is forcing some students to take that class to lose weight, and is forcing them to follow an exercise regime, it should also force them to eat healthily. But that logic only applies to the students being forced to take the class. Managing temptation is a part of losing weight. I've been on a new diet and exercise program for about a month now, and while I did go to Burger King today, I mad…

They're forced to take the class, that's it. I'm not saying consistency would be requiring them to eat healthy - I don't even know how that would be possible. Their argument was the healthy environment one. If that was consistently their intention, they would have healthier options on campus.

Right. It's hypocritical to punish students for being overweight, yet at the same time market KFC to them (or allow KFC to market to them, if you like).

Re: Overweight students forced to take fitness course or not graduate

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http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=959884 I hope this submission doesn't get killed too.

I just noticed. When a submission is dead, you can't get to its article. Since it was a different article, I thought it would be good here.

Sorry for posting the dead submission, I guess that's why I was down-voted. I didn't realize that about dead submissions.

Re: Overweight students forced to take fitness course or not graduate

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I run four days a week, climb, and lift weights; my maximum bench was 315lbs. I'm also 5'8" and weigh 200lbs, giving me a BMI > 30. By this university's standards, I'm thus obese and require supplementary physical education. When I was seriously into bodybuilding and weighed 175lbs, I looked like a take-home size action hero. Six pack, huge arms, etc. My BMI at that time was 25.8, which is still considered 'overweigh…

The article actually claims completely falsely that BMI measures body fat percentage (a much more accurate metric). I wonder if this is actually poor reporting of the fact that body fat % is taken in to account. If you look over the school's football roster most of the players are actually obese. I can't imagine the school has enough blind faith in BMI to put football players in a class on fitness.

rooster: http://www.lulions.com/roster.aspx?path=football&roster=...;

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