Since the data in anonymized and can't be tracked to real individuals, I'm ok with the collection and analysis of the information. On the other hand, I agree with the argument made in the article that BMI is a terrible measure to use in children. I guess that overall it might not be worse than not tracking things at all but it will probably paint an inaccurate picture. It would be more useful to measure actual body fat content and waist-height ratios.
Judah On Thu, Jan 12, 2012 at 10:09 AM, Cameron Childress <camer...@gmail.com> wrote: > > http://abcnews.go.com/Health/Diet/michigan-track-kids-weight-statewide-registry/story?id=14518613 > > Good or bad? I don't think this is even new. I remember taking fitness > tests and I am pretty sure being weighed in elementary school for a > national program of some sort. > > I think proper diet and exercise should be taught at every grade level, > Physical Education should be mandatory, and this sort of measurement is > totally fine... > > -Cameron > > ... > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:345266 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
