problem is that measuring body fat content can be expensive, 9 or 10 different caliper measurements done on a very regular basis. It can be quite expensive.
On Thu, Jan 12, 2012 at 2:11 PM, Judah McAuley <ju...@wiredotter.com> wrote: > > 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:345267 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
