I do 5 all of the time and it's pretty simple and easy. Granted the accuracy wont be perfect, but then you don't need it to be.
I say the act of collecting the data in the first place will shame parents and kids into not being fattys. I'm all for it. On Jan 12, 2012, at 12:14 PM, "Larry C. Lyons" <larrycly...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I'm basing it on the one and only study I worked on that used body fat > measurements - btw I was a lowly grad assistant, just doing the > scutwork. Anyhow from what I remember to get a reasonably good > estimate of the body fat you had to measure multiple places on the > body using specific locations. It was a fairly complex procedure. > > On Thu, Jan 12, 2012 at 2:16 PM, Judah McAuley <ju...@wiredotter.com> wrote: >> >> I really don't think that caliper measurements would add that much to >> the cost on an annual exam. Sure, if you were tracking it once a month >> or something the cost would add up. Of course, all these measurements >> presume that kids are actually able to afford going to the doctor, so >> it will be a moot point for many. >> >> Judah >> >> On Thu, Jan 12, 2012 at 11:14 AM, Larry C. Lyons <larrycly...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >>> >>> 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:345299 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
