In Obesity Fight, Many Fear a Note From School - New York Times
Even health authorities who support distributing students’ scores worry about these inconsistent messages, saying they could result in eating disorders and social stigma, misinterpretation of numbers that experts say are confusing, and a sense of helplessness about high scores.
It seems many schools in America are sending home reports on the obesity factor of their pupils now. I applaud any effective effort to combat childhood obesity, but this doesn’t seem like it will have any real positive effect. What they really need is some form of real government regulation on the quality of food served in school cafeterias, and more funding for physical education programs. My estimation would be that parents are unwilling to put their children on any form of diet that they themselves won’t adhere to. The same goes for any form of exercise regimen.
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