This Pennsylvania college requires their students to have their BMI tested and those that are over 30%, have to take an additional course that meets 3 hours per week.
With high schools scaling back their Phys Ed requirements, a lot of kids these days aren't getting the physical education they may need to help them lead a healthy life. A widely accepted statistic is that over 50% of the US is overweight (I think that number might be closer to 60% now) and we're on track for a 50% obesity rate within 5-10 years.
A misconception with the schools program is that the students have to lose a certain amount of weight to graduate, which I believe is false. My understanding from the article is there is a requirement to complete the course.
What do you guys think? Link below.
College's too-fat-to-graduate rule under fire - CNN.com
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