Call to rethink child BMI testing

Expected outcome. Wrong conclusion.

"Using a child's body mass index (BMI) as a measure of the success of exercise targets may be misleading, say experts.

UK researchers could find no difference in BMI between those exercising regularly and those missing targets."

"Exercise" is a terribly inefficient way to lose weight and will almost never result in improved fitness.

"Writing in the Archives of Disease in Childhood, they said blood testing might be the only way to measure exercise benefits."

Will not work, except to generate additional costs to the system and income for the labs and sick care workers.

"Some experts have suggested that it is perfectly possible for an individual child to be "fat and fit", provided they are sufficiently active."

These are folks expert at being morons.

Don't let them fool you.

Drop the weight.

And do it by modifying your diet, i.e., fewer Calories in than out.

Then add training if you choose.