Heavy college students must pass fitness class

An otherwise great idea, but for some problems.

"A Pennsylvania university's requirement that overweight students take a fitness course to graduate has raised the hackles of students and the eyebrows of health and legal experts.

Officials at historically black Lincoln University said Friday that the school is simply concerned about high rates of obesity and diabetes, especially in the African-American community."

First, conventional weight loss advice is wrong. (see here, here, and here, for starters)

Second, conventional "exercise" advice is wrong. (see here, here and here, for starters)

Third,

"DeBoy stressed that students are not required to lose weight or lower their BMI; they must only pass the class through attendance and participation."

If they made passing the class by dropping the BMI to a significantly lower level a requirement, then Lincoln would get kudos.

(In appropriate persons, e.g., not very muscular individuals, who should not be in the class from having been excluded during the screening)

Until then, a good work in progress.

Keep it up!