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Pierre Dukan, the nutritionist behind the popular but controversial
Dukan diet, has suggested that France tackle child obesity by giving
extra exam marks for slimness.
Dukan, who has sold 8 million copies of his diet book worldwide, made
the proposal in a 250-page book called 'An Open Letter to the Future
President'.
The plan calls for high school students to be allowed to take a so-called "ideal weight" option in their final year exams, the "baccalaureat," under which they would earn extra points if they kept a body mass index (BMI) of between 18 and 25.
Those already overweight at the start of the two-year course would score double points if they managed to slim down over a period of two years.
The BMI, obtained by dividing a person's weight by the square of their
height, is used as an indicator of the proportion of body fat. The WHO
defines a BMI of 18.5 to 25 as normal, 25 to 30 as overweight, and over
30 as obese.
Source:Healthnews.com
The plan calls for high school students to be allowed to take a so-called "ideal weight" option in their final year exams, the "baccalaureat," under which they would earn extra points if they kept a body mass index (BMI) of between 18 and 25.
Those already overweight at the start of the two-year course would score double points if they managed to slim down over a period of two years.
Source:Healthnews.com
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