I'm basing it on the one and only study I worked on that used body fat measurements - btw I was a lowly grad assistant, just doing the scutwork. Anyhow from what I remember to get a reasonably good estimate of the body fat you had to measure multiple places on the body using specific locations. It was a fairly complex procedure.
On Thu, Jan 12, 2012 at 2:16 PM, Judah McAuley <[email protected]> wrote: > > I really don't think that caliper measurements would add that much to > the cost on an annual exam. Sure, if you were tracking it once a month > or something the cost would add up. Of course, all these measurements > presume that kids are actually able to afford going to the doctor, so > it will be a moot point for many. > > Judah > > On Thu, Jan 12, 2012 at 11:14 AM, Larry C. Lyons <[email protected]> > wrote: >> >> problem is that measuring body fat content can be expensive, 9 or 10 >> different caliper measurements done on a very regular basis. It can be >> quite expensive. >> >> On Thu, Jan 12, 2012 at 2:11 PM, Judah McAuley <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Since the data in anonymized and can't be tracked to real individuals, >>> I'm ok with the collection and analysis of the information. On the >>> other hand, I agree with the argument made in the article that BMI is >>> a terrible measure to use in children. I guess that overall it might >>> not be worse than not tracking things at all but it will probably >>> paint an inaccurate picture. It would be more useful to measure actual >>> body fat content and waist-height ratios. >>> >>> Judah >>> >>> On Thu, Jan 12, 2012 at 10:09 AM, Cameron Childress <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>>> >>>> http://abcnews.go.com/Health/Diet/michigan-track-kids-weight-statewide-registry/story?id=14518613 >>>> >>>> Good or bad? I don't think this is even new. I remember taking fitness >>>> tests and I am pretty sure being weighed in elementary school for a >>>> national program of some sort. >>>> >>>> I think proper diet and exercise should be taught at every grade level, >>>> Physical Education should be mandatory, and this sort of measurement is >>>> totally fine... >>>> >>>> -Cameron >>>> >>>> ... >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >> >> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:345281 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
