Fat Testing

Posted by Lori Henry May 21, 2006

It seems the government is stung by the criticism that they have not stopped childhood obesity, and are desperate to "do something."

They have come up with the idea to weigh all children at school so they can create a "fat map" that will inform them of which schools, neighbourhoods, race, sex, etc., have the highest rates of obesity.

Critics worry this will heighten the amount of bullying and prevalence of eating disorders among young children. Letters have flooded the office of the program, but because this test has already been implemented, we'll have to wait and see how it turns out.