Overweight is increasing in the United States and considered as a serious problem in recent time. In 1994 there was 23% people are overweight, but according to the recent statistics the rate of obesity is increasing up to 65% now, it means in 10 american there are 6 overweight. In this artical "US university links exam success to weight loss" from BBC News, it points out one of the "solution" for obesity problem.
According to the artical there are some students at Lincoln University are struggling to graduate because of their weight. Lincoln University is applying this method to contribute obesity rate in the US, that is the students who have Body Mass Index (BMI) over 30 have to take the course which includes walking, excercise and fitness game to help them loss weight. In case the student can pass this course or their BMI can drop under 30 they can not graduate from the university. The health professor of Lincoln university said that obesity is increasing and becoming a epidemic in the United States, it also causes many other risk of sickness such as heart disease, diabetes, strokes, selected cancers and muscular skeletal disorders, he believe that the total well being of student is also responsibility of the school or university , the school doesn't only give student the academic but also responsible for their health.
However, this method doesn't welcome by student especialy who are overweight. Sharifa Riley, a student of Lincoln university said that "the BMI requirement is ridiculous" because student comes to school to get an education, and they have to work hard for 4 years, then can not graduate because of their overweight problem. I absolutely agree with Sharifa Riley, it is so ridiculous that the university doesn't let the student graduate just because of something to do with their weight. In my view, the students are responsible for their health, their total being, it's not school's job. what happen if the student can't ever pass pass the requirement? No one wants to be over weight, thoes people who are obesity because it's the result since they were young and somehow it also relates to gene.
I agree that obesity should be prevented but this is not a good way to solve the problem and it's very unfair.
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