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', which he sent out on Tuesday to 16 candidates for France's presidential election.
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.
"It's a fantastic motivator," Dukan told Reuters.
"The baccalaureat is really important in France. Kids want to get it, their parents want them to even more, so why not get them to work together on nutrition?"
I really don't think this is a super good idea because it just adds too much pressure and can lead to more problems (increased bullying) for overweight kids. It's super risky. But personally, I would totally go for that. Maybe even gain a little weight first so that I could get extra points...I know, not in the spirit of the proposition, but honestly I wouldn't really need to gain that much.
On another note, I saw these at Target over the holidays. It's a very interesting idea, but I wonder how they sold. Red Velvet Chocolate Milk and Chocolate Mint Milk. It just sounds weird. I mean, I like peppermint mochas, so the Chocolate Mint Milk sounds a little bit less weird and at least it's still brown like chocolate milk, but it's still unusual. But Red Velvet Chocolate? Not sure how I feel about it. I mean, it's red. And Red Velvet is really chocolate cake dyed red anyways, so is it just red chocolate milk or did they add a cream cheese flavoring into it to remind people of the cake frosting? Hmmm
On another note, I saw these at Target over the holidays. It's a very interesting idea, but I wonder how they sold. Red Velvet Chocolate Milk and Chocolate Mint Milk. It just sounds weird. I mean, I like peppermint mochas, so the Chocolate Mint Milk sounds a little bit less weird and at least it's still brown like chocolate milk, but it's still unusual. But Red Velvet Chocolate? Not sure how I feel about it. I mean, it's red. And Red Velvet is really chocolate cake dyed red anyways, so is it just red chocolate milk or did they add a cream cheese flavoring into it to remind people of the cake frosting? Hmmm
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