College Tells Overweight Students Take Fitness Course or Don't Graduate

“Here at DailyTech we often report on medical issues. One medical problem that commonly intersects with the world of technology is obesity. With approximately 65 percent of Americans overweight, according to information from IHRSA/ASD, and with somewhere between 100,000 and 350,000 mortalities a year in the U.S. directly related to obesity, the obesity epidemic is reaching crisis proportions. It now commonly infringes upon technology, both via the need for medical technology and by creating new design requirements (many transportation devices must be reinforced or otherwise altered to accommodate the heavier American population). Now one college is taking a controversial stand against its student's obesity. Lincoln University has given its plump students an ultimatum -- take a fitness course that meets three hours per week or don't graduate.”

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