Obesity report card

This story from The Philadelphia Inquirer talks about the touchy subject of obesity testing for children at schools.
Half a dozen states now mandate in school Body Mass Index testing, but there is some pushback from parents.
From the story about a Pennsylvania school:

Each child's score, an indicator of body fat, will be mailed home in letters some have dubbed "obesity report cards." .....
But those involved with BMI tests say they step carefully around emotional land mines - and not just with kids.
Adolescents "are more aware of body image," McLaughlin said. "You have to be careful how you're talking to them."
At Shafer, she inquired about activities and snacks, no judgments made. And she pushed fruits, vegetables and calorie-burning extracurriculars.
Some parents and experts are concerned that so much talk of BMI - and students do compare, say nurses - may distort a child's body image, especially among older girls at risk for anorexia and bulimia. In addition, perceptions of heaviness vary by racial and ethnic groups.
"You're going to put another label on a kid," said Wendy Cramer of the Renfrew Center, a Philadelphia treatment facility for eating disorders. "I definitely worry about what's going to happen when this gets to high school." In Pennsylvania, that will be this fall.
Arkansas lawmakers, who passed the nation's first BMI bill in 2003, curtailed the screenings this year because of parent complaints. Testing is now every other year; 11th and 12th graders are exempt, and parents can opt not to have their children participate.


TK; Should we be surprised that the same GenX moms who don't want to hear they are falling short in feeding their kids enough servings of fruits and vegetables are sensitive to obesity report cards?