UNC fitness class book: Cancer is a ‘disease of choice’

CHAPEL HILL, NC (WNCN) — A mandatory fitness class at UNC-Chapel Hill is igniting some controversy on campus.

“I got an A,” said senior Muhsin Bustillo-Poler. “You can get an A if you just show up and are motivated.”

It’s called “Lifetime Fitness.”

The class is focused on health and wellness.

Some students say the required online textbook “21st Century Wellness” promotes some pretty wild ideas.

Bustillo-Poler took the class last semester.

“I think certainly that needs to be edited in some form,” said Bustillo-Poler. “That’s just false information that shouldn’t be taught to somebody.”

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