Two parents have spoken with the Colorado State Board of Education about how lessons about nutrition could inadvertently reinforce eating disorders in adolescents.

The Denver Post reports that Doug Salg, who lives in the Roaring Fork School District, said his daughter’s eating disorder moved into “high gear” after a class assignment to track students’ calorie intake on an app.

Another father described a similar intensification after a teacher made an inaccurate statement about fat content of foods.

The Colorado Department of Education’s standards measure whether students can “apply knowledge and skills to engage in lifelong healthy eating.” By seventh grade, students should be able to analyze “how family, peers, media, and culture influence food choices,” as well as cultural messages, parental behavior and one’s own influences.

A suggested activity for fourth graders is to use a variety of healthy foods to show how to set a balanced diet. For eighth grade students, the guidelines suggest that the students should identify “which food choices lead to their optimal health and weight goals.”

Two nutrition experts, according to The Post, said that it is counterproductive to focus on numbers like weight, calories or body mass index in lessons, but rather to focus on the principle of eating in moderation.

The board will receive guidance from Children’s Hospital Colorado before deciding whether to take action through revised standards or additional communication to teachers.