“Active” Games Backed By Experts
I think that the number of activity-based games will increase:
SCOTTISH health and education experts last night backed calls for interactive video games, such as the Nintendo Wii, to be used as a key weapon in the fight to tackle obesity among children.
Sir Liam Donaldson, the UK government’s chief medical officer, yesterday recommended in his annual report that children be given gaming systems as part of a strategy to address sedentary lifestyles.He said that, although the more traditional video games such as PlayStation can be a major cause of overweight and obesity in children and young adults, interactive multimedia games such as Sony EyeToy and Nintendo Wii Sports can raise the heart rate and increase the number of calories burnt by 42 per cent – offering a way of providing the recommended daily physical activity for children in their homes.
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