Video Games Help Your Diet Program

Video Games

Video games (video games) are often blamed as a cause of obesity of children was used to increase the interest to eat fruits and vegetables. 

This game does not show violent and bloody as Black Ops, but the game is more "serious". The game Escape from Diab and Nanoswarm developed specifically to alter eating behavior and activity. The goal is to reduce the risk of obesity and diabetes. 

Use of both these games are part of a study conducted in America shows that one in five children aged 6 to 19 years who are obese have increased consumption of fruits and vegetables to a serving per day.

This is a step forward in the fight against obesity in children. "Because of the increased consumption of fruits and vegetables associated with a reduced risk of obesity," he explained in a study published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine them. 

Professor Tom Baranowski of Baylor College of Medicine, the study leader, said the Escape from Diab and Nanoswarm deliberately designed as an epic adventure game from the game. "This game incorporates a variety of procedures for changing behavior that is packaged in an interesting story," said Tom.

The study also found that playing two games a few times to produce the effect of increased consumption of fruits and vegetables. But unfortunately, the children still lack of exercise. In addition, although increased intake of healthy foods, they still do not meet the minimum consumption of fruits and vegetables are recommended daily physician.