Active Video Games A Good Alternative For Kids

They are not kidding. They are just stupid.

"Scientists at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center have found that playing active video games can be as effective for children as moderate exercise. The findings appear this week in the journal Pediatrics from the American Academy of Pediatrics.

While OU pediatricians don't recommend children stop playing outside or exercising, the research shows that active video games offer a great alternative to moderate exercise for many children of today's generation who are sedentary and at high risk for obesity and diabetes."

How well does "exercise" work for fat kids?

This well.

How well does Oklahoma do "healthy weight"?

This well:

"Oklahoma has the 6th highest rate of adult obesity in the nation, at 29.5 percent and the 33rd highest of overweight youths (ages 10-17) at 29.5 percent, according to a new report by Trust for America's Health (TFAH) and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF).

The rate of obese adults increased in the state for the third year in a row."

How well do video games burn Calories?

This well:

"Compared to watching television, the calories burned while gaming or walking increased 2- to 3-fold. Similarly, high rates of energy expenditure, heart rate and perceived exertion were elicited from playing Wii boxing, Dance Dance Revolution Level 2 or walking at 3.5 mph.

Wii bowling and beginner level DDR elicited a 2-fold increase in energy expenditure compared to television watching."

Let's do the math: 2-3 times almost nothing = almost nothing.

How well does Wii work?

This well.

Who funded this crap?

"The study, which was funded by the National Institutes of Health and the Children's Medical Research Institute..."

How well do their approaches work?

This well:

"Adult obesity rates increased in 23 states and did not decrease in a single state in the past year, according to F as in Fat: How Obesity Policies Are Failing in America 2009, a report released today by the Trust for America's Health (TFAH) and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF). In addition, the percentage of obese or overweight children is at or above 30 percent in 30 states."

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