If there fat that is!
I found this on the London times web site. 10 years ago if I suggested that anyone to do with government or medical research would recommend gaming to kids I would have been branded a loon. Nintendo truly have become alchemists and deserve all the riches.
Here it is
Encouraging children to use interactive computer games such as the Nintendo Wii will become part of a public health drive to tackle rising rates of obesity in the young.
In a pilot project in the East Midlands, gaming systems were given to overweight children to encourage them to take more exercise. Highlighting the scheme in his annual report, Sir Liam Donaldson, the Chief Medical Officer. Researchers concluded that highly interactive games could be a way for children to do the recommended amount of physical activity at home. The minimum amount is at least half an hour of vigorous exercise three times a week.
