Wednesday, January 9, 2013

E-gaming can actually boost energy expenditures among inner city children

Video games have been blamed for contributing to the epidemic of childhood obesity in the United States. But a new study by researchers at the George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services (SPHHS) suggests that certain blood-pumping video games can actually boost energy expenditures among inner city children, a group that is at high risk for unhealthy weight gain.

URL: http://www.news-medical.net/news/20130110/E-gaming-can-actually-boost-energy-expenditures-among-inner-city-children.aspx

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