Wii spot of exercise can help children to lose weight
Editor | Mar 16, 2009 | Comments 0
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, said that video…
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