Kids Try Out Anti-Obesity Video Game
An elementary school in Denver, Colorado tried out a brand new video game, whose purpose is to teach kids about nutrition in an attempt to fight childhood obesity. The game, The Amazing Food Detective, features a female cartoon detective whose line of cases involve children with bad eating habits. The players’ job? To find a healthy alternative to the game’s proposed diet.
Kaiser Permanente hopes the game will educate children about better food choices and motivate them to exercise.
“The goal is to do everything we can to fight childhood obesity,” said Brian Harper, a health educator with Kaiser Permanente. “We want to motivate and inspire people to live healthier lives.”
The company has planned to launch the video in over 5,000 schools nationally. A total of 500 of them would be in Colorado.
Davene Cervantes, a fifth grade teacher at Kaiser Elementary School, found Food Detective to be a great method for teaching her students.
“Incorporating technology in the curriculum is excellent. It’s a medium the kids deal with all the time. Simply put, it’s something they can relate to,” said Cervantes.
Another cool feature of the game is the automatic shutdown implemented by manufacturers so that kids don’t spend all day playing. Instead, they’re encouraged to play for twenty minutes and go outside and exercise for sixty.
I hope more schools implement this. Sounds like a great way to get through to kids about the importance of healthy eating habits.
Via | CBS4Dever
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Sep 27, 2007 at 7:30 pm
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breanna
May 22, 2008 at 8:14 am
why would you make fun of little girls being fat that is just rude!!!!assholes
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