Dancing video game helps kids avoid weight gain
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West Virginia, which has the  worst childhood obesity problem in the United States, is  stepping up plans to use Konami Corp.'s "Dance Dance  Revolution" to battle the bulge in its schools.
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Playing new style computer games can help people burn up a significant amount of calories, research has found.
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NEW YORK  - A new report suggests a simple  strategy for combating obesity among young girls -- increasing  their gym time.
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Some claim that video games help kids hone real musical chops and interest in the instrument.
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NEW YORK  - Physical activity programs that involve the school and the family or community appear to have the greatest beneficial effect in getting adolescents off the couch and up and about, a review of published studies indicates.
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Never mind kickball or soccer. Some schools are now getting kids to break a sweat with exergaming fitness centers
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Video gaming has long suffered a reputation for creating sedentary and solitary zombies, pasty and pudgy except for their muscular thumbs. A growing number of games, however, are getting gamers off their couches and on their feet, not only shouting, gyrating, singing and dancing, but sometimes -- gasp! -- playing nicely with others, face-to-face, in groups.
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TUEDAY, Sept. 25 (HealthDay News) -- Lifestyles with too little movement, too much TV exposure and way too much junk food are pushing U.S. children toward a life of overweight and obesity, a collection of new studies finds.
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NEW YORK  - Obese children and teens lost   weight, made new friends and felt more confident after   participating in a community-based program that consisted of   individual counseling, group physical activities and parental   group sessions, UK researchers report.
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Researchers in Glasgow say children who exercise can stay just as overweight as those who do not.
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Being overweight is bad for kids' health, but a new study finds it's also bad for their education
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Dance classes are to be provided on Britain's public health service to counter declining fitness levels and prevent a national obesity epidemic, a newspaper said.
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Move over, junior. Grandma and grandpa are joining the wave in video and computer games as makers step up efforts to promote the software as brain-healthy exercises.
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FORT WORTH, Texas -- The video game playing was getting out of hand. When Johnathan Wendel, then 19, was not in class or at work, he was in front of the computer. His mom didn't like it. Cut back or move out, she told him.
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New research shows that the more added sugar kids get from sodas, sweets and fruit drinks, the less they get of the things they need in their diets to stay healthy.
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As if keeping children fit and trim isnât challenging enough, now you have dreams of dancing sugar plums to contend with. But helping the tykes get through the holidays without developing bellies like bowls
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NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 10 - A short, moderately intense exercise intervention helped third-graders switch to healthier activities such as soccer and swimming instead of watching TV, researchers reported at the