Physical video games boost kids' activity levels

"With the so-called global obesity epidemic and the popularity of youth gaming as their backdrop, researchers at the Minnesota-based clinic took 12 boys and 13 girls between the ages of eight and 12 and put them to the virtual test.

The results - showing that children burn more energy while playing activity-required video games than traditional, sedentary ones - may seem "pretty obvious," conceded Lanningham-Foster. "

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I'm surprised people are even bothering with this type of studies anymore. Physical activity boosts activity levels - who would have thought? Sheesh.