CBS News reports on a $60,000 study in West Virginia aimed at combating obesity in kids with the help of PlayStation 2.The West Virginia Public Employees Insurance Agency are doling out the PS2's along with Konami's Dance Dance Revolution and a dance mat that plugs into the console.
The students, all children of PEIA-covered employees, are required to meet with researchers, play the game a prescribed amount of time, wear a pedometer and maintain a log. They get to keep the game software and pad.
So far, about a dozen kids have started playing the game. They will be re-evaluated after three months and again at the end of the study.
Dancing The Pounds Away
Study uses video games to fight obesity
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