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Nintendo's Snake Oil Knows No Bounds

It seems the UK's plumper section of the population just keeps growing as well as getting younger and younger. So what's the answer, video games says the UK Government. Apparently they have been conducting a trail in a few select schools and those pupils who like dodging gym lessons and scoffing monster munch have been given the opportunity to workout with the Wii. The results of this trail suggest that, "Pupils became fitter with regular use of the consoles". Note that the pupils who consistently missed games lessons were fitter after playing the Wii for a bit. Somehow I'm not too surprised that kids who normally sit on their behinds all day get a bit fitter after waggling their arms around a bit on a regular basis, I'm still not convinced this is the answer to childhood obesity though. A Komani Dance mat now that might do the trick, see this can you imagine how many calories this guy is burning up! It's either that or a small cage, human size hamster w...