Physical Activity Behavior Change with Video Games and Child diet

By Anonymous

 When it comes to children in the 21st century, “playing” is not what it used to be. There are new technologies like phones and video games to keep children busy. Some may say video games are the worst choice for children as they promote violence and you stare at a screen all day. As that may be very true, there is a way that video games could be useful to the child's brain. That is when it is matched with a healthy diet and physical activity. In this article, it explains how video games were originally meant to make behavior changes to healthier children. Therefore, two group RCT assessments were ordered with 133 children aged 10-12 years old to see a survey. They had servings of fruit, vegetables, and water and had minutes of vigorous exercise. Children playing these specific games ended up indeed eating more vegetables and fruits, however they lacked in physical activity. In other words, video games are not good for the physical development of children and instead they should spend their time playing outside instead of inside with a screen all day.


link: https://www-sciencedirect-com.ezproxy.lib.uconn.edu/science/article/pii/S0749379710005544?via%3Dihub


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