Physicians using body mass index to diagnose children as obese may be missing 25 percent of kids who have excess body fat despite a normal BMI, according to a Mayo Clinic study. (Antonis Liokouras/Fotolia)
Obese kids may be able to drop weight with the help of an unlikely aid: videogames.
Special exercise videogames helped overweight children drop pounds – and improve their cholesterol and blood pressure – while they were having fun, in a study reported in Pediatric Obesity.
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