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Gaming, adiposity, and obesogenic behaviors among children

conference contribution
posted on 2013-06-01, 00:00 authored by T Baranowski, K B Adamo, M Hingle, Ralph MaddisonRalph Maddison, A Maloney, M Simons, A Staiano
Videogames in general have been maligned for causing obesity because of their inherent sedentariness, whereas exergames have been both maligned for requiring low levels of activity and extolled for requiring physical activity to move game play along. The intensity and duration of physical activity resulting from exergame play have shown varying results, and they have been explored for use in obesity treatment and prevention, primarily among children. Other videogames have been developed and tested to help children change their diet and physical activity practices with various outcomes. As a field of inquiry, we are in the earliest stages of understanding how, or under what circumstances, videogames can influence all these behavioral and health outcomes. To deal with these complexities, we have assembled a group of investigators who have made important, but diverse, contributions to this research agenda and asked them to address five key child obesity-related issues in a Roundtable format. Brief biosketches are presented at the end of this article.

History

Event

Games for Health Project. Conference (9th : 2013 : Boston, Massachusetts)

Volume

2

Issue

3

Series

Games for Health Project Conference

Pagination

119 - 126

Publisher

Mary Ann Liebert Publishers

Location

Boston, Mass.

Place of publication

New Rochelle, N.Y.

Start date

2013-06-26

End date

2013-06-28

ISSN

2161-783X

eISSN

2161-7856

Language

eng

Publication classification

E1.1 Full written paper - refereed; E Conference publication

Copyright notice

2013, Mary Ann Liebert, Inc

Editor/Contributor(s)

T Baranowski

Title of proceedings

2013 : Proceedings of the Games for Health 2013 Conference