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Experts outraged that Wii Fit calls children "overweight"

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2008-05-16 16:46:20 by John Brownlee in Boing Boing Gadgets
...overweight children overweight. But it seems to me that there's something to their complaining Summary: leading obesity experts in the UK are upset that Wii Fit uses BMI to pigeonhole children as being underweight, ideal or overweight. They are calling for the sale of Wii Fit to be banned for children. Wii Fit heavily uses the BMI measurement...
 
Tags: wii fit, wii, wii fit board, fit, wii fit heavily, judgmental wii fit, overweight, daily mail, fat daily mail
 
 
 
 
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Your Kid is Overweight? Blame The Tan-Bark

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2008-05-01 08:39:41 by Tim in Medgadget
...overweight prevented them from encouraging children's physical activity We're assuming by "mulch" they most likely mean tan-bark or other splintery, mostly wood based ground cover stuff, as opposed to fecal matter (though some kids have been known to eat that as well All in all, it's unfortunate that the importance of outdoor play-time in...
 
Tags: mulch factor, kids eat, eat, child-care center staff, mulch, staff, outdoor, kids, outdoor activity
 
 
 
 
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When Stomach Speaks But Brain Won't Listen

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2008-01-11 18:23:55 by Michael in Medgadget
...overweight people have a far weaker response in the brain to signals from a full stomach. "By simulating feelings of fullness with an expandable balloon we saw the activation of different areas of the brain in normal weight and overweight people," said lead author Gene-Jack Wang of Brookhaven Lab's Center for Translational Neuroimaging. The...
 
Tags: normal weight subjects, normal weight, subjects, overweight subjects, brain, high-bmi subjects, study subjects, brain metabolism, people
 
 
 
 
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Wii Fit Review By a Formerly Fit Geek [Wii Fit Review]

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2008-05-19 11:59:40 by Brian Lam in Gizmodo
...overweight, and the debate is out whether or not that is from the extra mass in my legs or the ring of lard around my waist. (BMI does not account for body fat %.) Next, the game challenged me with some basic agility tests, and combined those results with my BMI to get my Wii Fit Age. I scored a wii fitness level appropriate for a 48 year...
 
Tags: wii fit, wii fit credits, credits, fit, wii fit age, video game, healthy video game, gain weight, weight
 
 
 
 
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Wii Fit Review By a Formerly Fit Geek [Wii Fit Review]

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2008-05-19 15:59:40 by posted by Pantha in
...overweight, and the debate is out whether or not that is from the extra mass in my legs or the ring of lard around my waist. (BMI does not account for body fat %.) Next, the game challenged me with some basic agility tests, and combined those results with my BMI to get my Wii Fit Age. I scored a wii fitness level appropriate for a 48 year...
 
Tags: wii fit, wii fit credits, credits, fit, wii fit age, video game, healthy video game, gain weight, weight
 
 
 
 
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Review: Avoid luggage fees with this travel gadget

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2008-07-23 16:07:38 by Gadgetress in Gadgetress
...overweight luggage can set you back up to $125 per bag This lightweight but a tad bulky contraption weighs luggage when youre on the go so you can get a heads up whether youre close to the weight limit. Balanzza sent me one to try but it arrived just after my last vacation. So, I didnt get to try it on the road. However, I took my...
 
Tags: scale, bath scale, digital luggage scale, luggage, non-digital scale, scale offers weight, balanzza scale, digital, weight
 
 
 
 
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Avoid luggage fees with this gadget, Part 2

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2008-08-26 19:58:41 by Gadgetress in Gadgetress
...overweight The only reason I mention this is because of those darned overweight luggage fees that airlines have been increasing all year. Balanzza put together a handy chart of fees, probably to stun us all into getting one of these scales I cant believe you have to pay to check a bag for several airlines. Count me out Anyway, the Balanzza...
 
Tags: fees, avoid luggage fees, elude fees, ergo, balanzza ergo, balanzza, overweight luggage fees, overweight, travel gadget
 
 
 
 
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Omron Body Fat Monitor and Scale

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2008-08-31 09:20:05 by Ashish in The newest of gadgets
...overweight, and obese Product Features Size: HBF-400 Provides accurate measurement of weight, body fat percentage, and body mass index (BMI Supports up to four personal profiles, so each member of your family can track their own measurements BMI classified at three levels: underweight, normal, overweight, and obese Provides measurements...
 
Tags: body fat, body fat monitor, monitor, body fat percentage, body, visceral body fat, percent body fat, fat, weight
 
 
 
 
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Samsung AMOLED TV is super slim

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2007-12-27 10:08:50 by Editor in Ubergizmo
...overweight elephant. Not only is it much slimmer, it also boasts a superior contrast ratio compared to standard flat panel displays while consuming just half the power of a 32" LCD TV. This new AMOLED TV has a 35,000 hour rating, which means you can run it for four years without turning it off - the longest for any AMOLED display to date...
 
Tags: tv, lcd tv, display touts, 3mm thin, display, thin, superior contrast ratio, overweight elephant, samsung