My Weight Loss Coach (Nintendo DS)
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Encourages healthy eating and exercise with games.
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What parents need to know
Parents need to know that My Weight Loss Coach isn't a video game, but rather an advice application that motivates you to live a healthier lifestyle. It comes with a pedometer that connects to the DS so that the application can keep track of your daily steps. For weight loss, the program stresses small, sustainable steps like drinking more water and eating more fruit. One potential downside is that the game measures a player's fitness level using Body Mass Index (BMI), a standard used by the National Institute of Health to measure an adult's body fat based on height and weight. Parents with kids concerned about their weight should know that the BMI is an index for adults and since kids grow at different rates, their pediatrician will always be a better judge of what's healthy. If the game deems that a player's BMI is too high, it will urge them to lose weight, stating that people with BMIs in a certain range are less likely to suffer from illness.
Educational value:
The game encourages healthy habits like exercising and eating well-balanced meal, but loses points for relying on Body Mass Index as an indication of fitness.
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