I was Wrong, yet another good use of DDR may have been identified, as a West Virgina Health insurer is paying for 85 'husky' kids to play Dance Dance Revolution in a home based study of the games potential effectiveness on weight loss.
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His doctor wanted him to lose 50 pounds, and he is hoping a new health study using a video dance game will help him get down to 125 by the end of summer in time to play football.
Jones is one of 85 children in an at-home study trying the popular Dance Dance Revolution video game to boost their activity. The study is being done by West Virginia's public employees insurance group in hopes it will lead to better health and lower costs.

I wonder if any thought has been given to authorizing a parallel study to pay for this kids psychologist once the rest of his football team finds out he spends his free time, in between easting ho-ho's, prancing around his living room with cute anime-ish cartoons.

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