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Playing Game Boy helps you lose weight

Tuesday, June 5th, 2007 at 9:54am by David

Game Boy - original flavorMy posse in the Infendo Forums already know this, but I’ve been losing weight on WeightWatchers for about a year now. Yesterday I was reading an article about curbing the munchies when I spotted this tip:

Pick up a Game Boy: Playing a handheld video game can squash a food craving, says Cynthia Sass, RD, a Tampa nutritionist and spokesperson for the American Dietetic Association. “When you start to visualize your craving you’ve already lost half the battle,” she says. “A video game occupies your eyes, your hands and your mind,” she explains.

First Wii Sports and now handheld games. How long until Nintendo tries bringing back the Power Pad?

2 Comments

  1. Kale says...

    What do you mean “bring back” the power pad? Last time I looked, Konami stays in business for having ripped off the design and establishing an empire of rythmless slam-dancing beat simulators….DDR…..Now what would really surprise me in a funny tongue in cheek way is if they brought back R.O.B. Somekind of hybrid Wiimote/Robosapien thing……just a flight of fancy, I’m not really serious….but it could have some rather humorous potential…

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