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Thursday, March 25, 2010
Is new media technology making our kids fat?
A study finds that the amount of time kids are spending on entertainment media has risen dramatically. Kids 8 to18 are spending nearly 8 hours on entertainment media, especially minority youth. The percentage of overweight kids in the US is growing at an alarming rate with 1 out of EVERY 3 kids considered obese. Michelle Obama kicked off a national campaign this year called, Let's Move, which is tackingly the obesity problem in kids. How can we use new media technology to leaverage our public health efforts?
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