Videogame and Lose WeightThe bad news about the current generation in the US is that doctors predict that for the first time there is a generation of Americans with lower life expectancy than their parents.



However, a few local college students have devised a novel way to get kids to shed the lard so they can live longer lives, and guess where it will be. Inside a video arcade!



At the California State University, Sacramento arcade, children like Adriana Griffin and her friends line up to play games that score them on their fancy footwork.



Griffin said,

I used to do some sports in high school, like soccer or swimming, and it really didn’t do anything. Then I started playing ‘In The Groove’ (videogame) and ‘DDR,’ and the pounds just kind of fell off by accident. I didn’t really change my eating style. I just lost a lot of weight.




And why not? She lost 45 pounds and that’s no mean feat.



Read more in this fascinating article here in KansasCityChannel.com. Thanks