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Kids won't reach for a grapefruit after playing fruit-themed video games.
Kids won’t reach for a grapefruit after playing fruit-themed video games.
Video games promoting healthy snacks aren’t encouraging kids to healthier. That’s the take-away message from a new study that looked into the connection between video games and diet.

How the study worked

Researchers asked 200 elementary kids to play a video game. One group played a game that involved fatty snacks on the screen, the other had fruit on the screen. After playing the games, kids were allowed to select a snack. Their choices were candy or fruit. Kids that played the healthy video game were no more likely to pick up an apple than those who played the fatty video game, researchers said.

“I think that the game elicits hunger, and children like (high calorie) snacks more than fruit snacks, so they chose the (high calorie) snacks,” the study’s lead author Frans Folkvord told Reuters Health.

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“The association between having fun and seeing the product is designed to get you to influence your view of the product,” said Sandra Calvert, a professor at Georgetown University who was not involved in the Dutch study.

“Children are not aware of the intentions of the marketers,” said Folkvord, a graduate student at the University of Amsterdam. “Parents have to teach their children to be skeptical about those games.”

"Healthy video games" used as advertisements aren't encouraging kids to eat better.
Healthy video games used as advertisements aren’t encouraging kids to eat better.
Kids skilled at getting what they want

A separate study looked into how children get their hands on junk food. The answer isn’t surprising; research shows it typically comes from parents.

Children are skilled at getting what they want, especially when they are in the grocery store.

Researchers say kids bug their parents until the get what they want, researchers call it the “nag factor” and it plays a big role in what gets put into the shopping cart.

To learn more about this study, check out a recent post on Edrugstore.com: How Do Kids Get Parents to Buy Junk Food?

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