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In Escape from Obeez City, the player and a team of experts become miniaturized and are sent into the body of a critically obese patient. Players of this game will learn about the importance of living a healthy lifestyle and staying fit through ample amounts of exercise.

Disney’s Fit Forever Champ Camp is an interactive game that teaches children ways to stay physically active and how to eat in healthier ways. Set in a camp site, players must complete a health challenge at every station. Along the way, players will learn about the food pyramid and fun ways to stay in shape.

Food Fun & Fitness is an interactive role-playing game aimed at adolescent girls at-risk of obesity. This game encourages players to follow the food groups and serving suggestions of each while getting ample amounts of physical activity daily. Players of this game will learn about proper food portions, exercise, and other helpful ways to prevent obesity.

IMPACT is an interactive game that was developed due to the growing concern over obesity in the United States. Players of this game will be taught about the benefits of engaging in physical activity and learn ways to change their lifestyles for the better. This game has been used as a tool to help those at risk of obesity learn to develop habits that will help them regain a healthier life.

Lunch Crunch is an educational game for children that focuses on the importance of maintaining a healthy diet filled with lots of fruits and vegetables. This game was developed in order to help prevent diabetes and obesity by educating players on ways to live a healthier lifestyle.

"The Children's Nutrition Research Center is one of six federally funded human nutrition research centers in the nation and the first to conduct scientific investigations into the role of maternal, infant and child nutrition in optimal health, development, and growth."

"HopeLab is a nonprofit organization that combines rigorous research with innovative solutions to improve the health and quality of life of young people with chronic illness. We work closely with young people with chronic illness to understand their needs and to incorporate their critical and ongoing input into product development. We are committed to the scientific study of our interventions through formative research and outcome studies to ensure that these products and/or approaches are effective.”

"The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation seeks to improve the health and health care of all Americans. Our efforts focus on improving both the health of everyone in America and their health care—how it's delivered, how it's paid for, and how well it does for patients and their families."

"Nemours is one of the nation’s leading pediatric health systems, dedicated to advancing higher standards in children’s health. We’ve made a promise to do whatever it takes to prevent and treat even the most disabling childhood conditions—a promise of specialty medical care, advanced hospitalization, applied research, and advocacy integrated with health information, prevention and a continuous process of teaching and learning."

"The United States Department of Agriculture (informally the Agriculture Department or USDA) is the United States federal executive department responsible for developing and executing U.S. federal government policy on farming, agriculture, and food. It aims to meet the needs of farmers and ranchers, promote agricultural trade and production, work to assure food safety, protect natural resources, foster rural communities and end hunger in the United States and abroad."