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In Body Mechanics: Escape from Obeez City, players and a team of experts are miniaturized and sent into the body of a critically obese patient. Players of this DVD game will learn about the importance of living a healthy lifestyle and exercising to stay fit.

“Community Clash is an online card game that engages you in a discovery of your community's health and well-being status, and lets you see how it compares to other communities in a head-to-head clash. Play endless hands, exploring different metrics and locations each time, and share key victories with your friends. You can also personalize the experience by getting your own well-being score and using it in the clashes.”

Focused on eating healthy foods and exercising, Escape from Diab takes place in a distant land in which a corrupt king has denied the people of his kingdom proper nutrition and exercise. Players navigate through the land of Diab to help save its inhabitants.

This role-playing game is aimed at adolescent girls at risk of obesity. It encourages players to follow the food groups and serving suggestions of each while getting ample amounts of physical activity daily.

IMPACT was developed in response to growing concern over obesity in the United States. Players can learn about the benefits of physical activity and how to change their lifestyles for the better. This game has been used to help those at risk of obesity develop habits that will help them regain a healthier life. IMPACT is designed for tweens and is available for MAC and PC.

Juice Jumble is a free, online educational health game designed to teach children about the importance of choosing beverages that contain 100% fruit juice. The goal is to match five tiles that contain pictures of a particular drink to make a chain. Each time players complete a chain, the tiles turn over and reveal tips for spotting drinks that are made completely out of fruit juice.

"It’s lunchtime again and Chef Bleu has cooked up some healthy (and not-so-healthy) items for you to choose from! Lunch is a great time to add fruit and vegetables to your day even when eating out. Help the lunch line by removing unhealthy side items from plates and replacing them with two fruits and vegetables before they get to Chef Bleu. Feed the hungry dishwasher fly, Monsieur Grosse, all the unhealthy leftovers for extra points."

Nanoswarm: Invasion from Inner Space is a serious game developed to combat obesity and type 2 diabetes. Players embark on a sci-fi adventure that incorporates behavioral modification theories to help players adopt healthier eating habits and engage in ample physical activity. This game is not currently available.

This free, online educational game is designed to help teach players how to lose weight by eating balanced meals. The goal of this game is to create meals that have a balance of low-fat and low-protein foods. In order to accomplish this, players choose foods from a virtual refrigerator and drop them onto a plate and receive feedback about the meal that was created.

This online educational game is designed to teach and warn players about the risk of triggers can lead to poor eating choices when dieting. The game addresses many problems individuals may come across when trying to lose weight and offers tips and strategies for staying on track and not giving in to temptation.