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In the children’s game American Horsepower Challenge , players create a horse avatar online and then place a pedometer on their own shoe to keep track of the number of steps they take throughout the day. Players are ranked according to the number of steps they take.

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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.

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Boy Scout 5–A–Day Badge is designed to educate boy scouts about the importance of healthy eating and exercise. Players assume the role of a comic character whose job is to break down the barriers that are keeping kids from eating more fruits and vegetables.

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“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.”

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Disney’s Fit Forever Champ Camp aims to teach children how to stay physically active and eat in healthier ways. Set in a campsite, players of this free, online game complete health challenges at stations focused on the food pyramid and fun ways to stay in shape.

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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.

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Fatworld is a game that focuses on the political side of nutrition. Players can learn about the role socioeconomics plays in the relationship between obesity and nutrition in the United States. The game addresses budgetary factors and regulations that impact society and affect the politics of nutrition. This free downloadable game is targeted toward children.

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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.

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Houston is a mobile phone game designed to encourage physical activity. The game comes with a pedometer that counts the number of steps players take over a certain period of time. When that time is up, players’ step count is shared with friends and family so they can compare and compete with each other. This game is not currently available.

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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.

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Jillian Michael’s Fitness Ultimatum 2009 is an exergame for the Nintendo Wii that uses celebrity fitness trainer Jillian Michael as a guide and motivator to help players achieve their fitness goals. This game intends to help players lose weight and stay in shape with a variety of fun exercise and strength routines.

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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.

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Lunch Crunch is a free, online educational game for children about the importance of maintaining a healthy diet filled with fruits and vegetables. This game was to help prevent diabetes and obesity by educating players about living healthier lifestyles.

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"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."

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This weight loss game for the Nintendo DS intends to teach players how to adopt and maintain healthier eating habits and get ample amounts of daily physical activity. The game includes a pedometer to keep track of progress and allows players to come up with a program that fits their needs and lifestyles.

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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.

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NEAT-o-Race and NEAT-o-Sudoku are mobile phone games that require players to earn activity points in order to advance. Activity points can be earned by wearing a sensory device that reads and stores players’ aerobic activity.

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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.

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"Nonprofit medicine research and education company The Cooper Institute is fighting childhood obesity with The Quest to Lava Mountain, an educational game targeted at grade school children. The game is described as an exploration-based adventure with avatar customization that teaches children proper nutritional habits. It is part of the NutriGram program, an interactive educational initiative funded by the Texas Department of Agriculture."

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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. 

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WiseHealthKids.com is a web site for kids that offers a set of educational and health games that encourage players to make smarter eating choices. Players can subscribe to this site to engage in puzzles, exercises, challenges, and activities that focus on ways to adopt healthier habits. This site was created to help combat child obesity and is a safe interactive environment.