Wii Fit drawing criticism for sparking potential eating disorders
by Stevie Smith - May 21 2008, 11:36
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Considering how many obese children there are out there, chances are this will do much more good than it will do harm.
The Center for Eating Disorders at Sheppard Pratt in Baltimore, Maryland, believes that BMI is not a true reflection of an individual's health and are concerned that the BMI aspect of the Wii Fit program could have a negative impact on peoples' perception - both young and old - of their body image. To learn more about BMI and our thoughts on the topic, visit our CED Blog by Googling 'The Center for Eating Disorders at Sheppard Pratt, Blog' and check out the entry entitled 'BMI - A True Measure of Health?'
The Organization for Wii Fitness at Home in Chicago, Illinois, believes that BMI is a pretty damn close reflection of an individual's overall health (please don't be offended, you know that your fat!) and are concerned that the BMI aspect of the Wii Fit program will have a definite impact on peoples' lives - both young and old - for the better. To learn more about BMI and our thoughts blah blah blah blah blah. Most of us are fat and know it so stop whining, put away the food, and start exercising.
AND HEY KIDS! don't do anything stupid (like not eating!) it's only a game, you already know if you should lose weight or not, don't blame or 'use' the game as an excuse to be stupid,use your head!
Lets not overlook how the Wii encourages you to be in the healthy BMI and weight range. If you go under that range it tells you you're underweight too
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Overweight MomMay 21st, 2008 - 13:09:27
I see how the potential for confusion and concern is here. With children's bodies constantly changing, their BMI will change also. However, I applaud the Wii Fit. I am the mom of a beautiful daughter who at 11 is on the chubby side, and a 13 year old son who can get pudgy when he isn't active. We've tried to talk to them about fitness and eating habits, but we are 'just parents'. I personally see the value is something like the machine (or a talking scale) to tell them that there is a problem. And IF the machine is wrong, then the parent can tell them that. This, as in all things, is a communication and supervision issue. Children should not be playing video games without the parents checking in from time to time, and know what their child is doing.
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