US government uses video games, posters to urge kids to eat right
29th Sep 2005, 17:30 GMT
To curb growing obesity among American children, the US government's Department of Agriculture unveiled the first food pyramid for 6- to 11-year-olds. For attracting the interest of the target group, the dietary advice in the pyramid has been communicated with the help of fun educational aids and also an interactive computer game, called MyPyramid Blast Off, featuring a rocket ship.
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