A study found that the game "Second Life" can help people lose weight, or at least maintain weight. Researchers from The University of Kansas Medical Center studied 20 overweight people and placed them on a three-month weight loss program by visiting a weight-loss clinic or nutritionists virtually. This was followed with six months of weight maintenance training via the same game. The people who took the weight loss training through "Second Life" ended up losing a comparable amount of weight to people in the more traditional, clinic-based program.
A study found that the game...
