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Posted: 4/27/06 at 5:27pm
Interesting article in today's NY Times (free online registration required to read)
Reality TV for Children, With Better Health as the Prize
By FELICIA R. LEE
Published: April 27, 2006
Chris, an 11-year-old from San Francisco, is a fitness buff and athlete whose perspective on the galloping rates of childhood obesity mostly comes from what he sees and knows.
"A lot of kids who are younger are obese," said Chris, a sixth grader who plays basketball, skateboards and lobbies his middle school for better food choices. "They feel uncomfortable with themselves. They don't really talk to anyone. They just sit down and eat their lunch."
He's in great shape himself, Chris said. And anyone who wants to see how he stays that way, as well as helping his community stay fit, can turn on the television on Sunday. Chris is one of two boys and two girls taking part in a reality show for the tweener set called "Let's Just Play Go Healthy Challenge," to have its premiere at 8:30 p.m. on Nickelodeon. The mini-series concludes with the network's third annual Worldwide Day of Play on Sept. 30, when Nickelodeon goes off the air for three hours to encourage viewers to switch off the television and get active.
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Reality TV for Children, With Better Health as the Prize
Reality TV for Children, With Better Health as the Prize
By FELICIA R. LEE
Published: April 27, 2006
Chris, an 11-year-old from San Francisco, is a fitness buff and athlete whose perspective on the galloping rates of childhood obesity mostly comes from what he sees and knows.
"A lot of kids who are younger are obese," said Chris, a sixth grader who plays basketball, skateboards and lobbies his middle school for better food choices. "They feel uncomfortable with themselves. They don't really talk to anyone. They just sit down and eat their lunch."
He's in great shape himself, Chris said. And anyone who wants to see how he stays that way, as well as helping his community stay fit, can turn on the television on Sunday. Chris is one of two boys and two girls taking part in a reality show for the tweener set called "Let's Just Play Go Healthy Challenge," to have its premiere at 8:30 p.m. on Nickelodeon. The mini-series concludes with the network's third annual Worldwide Day of Play on Sept. 30, when Nickelodeon goes off the air for three hours to encourage viewers to switch off the television and get active.
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Reality TV for Children, With Better Health as the Prize
"A little nonsense now and then is relished by the wisest men" - Willy Wonka
