Gamification and serious games have increasingly been used in dietary interventions for
children. This review evaluates these game-based interventions by examining the following …

Currently, one of the main public health problems among children and adolescents is poor
adherence to healthy habits, leading to increasingly high rates of obesity and the …

Intro: Globally, the prevalence of overweight and obesity is increasing among children and
younger adults and is associated with unhealthy dietary habits and lack of physical activity …

(1) Background: serious games seem to show promising strategies to promote treatment
compliance and motivate behavior changes, and some studies have proven to contribute to …

Objective: To test the efficacy of three nutrition education strategies on the intake of different
vegetables in preschool children. Design: This is an experimental study conducted in four …

Background: Childhood obesity has risen dramatically in recent decades, reaching epidemic
levels. Children need guidance on and support for maintaining a healthy diet and physical …

Background: Children increasingly use mobile apps. Strategies to increase child
engagement with apps include the use of gamification and images that incite fun and …

“Serious games” are a novel and entertaining approach for nutritional education. The aim of
this pilot study was to evaluate the short-term effectiveness of “Fit, Food, Fun”(FFF), a serious …

Computer games have previously been used to improve nutrition knowledge in children.
This paper describes the acceptability and feasibility of a serious game,“VitaVillage”, for …

Background Health games provide opportunities for the treatment and prevention of
childhood obesity. We developed a motion-controlled serious game for children that …