Diabetes and Obesity: Can Videogames Help?
Diabetes and Obesity: Can Videogames Help?
This chapter describes the design of a set of mobile phone and desktop computer videogames intended to improve glycemic control in patients with diabetes. It explains that these videogames are a component of a purpose-built Web community called Foodle and they are designed to provide better estimation of carbohydrate intake and selection of less energy foods as a weight-control strategy. It also evaluates existing videogames for diabetes and nutrition and discusses the importance of carbohydrate estimation for glycemic control.
Keywords: videogames, glycemic control, patients with diabetes, Foodle, carbohydrate intake, less energy foods, weight-control strategy
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