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Fat Kids Dupe Docs, Rig Pedometers

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(Newser) – Researchers couldn't understand why the pedometers they had attached to obese children showed they got plenty of exercise—until they realized they were counting dog steps, reports the BBC. Several of the London 11- and 12-year-olds taking part in the study simply attached the devices to their pets' collars.

"After a week we found there were some kids who were extremely active but still obese," said one professor. After adjusting for the dog steps, the study found boys took just 12,620 steps a day, well below the recommended 15,000 steps. Girls took 10,150 steps, short of their recommended 12,000 steps.

Puerto Rican boys exercise at a gym specializing in children's fitness in Puerto Rico.
Puerto Rican boys exercise at a gym specializing in children's fitness in Puerto Rico.   (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)
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Toon
Jul 12, 09 9:58 AM CDT
Fat and stupid do not necessarily go hand in hand. Reply
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lasty58
Jul 12, 09 10:06 AM CDT
Who said they did?
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Toon
Jul 12, 09 10:35 AM CDT
American culture, with its simplistic grouping of all negative qualities.
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Jojo
Jul 12, 09 10:12 AM CDT
"SEVERAL of the London 11- and 12-year-olds taking part in the study simply attached the devices to their pets' collars. " I'm wondering what are the odds that SEVERAL kids in a study all went home and simultaneously had the same thought. I'm a little skeptical, but only because of the wording. I have a feeling it was more like 2 kids maybe, a brother and sister or something. Reply
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polstroad
Jul 12, 09 1:10 PM CDT
that'sll show em...kids win! Reply
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