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Can Losing Weight In Your 'Second Life' Help In Your First?

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A player avatar runs on a treadmill in the virtual world of <em>Second Life. </em>Researchers used the online game to see if it could help people maintain weight loss habits in the real world. (Courtesy of Univeristy of Kansas Medical Center)
A player avatar runs on a treadmill in the virtual world of Second Life. Researchers used the online game to see if it could help people maintain weight loss habits in the real world. (Courtesy of Univeristy of Kansas Medical Center)

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