Teens text themselves thin

A new study has shown that sending and receiving text messages can help obese children lose weight. TechRadar reports.

Researchers at the University of North Carolina found that teens using mobile phones to monitor their diet and physical activity levels were more likely to stick with weight-management programmes than those using paper diaries or nothing at all.

emily | 8:15 AM | SMS Studies & Research |
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