Oh yeah? My kid can bench-press Teddy Ruxpin!

From Yahoo/AP comes this wonderful story about combatting childhood obesity-

Weighted toys may help burn calories
Researchers at Indiana State University in Terre Haute tried a small experiment to test the effects of having kids play with heavier toys. They found that 10 children ages 6 to 8 burned more calories and had higher heart and breathing rates when they moved 3-pound toy blocks instead of unweighted blocks.

I fear for a future where kids are throwing out their backs trying to bring their stuffed animals with them to bedtime. Or Monday mornings at school where kids are missing and presumed dead after the tragic collapse of a tower of Legos.

I don't think heavier toys will lead to skinnier kids. I think it'll just lead to more savage beatings at the hands of yoked muscle-laden bullies who can curl a Winnie the Pooh...