New research links video games with child obesity

Over 45% of Americas 12 - 17 year olds spent more than two hours per day glued to a screen, more than 1 in 7 children are overweight. The state by state analysis suggests hope for new research using video games to increase physical activity. Researchers in the UK have turned to America as the source of information to extend a study carried out last month observing children's attitudes and choices in exercise. The figures highlighted by the "F as in Fat" annual report were retrieved from the Data Resource Center on Child and Adolescent Health website. The analysis of these figures reveals a strong positive correlation between hours spent on TV/Video game play and the percentage of children classed as overweight per state.

[Bordel_1900]

You don't have to be a genius or do research to know that it's NOT video games that make kids fat.

It's their diet, it's mainly the parents fault for giving them crap eating habits.

You become what you eat!

[Loopy]

Bad eating habits makes you fat.
Not exercicing certainly won't make you lose that fat.
Ever heard the term couch potato?

[X]

A picture is worth a thousand words.

[sovietsoldier]

ya the picture for the topic says volumes!

[mighty_douche]

evryone knows that playing games isnt exactly a fat burner is it! its not games that should get the blame, its the parents!

[g-nome]

Well most of the first world spends more than 8 hours a day glued to a screen .... it's called working for a living.

[LeShin]

Need to edit the title:

New research links food with child obesity

Better :)

[mikeslemonade]

I wish this was true for me. My metabolism is so fast that when I actually do play video games for hours I do lose weight.

[The Real Joker]

Why can't kids do both. I play the hell out of of some video games and also go to the gym for an hour 5 days a week. I actually found that if you work out alot, you can eat anything you want.

[Silvia007]

is old and it shows McDonalds make you fat, not video games. Seems, sometimes, video games are the cause of all the worlds problems.

"Hey George, I got the bird flu... lets blame it on video games."

[Rhaigun]

You can link anything that isn't outside activity with child obesity. T.V., Action Figures, Doll Houses, Legos, Play Dough, etc...
Anything that means kids are just sitting inside all day.
The McDonalds doesn't help either.

[level 360]

It's all about 'Super-Sizing' and the 'Free Movie Toys' that all this fast-food chains have been enticing their customers to rather get.
And most importatly, our way of thinking that there are a lot of things that need to be done, so why don't we just head on to this fast-food chains or eat from our microwave foods, tin canned meats and our instant foods because we're all in a hurry to get on with our stupid monotonous lives...
We care so much for our kids that working hard is far more important than having healthy foods on the table.
{ This very much applies to a lot of gamers' out there as well - getting so hyped-up over a certain game that we'd rather eat anything that's quick/instant and to get on and finish with our playing. }