[GI] The Big, Fat Question

Funny thing is, watching the advert on the TV is bad for your health. So in effect, they are a part of the problem They really didn't think it through.

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+1

The main cause of obesity is over-consumption. Gaming is just like everything else, only good in moderation. (well, except maybe sex )

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Exactly. They are a bunch of hypocrites probably with some kind of profiting plan out of this.

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Exactly 2x.
Why the hell would you attack video games, when 99.9% of the time has to do with about dozens of other things.

Here is a very good one aside from the obvious bad nutrition food like fast food. Soda.
Soda is absolutely horrible for you in almost every damn way. Yet there is almost little to nothing done against it. Fast food is bad, but even that isn't as bad as Soda. I've seen kids chug down Soda like they've been stranded in the desert for weeks yet they just had a soda about an hour ago. My brother is a soda junkie, hell most kids are. Fast food at least has a large awareness, soda - not so much.

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My mom _was_ a soda junkie until it caused major stomach cancer that almost took her life... She was surprised to learn that soda causes cancer when consumed in large quantities and even thought the Dr. was making things up until she got a second opinion.

As for the OP, I think it depends upon the game you are playing. Wii fit and Wii sports are a good example. Hell Doom3 made me break out in a sweat after playing for an hour and I could not sit still. Games like Guild Wars (or that more popular MMO), you aren't really active enough to notice.
(I stopped playing Guild Wars after falling asleep at the keyboard one night...)

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Losing weight and being healthy do not go hand in hand.

Look at how skinny your average nerd is (stereotyping ftw ) Just because they are skinny it does not mean they are in any way peak physical condition. In fact, a fat person who trains regularly could be just as healthy if not even more healthy than a skinny kid sat in front of a pc.

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Personally, I don't think you can pin point anything as the root of all evil. Soda, fast food, gaming, tv, books they are all just contributory factors that are all caused by bone idle ignorance. The true problem is the fact that our goverment hand feeds our children so that they don't need to look after themselves.

Hell, in the UK they have banned sports days, because they are too competitive...so much for promoting healthy living huh!

What we need to do is treat our kids like individual human beings, not sheep. Treat them like they have a duty to be responsible for themselves and maybe they will start looking after themselves. Whilst we have them under a blanket, they won't do anything.

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I have some coworkers that drink soda all day. (literally start wither a 2 liter in the morning and get another by noon time, and that is usually after a huge energy drink) Granted, I drink a ton of coffee, but all I add is a little 1% milk. I can remember when I was a kid and my Dad would drink diet coke all the time. I thought it was disgusting. now that I am older, I drink it instead of regular soda. You have no idea how much sugar is in soda (and just about everything else. Coffe coolata anyone?) until you get used to going without.

FYI, there is something like 1/2 a pound of sugar in a 2 liter bottle of Coke.

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Fake sugar is just as bad as real sugar if not worse.

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I was making the point that consumers consume massive amounts of sugar without realizing it due to them becoming used to it. I am not saying that sugar substitutes are any better or worse than regular sweeteners.

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Well diet coke is better then drinking normal soda. Its certaintly not as big as a threat as normal soda BUT diet coke has chemicals in it (most "diet" drinks do) that can cause serious problems. Its not common, my parents drink it day in and day out, but there are bad things that can happen.

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I rarely have one on its own. I drink lots of coffee, water and tea. My diet coke usually has some captains in it

There was a woman that I worked with last year that had some dizzy spells ( I would have sworn they were natural for her, lol) that the doctors determined was some chmical found in diet coke. Again, the real issue is moderation. Anything in large amoumts is bad for you if only for the fact that it tends to lose its appreciation factor once abused.

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Enjoy your cancer. The fake sugars used in some diet soda's are petroleum derivatives(Re: Same source substance as gasoline, a known poison), while Aspartame(The other common substitute) has been repeatedly linked to cancer and brain issues.

The sugar in regular coke is real sugar, it won't give you cancer or poison you.

But hey, tasting like rotten ass isn't enough of a warning as to the toxic chems inside that diet cola, no?

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Without describing my last 32 years of life, Diet Coke is the last thing I am worried about giving me cancer.

I do agree that real sugar is one of the best, healthiest sweeteners out there. I also don't consume gallons of Diet Soda a day.

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/thread. This is very true.