EPTOn August 19 2009 11:19 psion0011 wrote:
It's a pretty fucking great indicator of health for a population.
It's a pretty fucking great indicator of health for a population.
Stop trolling!
New Study: Average gamer is overweight + depressed - Page 4
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LeperKahn
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MoltkeWarding
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Jayme
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On August 19 2009 11:19 psion0011 wrote: It's a pretty fucking great indicator of health for a population. No it's not. I mean that's all I really have to say on the matter... it doesn't account for A LOT of things. | ||
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ghrur
United States3786 Posts
I thought they were supposed to be accepted as normal. =/ w/e. | ||
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obesechicken13
United States10467 Posts
And whether or not these findings can prove a causation one way or another between depression and gaming is unknown. What is known is that if you spend 2.5 hours playing games, and 16 hours awake, then your overall efficiency in how much work you can do is decreased from its maximum. Here's a calculator: 24 hours - number of hours asleep/eating/showering/other maintenance = "A" ( # of hours playing)*100/"A" = The amount of efficiency you lose in being able to do work. Of course everyone needs some hobby or activity to keep them sane and well.. just to have fun. | ||
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MamiyaOtaru
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micronesia
United States24751 Posts
I don't think he is... I think he honestly thinks that a measurement which doesn't differentiate muscle mass from fat mass, varying skeletal structures, and other physiological differences is fine for comparing how healthy people are. | ||
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Dasher
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Hypnosis
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Hyperbola
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Integra
Sweden5626 Posts
1)The sampling is too small only 552 individuals were examined and does therefor not produce anything conclusive or certain. 2)They used BMI which includes fat AND muscle. A group of pro body builder and people who natrually have large muscle mass also has a BMI that is above average. To be sure you have to measure the body fat under the skin and not the weight of the person. A person with a high BMI doesn not mean he has poor or good health. 3)They don't say anything about the cause-effect link. As in that it is video games that actually is causing the problems(the cause) and that the problems are the effect. 4)They have only concluded that people who have problems all owned a game and played it. I bet these all people also owned a toothbrush or watched TV or used a car, since they havn't really conluded any cause-effect link, these things could just as well be the cause of their problems. and not the videogames. Their whole proof is that they found a common variable in the sample and that is gaming. Therefor the thoothburs, TV, or the car etc is just as likley to be the cause. The media has probably scewed this to make it more sensational. What I can tell from the results of this research is that ecessive videogaming problably is being used as medication to get away from personal problems. I can nowhere find any wording or texting claiming that Gaming is The actuall problem. | ||
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Oedi
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Comeh
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ghermination
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ShaperofDreams
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{CC}StealthBlue
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Integra
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Rucky
United States717 Posts
ARE YOU OVERWEIGHT + DEPRESSED? I sure as hell am not. Isn't there a TL poll somewhere about TL community's physical health? | ||
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