Are video games partially to blame for the weight problems of youth nowadays

[Giga Guess]

I've played countless hours of video games. I am not overweight. Heck, I'm not even normal weight for someone my height, as I'm slightly under. But I walk 4-8 miles a day, so

Yeah...I bike about a mile a day, not to mention do some pretty labor intensive work. So....

[Lon611]

i play video games and still get more excercise than most ppl i know....thats EXCLUDING physical education!!!some ppl are intent on excercising because it brings joy to them, others play video games because it brings them joy...but no1 says u can't be both.its like asking if televison is the reason why ppl don't read.

[TasteyPies]

I think its what we eat. I exercise regularly and am built like a lineman. A leaner fast like a cheeta sexy physicly fit can outrun my friends brick wall of a lineman but still a lineman.

[Big D]

Cid Highwind and Solid Snake both smoke; Snake is a drinker and Tifa Lockheart owns a bar. Cloud Strife and Meryl Silverburgh both cross-dress sometimes. Cloud and Gray Fox were subjected to medical experiments without their consent, and the entire main cast of FFVII and Metal Gear Solid are all violent killers.

Thus, these two games are responsible for everything that is wrong in the world today

NB: None of this is serious. I'm kidding.

[Giga Guess]

But you raise a very valid point. From their conception, video games have been blamed for every ill and woe society is suffering. I believe Columbine was partially blamed on video games. There were some kids cranking off shots at cars a little back, cuz "they saw it on Grand Theft Auto." It boils down to one thing. It's up to the parents/the individual to moderate and give a reality check. I mean...it's a cop out.

[Wuggly Blight]

Yeah, Really people should snap out of using game sas scape goats for problems. They blame anyone but themselves and its stupid and imature. A game is that, a game and an object its the person who decides to eat alot and do nothing or to break into cars, games are only the new book, they dont order people to or else... its down to the person.

[Chzn8r]

I'm pretty sure most gamers are thin.

[Optium]

Well I play video games and I'm UNDERWEIGHT! TAKE THAT STATISTICS!

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[Flashback007]

I don't buy that. Maybe the are ALSO a reason why, but not partiaculair (or however you write it). Maybe the Kirby-games are, goes Kirby is eating everything . If so, it's bull. Then they maybe should think of a sporting kind of way to put your PS on. Like first walking 1 hour to have one hour of fun on your PS?

[Giga Guess]

Stationary Bike Powered PS2!

[Ragnarok]

No, it's their own damn fault. Unless they're fat because of a disease, or it's a genetical thing. It's that simple.

Perfect explanation.

[stesia]

no they should stop blaming being over weight on video games no ones forcing them to sit there all day

[ZeZipster]

Yes. Oh, and while we're blaming something for unrelated problems I'd also like to say it's to blame for:

Drug use
Drug distribution
Murder
Rape
Bullimia
Anorexia
Communism
and all of life's problems.

[Garland]

Bad parents and bad luck are to blame for all of society's woes. There. Someone blamed the parents. It's only right, as it's the parents who strive the hardest to shift the blame from themselves.

[Breine]

I don't think so. The real problems are really eating the wrong food and not exercising at all/enough... Not video games. They're just there for entertainment.