Friday, April 07, 2006

New Scientist SPACE - Breaking News - Childhood TV and gaming is 'major public health issue'

New Scientist SPACE - Breaking News - Childhood TV and gaming is 'major public health issue':
Childhood TV and gaming is 'major public health issue - 08:21 04 April 2006
NewScientist.com news service by Alison Motluk
Child Health Institute, University of Washington in Seattle Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine Childhood exposure to TV and video games should be viewed as a major public health issue and, like cigarettes, these media should come with a health warning. So argue researchers writing in a special issue of the journal Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine.Research shows that exposure " [read more at the link]


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Health warning? Why? Shouldn't parents already know, if their kid is playing games for 8 hours a day, plus school, and they are getting fat. Shouldn't you (as a PARENT) stop your kid from playing video games and make them play outside for a while? Honestly, how stupid are people getting that they can't figure out something as simple as that? Really, do we NEED 'health warnings' on video games now? "WARNING: Use of this product may cause you to get fat, and want to jump on peoples heads for coins." ANYTHING that stops a person from being active is 'bad' in large amounts of course, being over active is just as bad. Moderation is the key to EVERYTHING in life. Come home, do you homework, go outside for a while, come home for dinner, THEN play your games. Simple.