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CQ nailed it. Diet is a problem for kids but lack of exercise is the bigger problem. -- nm

Posted by Inigo (aka Inigo) Apr 7 '09, 10:02

More outside play = less boredom = less time to think you're "hungry"

Responses:

I blame Global Warming. -- nm - Strongbad Apr 7, 10:06 5
- I blame Obama! -- nm - Fox Snooze Apr 7, 10:06 4
  - We still blame Bush! -- nm - The Rest of the Media Apr 7, 10:08
  - I blame it on the bossa nova. -- nm - mara Apr 7, 10:07 2
    - Blame it on the rain that was slowly falling. -- nm - Milli Verminilli Apr 7, 10:27
    - but it's the dance of love! -- nm - mafic Apr 7, 10:12
yep. funny that childhood obesity rates have soared after game consoles started selling tens or hundreds of millions of units - zork Apr 7, 10:05 26
- Nintendo was a huge seller in the 80's....we weren't allowed to stay in to play it all day. - Will Hunting Apr 7, 10:07 13
  - yep when I was younger the Nintendo was in the family room so there was no way I was in control of the tv for long -- nm - J Apr 7, 10:11 4
    - and there was probably only one tv -- nm - zork Apr 7, 10:12 3
      - no no I had a tv in my room and it did eventually get moved there - J Apr 7, 10:24
      - I had the game system in my room, with my own tv. - Will Hunting Apr 7, 10:21 1
        
        Same here, and yes. My mom would say enough with the video games, it's nice outside, go play outside. -- nm - con_carne Apr 7, 10:23
  - exactly (still console sales are orders of multitude higher now) -- nm - zork Apr 7, 10:10 5
    - Yeah, there's about 5 times more handhelds and consoles sold this generation already then there were NES systems. -- nm - Inigo Apr 7, 10:12 3
      - when I hear things like 50 or 60% (or is it more now?) of American households have one or more cosoles, I get a little freaked out. -- nm - zork Apr 7, 10:14 2
        
        But why? It's another avenue of entertainment; nothing more. - Will Hunting Apr 7, 10:20 1
        
        i've agreed all along that the parents need to be in charge of these things and put down real usage rules that are enforced. -- nm - zork Apr 7, 10:25
    - *shrug* So's the gaming population. - Will Hunting Apr 7, 10:11
  - Will's right. -- nm - Stephen Apr 7, 10:10
  - agreed. -- nm - CQ Apr 7, 10:09
- I'd suggest the suburbanization of the US has done more. No one walks anywhere anymore because nothing is withing walking distance. -- nm - TWuG Apr 7, 10:07 11
  - Not to mention destroying the grid system and building tons of cul de sacs -- nm - Strongbad Apr 7, 10:11 3
    - Dude, cul de sacs are the best! - Will Hunting Apr 7, 10:12 2
      - You are so not Canadian. Cul de sacs ruled for road hockey. -- nm - General Shaun Apr 7, 10:14 1
        
        Not enough to play in my neighborhood. - Will Hunting Apr 7, 10:22
  - and there are a lot of other lifestyle ramifications inherent therein as well. -- nm - znufrii Apr 7, 10:09
  - In Southern California, we got lots of tract homes, without much thought to public parks -- nm - con_carne Apr 7, 10:09
  - Couple with a feeling by parents, right or wrong, that neighborhoods just aren't safe enough for their kids to roam anymore. -- nm - Inigo Apr 7, 10:09 4
    - No kidding. I remember yelling in through the front door "I'll be back later!!!" and I'd get an "Ok." as a response. -- nm - General Shaun Apr 7, 10:10 2
      - i've heard numbers that say that kids are no less safe now than they were years ago. -- nm - zork Apr 7, 10:15 1
        
        Wouldn't surprise me. Fear rules these days. -- nm - General Shaun Apr 7, 10:17
    - coupled -- nm - Inigo Apr 7, 10:10
that goes for all humans -- nm - Danedukenuuk Apr 7, 10:05
both! -- nm - loosilu Apr 7, 10:03 3
- Show me on this dolly where the juice box touched you -- nm - con_carne Apr 7, 10:07
- *tasers loosi* -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 7, 10:04
- a sugarnazi for the ExerStapo! I knew it! *snicker* -- nm - Beryllium Apr 7, 10:03

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