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In response to "CQ nailed it. Diet is a problem for kids but lack of exercise is the bigger problem. -- nm" by Inigo

yep. funny that childhood obesity rates have soared after game consoles started selling tens or hundreds of millions of units

Posted by zork Apr 7 '09, 10:05

certainly not the only reason but I would suspect a huge contributor

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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

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