Low Vitamin D Due To TV And Video Games
d-ficient by tamelyn
Here is another thing that critics can use to bring video games down. Some researchers conducted a study recently and their findings point towards video games and TV as being the culprits behind alarmingly low levels of vitamin D in American children. Their findings are that seven out of 10 children have very low levels of vitamin D.
What are the implications of low levels of this vitamin, anyway? For one, the risk for bone problems, heart disease, diabetes, and other ailments increases. And just to clarify things, the term “children” is used to refer to people from ages 1 to 21. According to population health Professor Michal Melamed of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York, the levels are so low that they can be considered deficient.
So again, how is this all related to us gamers? Go back to the first paragraph – the researchers are saying that too much TV and video gaming are to blame.
Naturally, this does not sit too well with me. For one, I do not really watch that much TV. More than that, I am just getting sick of reading about these conjectures and theories. Every month, I see results of studies pointing fingers at video games. Don’t you get sick of it as well?
Anyhow, there’s a little addendum to the results. They are saying that perhaps, using too much sunscreen is also to blame. Now why didn’t they mention that in the first place? You tell me!
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Posted on August 4, 2009 by plato | Filed Under Features, Industry, News
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