Video game playing increases food intake in teens

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Submission + - Video game playing increases food intake in teens (scienceblog.com)

Submitted by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday May 17, 2011 @11:23PM

An anonymous reader writes: There have been plenty of anecdotal associations between gaming and obesity. Now Canadian and Danish researchers have tested the hypothesis that video game playing leads to increased spontaneous food intake, a true causation vs. correllation. Their conclusion: You bet your fat a**.

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