Gamers more likely to be fat and miserable, study shows - Polidicks

[url]http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2009/08/18/cdc_gaming_report/[/url] Hahaha, fucking nerds. [quote]Overweight? Depressed? Aged 35? If you can answer 'yes' to all three then you are almost certainly a gamer. So suggests a joint study conducted by scientists from the US Centres for Disease Control (CDC), Emory University in Atlanta and Andrews University in Michigan. Researchers concluded that frequent gamers tend to be fatter and of less sunny a disposition than non-gamers. Their average age is 35. The study quizzed 500 adults aged between 19 and 90 from Washington state. Around 45 per cent said they played games often. Female gamers reported greater levels of depression and a lower quality of health than non-gaming girls. Male gamers generally had a higher Body Mass Index (BMI) values than non-gaming boys. Both male and female gamers were found to have a higher reliance on the web for social support than non-gamers, the study said. Dr James B Weaver of the CDC said: “Internet community support and time spent online distinguished adult videogame players from non-players, a finding consistent with prior research pointing to the willingness of adult video-game enthusiasts to sacrifice real-world social activities to play video games."[/quote] To be fair, 500 is a pretty tiny sample size. But it's still hilarious.

No, Miserable and Fat people turn to gaming to cheer themselves up and relieve stress from bullying.

[QUOTE=TH89;16776956]Hahaha, fucking nerds.[/QUOTE] Don't forget that you're moderating a forum full of them :smug:

You're more likely to be those things if you eat fast food regularly. Gaming doesn't really do those things to you. We don't need a study for this.

This is news? We have known this for years.

I play video games but I play sports and I'm popular at school ok gud study

Holy shit, didn't see that one coming

I'm neither, and i'm a gamer BULLSHIT

I'm not fat, but does snide and cynical count as miserable? Wait, 35? What the fuck?

Story of my life.

Also, this just in: Eating a lot of hamburgers may give you heart problems: Story at 11.

[QUOTE=JohnnyMo1;16777149]I'm not fat, but does snide and cynical count as miserable?[/QUOTE] yes

[QUOTE=JohnnyMo1;16777149]I'm not fat, but does snide and cynical count as miserable?[/QUOTE] Only if you're fat.

[QUOTE=SGTNAPALM;16777161]Only if you're fat.[/QUOTE] Oh cool. Take that, fatties.

all gamers are 34 live in the mothers basement and are depressed and are fat. and there all from the uk good 'ol stereotypin

I'm skinny and sarcastic does that count

That survey groups gamers and those who use internet communities as the same.

[QUOTE=Kondor;16777177]I'm skinny and sarcastic does that count[/QUOTE] You're me

I like how the moderator who posted this has 21,000 posts.

[QUOTE=ColinSSX;16777101]Don't forget that you're moderating a forum full of them :smug:[/QUOTE] God don't remind me

90% of evey guy in my school plays games. 85% of the guys in my school are in good shape and health. I am not int hat 85%, however, but games did not do it to me.

[QUOTE=Kondor;16777177]I'm skinny and sarcastic does that count[/QUOTE] That makes you me.

[QUOTE=Machk;16777192]I like how the moderator who posted this has 21,000 posts.[/QUOTE] Dat's nuffin.

[QUOTE=raccoon12;16777123]I play video games but I play sports and I'm popular at school ok gud study[/QUOTE] This just in: personal anecdote disproves statistical trend

[QUOTE=TH89;16777206]This just in: personal anecdote disproves statistical trend[/QUOTE] This just in: correlation implies causation. Your move bitch

[QUOTE=JohnnyMo1;16777222]This just in: correlation implies causation. Your move bitch[/QUOTE] Who's implying causation?

[QUOTE=Detective P;16777200]90% of evey guy in my school plays games. 85% of the guys in my school are in good shape and health. I am not int hat 85%, however, but games did not do it to me.[/QUOTE] well are the people in your school also 35

I'm skinny and weak but only get depressed at night, do I fall into this category?

[QUOTE=TH89;16777235]Who's implying causation?[/QUOTE] I am, duh.

If the average gaming age is 35 then there must be some fucking ancient gaming veterans compensating for all those 12 year olds on gmod and CSS