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Woooo!! WUT THEN, TV?!?! WUT THEN?! | |
Sweden, I thank you. | |
Your image isn't showing, but we get the point. Obviously neither TVs nor computers actually cause obesity, it is always up to the individual person whether to spend lots of time just sitting there or in moderation. | |
Ding ding ding Sweden gets it right! Now if only the rest of the world would... | |
I DON'T WANNA GO OUTSIDE! Anyways, GO SWEDEN! | |
Yes, go outside. ...Oh, wait, it's allergy season. Go inside before you swell and die of suffocation. ...Sorry, traumatic childhood/adulthood. | |
Yet another reason for me to love Sweden (the number 1 reason is still Peter Forsberg though). Side question: Wouldn't "nurse Penilla Garmy" make a great name for a villain in a mental hospital movie? Like some kind of homage to One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest? | |
Ha, I knew my people was brilliant! Although, I've read Expressen, you shouldn't trust it too much. | |
When I saw the thread title, I was hoping it was going to say something like "Swedish Study: Computers Don't Make Kids Fat, Recommend Not Eating Them Regardless." I'm a little bit dissapointed. I recall hearing (although I can't remember where from, so I wounldn't advise quoting me on this) that when kids are watching TV, they fiddle and fidget a lot less, so it's actually slightly healthier for them to sit watching a blank wall than TV. | |
Haha! Score one for the goodguys! lol Nice to see something positive in our name | |
I knew everyone elses country sucked, go Sweden! jk | |
In your face, Television! But bad show Andy for not using this pic.
:) | |
This. It is definitely up to the individual. And it is the responsibility of parents to see that their children are not babysat by the television or computer. | |
Sweden one. Planet Earth zero! | |
God. And here I thought it was due to copious amounts of exercise... D'OH! | |
I'm still waiting on something from Britain...aaaanytime now... | |
What about playing games on the TV? | |
Awesome. All we have to do is wait for the console gamers to have heart attacks and we have gaming all to ourselves. | |
It's probably good that I don't watch TV anymore then. It's probably because of the advertising that takes place on the TV. | |
Haha, take that, mom and dad! I'm no depressed emo sittin behind an electronic nightmare, I'm working out!... *sob* | |
Hah. I live in Lund :> Should go and pat some doctors then. Nah. The university hospital is to far away. And I'm too fat from watching TV... Edit: Also I think it's Pernilla Garmy. I haven't even heard of a swedish person named Penilla... Edit 2: Yes. It's Pernilla. http://sydsvenskan.se/vetenskap/halsa/article636545/Dator-pa-rummet-gor-inte-barn-tjocka.html (The article in swedish) | |
Thank you google translations: "One theory is that it is easy to lie and småäta front of the television" Hillarity ensues. | |
Lund's muncipality, Hell yeah! I guess Scania was good for something. | |
Finally some good news for gaming! Go Sweden! Whoo! | |
Actually, computers are considered a delicacy in Sweden. Even if that were actually the case, I'd still say Sweden appears to be treating computers more sanely than some other countries. | |
I always wondered why I didn't weigh 200kg. Now I know why. I actually think this may be true to. I will often forgo lunch and dinner completely just to get through a certain level when gaming, or typing on the E. Actually, I should proly eat more. | |
Great! we've stated the obvious. Now all we need to do is fix society so kids can roam the streets again. Anyone? Anyone? :/ | |
A minor detail, but it's actually Pernilla Garmy, with and r before the n. Anyhoo, I'd say that's an excellent use of tax-payers money. Or at the very least, we've saved the rest of the world their money. | |
Neither computers nor TV's cause obesity, lack of exercise does, haha (Y) | |
I wasn't aware that computers were responsible for jamming food down kid's necks and forcing them to gain weight. There really needs to be more studies into not just the correlation of these things but really the root cause that leads to both. Also, Maybe we need to create TVs that required button pushes to keep on. It's an idea... | |
I thought eating a lot of shit food made you fat, but I guess I can't argue with the Swedish, they have the fastest internet. | |
ooooh I've got a awesome question. What if the child was on the laptop while the tv was running in the background, would that amplify his greasyness? Also yay go sweden etc.etc.. | |
Considering I barely watch any TV but my sedentary behavior is largely owed to all the time I spend on the computer, I wager I could probably skew their results back in the direction of computers. ;) Really, fat isn't too hard to understand. Calories in, calories out. I enjoy eating out overmuch (lots of calories in for less-than-optimal hunger satisfaction) and sit around all day (greatly reduced calories out). Bam: 240 lbs. If I want to lose it, it's not a matter of going on a diet or jumping on a treadmill every once in a while, it's a matter of a permanent lifestyle change. | |
We have a lot of ground to re-take after what Mr. Thompson and Fox News have said. A study, while obvious, that's on our side is at least something. | |
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Swedish Study: Computers Don't Make Kids Fat
A new study conducted in Sweden has concluded that television is far more likely to play a role in childhood obesity than computers.
Take that, television! A study of all the primary school children in Sweden's Lund Municipality found that children who spend large amounts of time sitting in front of the television are at "significantly greater risk" of being fat little porkers than kids who are parked in front of computers for the same amount of time. Obesity and television were directly linked, according to the study, but there was no connection at all with computers. "The results were unequivocal," said nurse Penilla Garmy.
What's the difference? One theory is that television is entirely passive, making it easy for kids to just lie on the couch and jam Fritos into their mouths all day long; computers, on the other hand, while not necessarily an intense workout, require more input from the user and thereby make snacking far less convenient. I think it's also reasonable to suggest that once kids have poured a Coke or two into a new keyboard, parents may be less than inclined to let them fill their faces while they're chatting or gaming.
Of course, "not fat" doesn't necessarily mean healthy and spending all day in front of a keyboard carries its own unique risks: Weak muscle tone, sallow complexion and a surly disposition. Want to avoid both pitfalls? Go outside and play for awhile! (And leave the PSP on the table, please.)
Source: Expressen.se (translated), via Slashdot
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