Gaming More Than 10 Hours a Week? You'll Want to Read This
Gizmodo • • health
Key Points:
- A recent study published in Nutrition found that gaming more than 10 hours a week is associated with poorer diet quality, higher body mass index (BMI), and lower sleep quality among university students.
- Researchers categorized gamers into low (0-5 hours), moderate (5-10 hours), and high gamers (over 10 hours), noting that significant health differences appeared primarily in the high gaming group.
- High gamers had a median BMI of 26.3, indicating a higher likelihood of obesity compared to low and moderate gamers, who had healthier BMI averages around 22.2 to 22.8.
- Excessive gaming was linked to a decline in diet quality and poorer sleep quality, with moderate and high gamers reporting more sleep
