Snacking While Gaming Can Hurt Weight Loss

[Ubermetalhed]

The thread topic should read: Bristol University's Captain Obvious department discovers something that was sodding obvious.

I mean I'm sure they have lots of accurate data and proof for this obvious thesis but this isn't helping the argument that university funding shouldn't be cut.

 

[gillebro]

um...

duh?

 

[JerrytheBullfrog]

Wait, so eating while doing a sedate activity makes you fat?

*Looks at expanding waistline* I never would have guessed.....

What he said. Something tells me that the people doing these studies work at the Department of Redundancy Department.

My thoughts exactly. The sad thing is, they waste money to do these studies and let us all know what was already painfully obvious.

well what else are the social sciences there for other than to waste money and point out the blumming obvious?

In other surprising news.....

HOLY SHIT GUYS BREAKING NEWS
EATING MAKES YOU FAT

Steadily stuffing your face while sitting motionless on your fat ass makes you gain weight? Who could have predicted.

I took one look at the title and /facepalm'd... read the meat of the opening post and moved straight to a /headdesk.

...I do believe the study missed the point...

*obligatory "NO SHIT" comment*

Seriously, snacking in general isn't good for your health. So snacking while doing an activity where you sit in one spot isn't exactly going to be any healthier.

The thread topic should read: Bristol University's Captain Obvious department discovers something that was sodding obvious.

I mean I'm sure they have lots of accurate data and proof for this obvious thesis but this isn't helping the argument that university funding shouldn't be cut.

Wow.

I mean... wow.

Do this many people really lack basic reading comprehension? Escapist forums, this is not a very good showing. JFC.

 

[Baldry]

Thank god I'm unable to eat whilst gaming...I'm not allowed food in the room, it's not some sort of condition or inability, don't worry!

 

[gibboss28]

huh...

 

[Ravek]

I'd think intensive gaming does cost a lot of energy, so then I could imagine feeling more hungry and eating more ... but this effect with solitaire surprises me.

I'll keep this in mind in the future.

Do this many people really lack basic reading comprehension? Escapist forums, this is not a very good showing. JFC.

Indeed, such fail. They used an actual control group, and still people miss the point entirely.

 

[binvjoh]

WHAT?!

My mind has been blown.

 

[Jamboxdotcom]

to paraphrase what everyone else has already said: "Well, duhhhhh!"

also, to all the people crying that people didn't actually read the article: yeah, there's more to it than the headline suggests, but it still boils down to the same thing. it's not a secret or a surprise to anyone.

 

[Torrasque]

Wait, so eating while doing a sedate activity makes you fat?

*Looks at expanding waistline* I never would have guessed.....

What he said. Something tells me that the people doing these studies work at the Department of Redundancy Department.

I still have my nuclear reactor of a metabolism, so I still don't gain weight. I just lose muscle /shrug
lol @ completely redundant study
Next, they'll say that people who spend alot of time outside, have darker skin tones.

Edit:
After actually reading through the article, I can see how that is kinda interesting.
But I can see why that would happen. Just like people who eat popcorn during a movie, tend to eat more, than people who just sit there and eat the popcorn doing nothing.

 

[Sexual Harassment Panda]

I think many have missed the point, it wasn't calories + inactivity = weight gain. It was food + distraction = "how much did I feckin' eat!?"

I don't keep food around my desk or lounging area, apparently I unwittingly made an excellent decision.

 

[The_root_of_all_evil]

This just in: apparently the University of Leicester has found out that sun shines,
The University of Loughborough has found out that grass grows,
Trent University has proven that birds fly,
and the University of Brooklyn, brother, has hurt people.

 

[Levi93]

Something tells me you wouldn't need a masters degree in human biology to figure this out.

 

[Stabby Joe]

Slices and/or batches of fruit and veg are much better alternatives.

 

[Omega Pirate]

I'm OCD about grease on my controllers. I would never eat while gaming.

 

[rokkolpo]

Oh..uhmmm....I thought it was common knowledge that eating and not moving increases weight.

 

[Alon Shechter]

But... But I'm just going thinner all the time....

 

[RatRace123]

Why does it seem like all the recent weight loss studies and news stories are things that have been known for about... a kajillion years?

 

[garfoldsomeoneelse]

Not only that, but it's a bad idea to consume calories while remaining sedentary; when you do, your body immediately gets to work on converting it to stored energy.

 

[Romidude]

It's official, they're getting payed by the thread they make.