Video Games Blamed for Rotting Teens’ Teeth
It’s Friday night and after telling all three of your friends you were way too busy to hang out, you close your door, turn the lights off, put some music on, and make yourself comfortable for a great night of gaming. Sound familiar? No? Maybe it’s just us. Anyway, the excruciating mental sweat and physical workout demanded by our favorite games build up an appetite, causing many of us to raid the kitchen. However, a new study might make you think twice before you reach for that high-fructose corn syrup.
The study comes to us from the University of Iowa, where a group of 12 to 16 year olds were put under the microscope as they spent long hours playing video games and eating sugary treats whilst sipping on gin and juice soft drinks to maintain their strength. The results painted a bleak picture where researchers found a direct correlation between hours spent playing and the chances of developing tooth decay.
The cause of such decay stems from the amount of time playing, which in turns allows more time for bacteria to interact with the sugar lingering in your gums.
While it’s easy to blame video games for the pandemic of rotting teeth sweeping the nation, the culprit is not so much the games themselves as it is a poor diet and lack of healthy dental habits. So please, before you pop in that disc and set in for a seemingly endless marathon of button mashing and joystick pointing, make sure to stock up on some healthy choices for fuel and remember to brush your teeth before passing out on the couch.
Please Note: For the sake of our audience, we refrained from using actual images of rotten teeth.
12 Responses to “Video Games Blamed for Rotting Teens’ Teeth”
Next, they’re gonna blame videogames for World War 3.
That study is complete bull. Did they make healthy food an option for those that took part? Maybe they should’ve done it with two banquet tables in the room. One with healthy food, one with unhealthy. Then it’s not biased. Because from what I’ve read, it seems they just gave them crap to eat and drink and that is all.
I’m Yawnin on the inside oh oh wait now it’s on the outside too this story is so boring it puttin me to sleep on levels.
heck those teeth look better than mine do now! whats the problem?
people love scapegoats
Hold on.
Didn’t I read this exact same study in the 1980′s about television causing our youth to get fat and lazy? Why does it seem like they replaced the word television with computer and left it at that? Why does it seem that there were only two groups, both of who were only offered sugary goodness? Why does it feel that the Christian Front is behind this propagandist piece of drivel?
And why am I asking so many questions?
They do have some bigguns out there in Iowa. Give those kids a pigskin and hit the field.
@ UberSilenus
don’t forget skateboarding in the late 80′s.
I can understand the correlation, but if this is taken seriously by anyone, they are committing a crime.
People need to stop blaming games, computers, TV, etc. for their kids or them being fat and unhealthy. It all has to do with choice. Feed your kids better food and make them go outside as well. Workout some, eat better, and drink more water. Seriously, take responsibility and stop blaming everything on games!!!! I am not back to the best shape I used to be, but I am getting there. I got fat and was like you know what…….I should be taking better care of myself. I didn’t blame my PS3, Sony, or anyone else. I swear, the notion of personal responsibility is going out the damn window.
/rant over. lol.
I don’t know about everyone else my favorite video game snack is a hand full of grapes…
I can’t say G R A P E S on here. when that get offensive… wait maybe it’s because of the subject at hand… they won’t let people know someone eats grapes
Wow this makes my home state and university look so awesome [/sarcasm]
While I would agree there is definitely a correlation between the two, there are plenty of other things you can say the same about.