Prolonged Gaming Blamed For Rickets Rise

superapecommando writes "Too many hours spent playing videogames indoors is contributing to a rise in rickets, according to a new study by doctors. Professor Simon Pearce and Dr Tim Cheetham of Newcastle University have written a paper in the British Medical Journal which warns of the rickets uptake – a disease which sufferers get when deficient in Vitamin D. The study boils down to the fact that as more people play videogames indoors they don't get enough sunlight and this has meant the hospitals are now having to combat a disease that was last in the papers around the time Queen Victoria was on the throne." At least the kids are eating enough snacks with iodized salt that we don't have to worry about goiters.

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Re:Milk?

[hondo77]

Yeah, don't listen to those people. Listen to the guy who tells you it's better to take a pill than to just get some sunlight. *rolls eyes*

Re:Via Wikipedia

[Ephemeriis]

I'm not sure why you threw daycare centers in there. Often they are much more strictly monitored than a child's home life and probably have prevented more of these cases than caused them.

Maybe it's better in your area... But around here, the government's idea of nutrition is pretty miserable.

They'll serve some kind of frozen pizza for lunch at school... They consider the crust a grain, the sauce a vegetable, the cheese a dairy, and the pepperoni a meat. Perfectly nutritious!

Never mind the fact that this factory-produced frozen monstrosity is full of salt, fat, corn syrup, and whatever else.

Re:Milk?

[brian0918]

Yes, scientists have blogs too. *gasp* I know, I was shocked too! ZOMG LOL

Fucktard.