The more you play the game, the easier it is to get fat

A study in Canada has shown that playing video for about an hour before a meal increases energy intake by more than 163 calories.

This is the conclusion drawn from a youth study and published in the journal l'American Journal of Clinical Nutrition . This finding contributes to shedding light on the relationship between time spent in front of a computer screen and the risk of weight gain and obesity.

Scientists from the Western Ontario Research Institute (Eastern Ontario Research Institute, Canada) tracked 22 teenagers in the average age of 17. The purpose of the study is to determine the effect of electric games. death on their eating habits.

On the first day of monitoring at the lab, participants were playing games 1 hour before lunch. On the second day, they relax for an hour before eating. In both cases, eating during their lunch was observed and recorded by scientists. Later, 22 teenagers participating in the study recorded what they had eaten at home for the rest of the day.

The results indicate that after playing the game, players tend to eat more at lunch and during the day, energy intake increases 163 calories compared to the day they relax before lunch. .

According to scientists, the stress-inducing effect of video games increases appetite among players.