The study doesn't prove that watching TV or playing computer games is inherently unhealthy, says the lead researcher, Emmanuel Stamatakis, Ph.
There are times where they would rather be watching TV or playing a computer game than hitting the books.
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With more females playing games online, the typical stereotype of an average online gamer being an introverted, overweight teenage boy who spends most of their time indoors playing computer or console games, has been blown out of the water.
Many children prefer to spend their spare time watching television, playing computer games or using the internet.
Playing on your television or computer monitor is a very different experience than on smaller iPhone or iPad screens.
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People who spent at least four hours per day watching TV, playing video games, or using a computer for fun were more than twice as likely as those who kept their recreational "screen time" under two hours to experience a heart attack, stroke, or other serious cardiovascular problem, the study found.
Overall, those most at risk for a vitamin-D deficiency were older, female, obese, drank milk less than once a week, and spent more than four hours a day watching TV, playing video games, or working on a computer.
Late into Thursday night, hundreds of employees huddled around their computer screens and goofed off, playing hockey or giving impromptu concerts.
Have a separate computer (or move a laptop) for when you are playing online versus working.
Or you can program your computer screen, on which you're playing your 17th game of solitaire, to display an Excel spreadsheet at the press of a key if you see the boss approaching.
If what you're good at has no social value, like playing Nintendo, you might want to get a job at a computer-game store, or you might want to take a course in designing computer games.
But a majority of teens who play computer games say their parents do not have rules about how much time they spend playing games or what games they are allowed to play.
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