However, we all make the choice to eat and drink unhealthy items and to sit in front of the T.V., computer, or gaming console for hours and hours. So you have it right and that coke blaming video games is no different than the video game industry blaming alcohol and sugar cookies, for example.

I believe that simply reducing salt and sugar intake by a MINOR amount each meal will have profound effects on our health. Again, it is a choice that we make. And in terms of obesity, it is not always just physical. The problem can also be psychological where many factors can trigger your hunger mechanism. I even read that lack of sleep triggers the hunger mechanism.

Thanks for this article, Ingrid. We should all be aware that no one company or product should be in control of our actions and our decisions!

As for the adults who are obese and don’t go out? Well..they probably wouldn’t be going out regardless. If it’s not one thing it’s another.

Like you said, it’s a number of factors. No single problem can bear the blame. Can video games encourage it to some degree? Sure. But then so does TV and any other inside “hobby”. Hell if a person stayed inside and read books all of the time and weighed 300lbs would they say reading caused them to become fat?

The closed mindedness of people is both amusing and sad.