by Jeromy “Doc” Adams

I think for a lot of people, their mental image of a serious gamer is that of an overweight pimply teenager. But I think that the idea that a sedentary activity like playing a video game (Wii Sports excluded) leads to obesity, is a bit short-sighted.

I really don’t eat when I am playing games. On the contrary, I have found myself literally shaking from low blood sugar, because I don’t consume anything while gaming. In most games, you eat…. you die. Granted I could stand to lose a few pounds, but I think this has to less do with gaming, and more to do with the pizza and other crap I eat when I am NOT gaming.

At QuakeCon, I also noticed that the ratio of thin-to-fat gamers was significantly different from what I see in everyday society. While their weren’t many “bodies by Jake” in attendance, most of the gamers I saw actually seemed to have a relatively low body mass index. Having forgotten my calipers at home, thus preventing me from doing an on-site scientific analysis, I have decided to test my theory that gaming actually DECREASES your propensity for obesity.

First of all, here’s a simple formula to calculate your BMI, or body mass index.

For our friends across the pond on the metric system, it’s even easier. BMI= WEIGHT IN KILOGRAMS divided by HEIGHT IN METERS(squared)

If you care to participate in this unscientific survey, please visit our forums, and post your BMI. Look for the results right here on Thursday. (Forum registration takes just afew seconds, and burns up to .0000003 calories.)

HONESTY PLEASE.

BE HONEST and Share your BMI on our FORUMS!

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