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Streaming app ads linked to increased junk food consumption by teens

Streaming app ads linked to increased junk food consumption by teens

Young users of live-streaming gaming platforms appear to be eating more unhealthy snacks after being "bombarded" with promotional content while logged on. "Food and drink advertisements on videogame livestreaming platforms (VGLSPs) like Twitch are associated with more positive attitudes towards, and purchases and intake of, unhealthy foods that are high in fat, salt and/or sugar," according to survey-based research presented in Venice at the European Congress on Obesity. Calling the results "concerning," the researchers said there needs to be "stronger regulations on digital marketing of unhea......
Video game addicts at risk of hearing loss and tinnitus, doctors warn

Video game addicts at risk of hearing loss and tinnitus, doctors warn

Exasperated parents and spouses have a new red flag to wave at kids or partners who spend endless hours playing video games. Too much time glued to screens and battering controllers is linked to tinnitus and hearing loss, according to doctors and scientists in Australia, China, Switzerland and the US. "Gamers often play at high-intensity sound levels and for several hours at a time," the research team said, warning of possible "irreversible hearing loss and/or tinnitus—persistent ringing/buzzing in the ears." The research, covering data and studies taking in over 50,000 of the world’s estimate......
What Are Misogynist Geeks So Afraid Of?

What Are Misogynist Geeks So Afraid Of?

Dr. Nerdlove has a new column up about the latest in an unending parade of attempts by angry misogynist geeks to drum out any woman who dares utter an actual opinion (though mindless adulation from women remains, as always, welcome) about things like comic books or video games. The latest victim is Janelle Asselin, an established comics editor who wrote a critique of a cover of Teen Titans where she pointed out that it's gross putting the kind of breast implants that you only get for breast implant fetish porn on the body of Wonder Girl, who is supposed to be 16.