Category Archives: Television

Obesity: Even Researchers Misunderstand It

Posted on April 3, 2015 by Robert Barrington

The cause and effect of excessive weight gain and obesity are misunderstood by many professionals who should know better. Unfortunately, we live in an era that is short of great thinkers. The repeater mindset that regurgitates what it hears, after … Continue reading →

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More on Television and Sleep

Posted on August 18, 2014 by Robert Barrington

It is assumed by many that sedentary behaviour is the cause of obesity in humans. Reductions in physical activity are often blamed for the increasing rates of obesity seen in Western nations. In particular, the watching of television and the … Continue reading →

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Western Food Advertising: Polishing The Turd

Posted on March 15, 2014 by Robert Barrington

George Orwell described advertising as the rattling of a stick in a swill bucket. This metaphor is even more pertinent to food advertising because often the product is little more than sugar laden swill. However, food advertising clearly works because … Continue reading →

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Weight Loss: The Activity Fallacy

Posted on August 22, 2013 by Robert Barrington

A recent study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition1 investigated the effects of video games on energy balance in 120 young adults. The aim of the experiment was to discover if motion-controlled video games increase energy expenditure and … Continue reading →

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Obesity: Is Lack of Physical Exercise Really to Blame?

Posted on June 13, 2013 by Robert Barrington

Obesity rates have increased dramatically in the last three decades, with the United States of America leading the way. The cause of this obesity is not known, but it is often assumed without question, that obesity results from a combination … Continue reading →

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Television and Obesity: Confusing Cause and Effect?

Posted on March 26, 2013 by Robert Barrington

Obesity is a serious concern because of the increased morbidity and mortality associated with adiposity. The traditional view of obesity is that lethargy and greed cause a positive energy balance, and this over the long-term translates into weight gain and … Continue reading →

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Playing Electronic Games Increases Energy Intake

Posted on August 12, 2012 by Robert Barrington

Research has shown that playing electronic games and watching television can cause weight gain and are associated with obesity. For example, subjects playing an electronic game while eating have been shown to consume more energy when compared to those given … Continue reading →

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Computer Games and Food Intake

Posted on February 22, 2012 by Robert Barrington

The link between sedentary behaviour and obesity is not straight forward because many research papers have demonstrated that increasing the energy expenditure of obese individuals with exercise does not cause long-term weight loss. Comparisons between developing and Western countries show … Continue reading →

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Television and Energy Intake

Posted on September 16, 2011 by Robert Barrington

Evidence suggests that watching television is associated with changes in energy intake that may contribute to weight gain and obesity. Studies performed in laboratories tend to show that subjects who watch television increase the amount of food they eat during … Continue reading →

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