The Times has a story regarding a report in the British Medical Journal by Professor Simon Pearce and Tim Cheetham, of Newcastle University that blames TV and video games for vitamin D deficiency in children.In fact, the paper says: "The many hours children spend indoors playing computer games or watching television may be to blame for a resurgence of rickets."
Professor Pearce commented, "Kids tend to stay indoors more these days and play on their computers instead of enjoying the fresh air. This means their vitamin D levels are worse than in previous years.”
While Dr Cheetham (who
The Times decides to call 'Cheatham' in some ancient game-guide slip maybe) says, "I am dismayed by the increasing numbers of children we are treating with this entirely preventable condition. Fifty years ago many children would have been given regular doses of cod liver oil, but this practice has all but died out."
We thought kids were all outside on street corners trying to emulate
GTA IV or
Counter-Strike or
Manhunt.