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Study: Kid Gamers More Susceptible to Tooth Problems

By pete_gallagher

Results from a new study seem to indicate that young gamers are twice as likely as their non-playing counterparts to develop tooth decay and cavities.

Wales Online carries a summation of the research, which was conducted by Jordon Poss, (not Dr. Craig Anderson) at the University of Iowa. The study was conducted on teenagers between the ages of 12 and 16 years old and also suggested that kids who had no structured eating patterns were 30.0 percent more likely to suffer cavities.

It was suggested that snacking and drinking soft drinks while playing games contributed to the study's results.

Dr. Nigel Carter, CEO of the British Dental Health Foundation, told the paper, 'This study helps our understanding of the dietary habits and subsequent decay risk of gamers when the effects have previously been unknown.'

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Full post as published by GamePolitics.com on April 05, 2010 (boomark / email).