I think this is not because of games but because of the popularity of fast food etc =p.

A girl I like is from maryland is that MD on your map?

Skinny gamers...

I blame wii fit.

There are far more reasons that Americans are fat than video games...If games were the case, why aren't Japanese fatter than us, as they spend more $$$ on games per capita than us?

Real answer: cultural choices in whatever country your in have either taken you down a good, or bad road. Processed food + a lack of healthy options has left America so fat...Not games.

 I have to say though the most of the Japanese go to things like arcade halls and play games like DDR that for sure will help to lose weight =p.

i dont think this is only the video games fault,it has alot to do with fast food

the title is quite misleading.

The chart has nothing to do with "Gaming world" being fat, it's just general people.

and wow, less than 20% obesity level in most of Canada, I'm impressed, Good job guys!


As for China and India. Good luck convincing large majority of people who lives under poverty line of 2 dollars US per day about their "obesity level"

So Wii Fit 2 is rumoured to be in development?

It never ceases to amaze me how fat people are in the Deep South. Its so fricking hot all you have to do is spend an hour outside every day and you'll lose pounds of flab.

I blame Church's Chicken.

It's southern cooking in general, not that you can't find every type of food in uban or even near urban areas in the South.

But try finding anything at a typical southern franchise like Waffle House that isn't cooked in oil or grease and you won't be able to order anything.

The great contradiction we have in the States today is that all the cheapest food (processed, bleached white flour, refined sugar or HFCS, trans fats, etc.) typically has the least nutritional content, and the highest level of fat and sodium.

Fast food and snack foods in general are largely to blame. Cheap, high in calories, high in fat, high in sodium or high in sugar or corn syrup (drinks), low or no fiber and often low grade proteins and low nutritional value. Essentially the opposite of what you would be eating as a performance athlete, or just a fit person in general.

Of course, you can always find sensible selections at even fast food places (if you don't order them with an extra large Coke and fries), but this is NOT why people eat at fast food joints.

But sure, the sedentary lifestyle doesn't help at all, and that lifestyle is supported by heavy gaming.

Wii Fit won't change that. If you're really using it to exercise, rather than as a temporary novelty to be dropped when you pick up the next big title, you will have to push yourself regularly to see results and most likely, tailor your eating habits to maximize the effects.

I'm not sure there would be much point to a Wii Fit 2 if all they do is change the exercises around (there's already more than enough variety to do a different workout every day of the week).

They could implement some sort of calorie tracker and nutrition planner (which would actually work perfectly with just the DS) paired with exercise programs specifically tailored for individual people (depending upon what sport you play, or what aspect of fitness you specifically want to work on be it increased stamina or increased strength, etc), but I'm not convinced something that detailed is necessary for the general demographic that uses Wii Fit.