Waleed Khalid Alghuyaythat
Basic Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, Majmaah University, PO box 66, Majmaah 11952, Saudi ArabiaPublications
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Research
The Impact of Playing Video Games on Physical Activities with Relation to Obesity among Majmaah Intermediate Students
Author(s): Raed Eid Alzahrani*, Abdulmohsen Saleh Alharbi, Khalid Khalaf M Almaymuni, Mohammed Saud S Alotaibi and Waleed Khalid Alghuyaythat
Background/Introduction: Playing video games is considered as a major way of passing times among adolescents in different parts of the world. The time spent on playing video games could interfere with the physical wellbeing of adolescents. This could be a reduction in the level of physical activity and following unhealthy food habits which might lead to obesity. Obesity has been shown to be a factor in developing multiple cardiovascular, musculoskeletal, and other diseases risk factors, such as hypertension, hyperlipidemia, atherosclerosis, and hyperinsulinemia. Objectives: To evaluate the time spent on playing video games and its effect on the level of physical activities in relation to obesity. Methodology: This is a cross-sectional study which was done by recruiting 381 male intermediate students at Majmaah city. A basic measurement of body weight and.. Read More»