Fit gamers challenge ‘fat’ stereotype, new esports research – Science Codex

Esports players are up to 21 per cent healthier weight than the general population, hardly smoke and drink less too, finds a new QUT (Queensland University of Technology) study.
The findings, published in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, were based on 1400 survey participants from 65 countries.
First study to investigate the BMI (Body Mass Index) status of a global sample of esports players.
Esports players were between 9 and 21 per cent more likely to be…

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