Gamer Grub

[NiGHTWoLF]

oh, I do love a good munch on Nobby's nuts, with a side serving of 'Gay cake™ '

[LeadMagnet]

Needs more bacon....



(I've been guilty of having a cook-up at 3 or 4 in the morning).

[wooly-back-jack]

Originally Posted by Natala

Snacks for Shitey



and wash it down with some

looks good to me, love them Nutsters too aswell as the nobbys

[ice_killer]

epic fail

[NYgurkha]

wahs those Nuts down with some :



(its Bawls if you cant see)

[ice_killer]

FAKE its next her mouth :P

[Nickbond592]

well i go to the gym occasionaly, have a labour intensive full time job ( central heating engineer/Plumber ) and generally live of ready meals / pasta dishes / fish 'n' chips, with helpings of Crips and mars bars for snacks at the computer, lots of coffee/redbull/lucazade aswell

i generally don't drink all that much at home, only when away at Lan's or a RGG gay'a'thon, i always seem to fall asleep at one point or another, 9 times out of 10 ending up with a sore arse for me troubles aswell.

[G.Drew]

Well, my life usually has the following:
School, Gym, 'Empties' (cure for a massive drinking spree/party), Job, Homework and of course, not forgetting, PC'ing

[Natala]

BBC NEWS | Health | Online gamers 'are not unhealthy'

This is the article I wrote about earlier.

Online gamers 'are not unhealthy'

No truth in the 'couch potato' stereotype about gamers
The "couch potato" image of computer gamers is unfounded, with many in better than average shape, claim US researchers.

More than 7,000 players of the online game EverQuest II were quizzed about their health by scientists.

They found gamers' body mass index (BMI) tended to be lower than the US average - with many taking "proper" exercise more than once a week.

But New Scientist magazine reports that depression was more common in gamers.

The increasing popularity of computer gaming has led to increasing scrutiny of its effects on the lifestyles and health of those who play the most.

Some have suggested that "excessive" gaming could fuel rising obesity and increase social and emotional problems.

The research, carried out by three US universities and published in the Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication, suggests this may not be the case.

They focused on just one game - EverQuest II, an online fantasy role-playing game - offering players a virtual weapon as a reward for returning the questionnaire.

Adult gamers had a body mass index of just over 25, which is the threshold for "overweight", while the US average is 28.

The average gamer also said that they engaged in vigorous physical exercise once or twice a week.

Obsessional or normal?

However, gamers did report more instances of depression and substance abuse than their non-playing peers, although whether this was caused by the game, or they were drawn to gaming because of pre-existing problems, is unclear.

Professor Mark Griffiths, the director of the International Gaming Research Unit at Nottingham Trent University, said the findings tended to bear out previous research in the field.

He said that while asking people for details of their physical health did not always elicit truthful responses, there was no evidence that anyone, other than a small minority, were being harmed by their relationship to gaming.

He said: "A lot of people talk about 'excessive gaming' as if it is always bad to take part in gaming, but the context can make a big difference.

"I can think of two case studies of people who both spend 12 hours a day playing EverQuest, but while one is clearly obsessional, the other one is perfectly normal.

"Genuine addicts are few and far between."

[Solid Knight]

Products geared towards gamers are a sick joke. They can't just build a mouse with customizable buttons and on-the-fly DPI settings without making it light up or have so radical look to it. The application to customize said mouse can't just look like a normal control panel, no, it's got to be some horribly designed UI that screams "awesome".

Gaming food is just plain retarded. It's either just normal food or it is full of caffeine. Thanks guys, but if I want to eat I'll make stir-fry or grill myself a steak. Yeah, I'll take a break from gaming. Besides, eating around your computer only leads to keyboard nastiness.