<div style="margin: 12px 0px; font-family: arial; color: #333333; background: #ffffff; border: solid 4px #e5e5e5; width: 100%; clear: left;"><div class="CM_CTB_Content_Wrap" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;background-color: #ffffff;"><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content.clipmarks.com/blog_embed/042f38e2-d095-4681-bddb-c90dde7e934e/A6DB8F6F-7954-40FF-B1FC-B2187B21FB0A/" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://videogames.yahoo.com/feature/study-kick-bad-habits-by-playing-games/1222483" href="http://videogames.yahoo.com/feature/study-kick-bad-habits-by-playing-games/1222483" style="font-size: 11px;">videogames.yahoo.com</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://videogames.yahoo.com/feature/study-kick-bad-habits-by-playing-games/1222483"><P>According to <A target="_blank" href="http://investor.realnetworks.com/releasedetail.cfm?releaseid=317343">a survey commissioned by RealGames</A>, playing casual games can help promote healthier lifestyles by distracting us from bad habits like smoking and snacking. </P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://videogames.yahoo.com/feature/study-kick-bad-habits-by-playing-games/1222483">Conducted by research firm Information Solutions Group, the study polled over 4,500 casual gamers. Nearly 60% of respondents agreed that playing casual games online helped distract them from overindulging in snacks, while 42% reported a decrease in the frequency of tobacco usage. And across the board, participants noted that playing games left them feeling "relaxed and relieved of stress."</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://videogames.yahoo.com/feature/study-kick-bad-habits-by-playing-games/1222483"><P>But what about the notion that game themselves are nefariously addictive? While the study doesn't mention the issue, it should be noted that the RealGames survey comes one year after experts from the American Medical Association <A target="_blank" href="http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/category/17770.html">officially rebuked claims</A> that excessive video game playing was a formal addiction, denying it entry into the DSM pending further research. </P></blockquote></div><div style="margin: 0px 6px 6px 4px;"><table style="font-size: 11px;border-spacing: 0px;padding: 0px;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</td><td align="right" style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;width:107px" width="107"><a href="http://clipmarks.com/share/A6DB8F6F-7954-40FF-B1FC-B2187B21FB0A/blog/" title="blog or email this clip"><img src="http://content8.clipmarks.com/images/c2b-foot.png" border="0" alt="blog it" width="107" height="17" style="border-width:0px;padding:0px;margin:0px;" /></a></td></tr></table></div></div>

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