With so many people playing video games and computer games, it is no wonder that we have an obesity problem in the United States and around the world. When a child (or adult) is engrossed in a video game, they are not burning calories. It is as simple as that. And many people spend several hours a day playing video games! This creates a huge problem and adds to obesity in children. Instead of being active, these people are living a very sedentary lifestyle which is adding to their weight problem. If you spend more than a couple of hours per week playing video games, you need to trade some of those hours for some exercise to help shed those extra pounds.