Obesity linked to Internet Obsessions

"The percentage of children aged 6–11 years in the United States who were obese increased from 7% in 1980 to nearly 20% in 2008," states the Center of Disease Control and Prevention. Obesity and overweight youth is a result of inactivity due to TV and internet obsessions. Instead of playing outside or eating healthier, children are glued to their computers and other electronic devices and snacking. Marketers not use social media websites and other internet pages to advertise these unhealthy foods.
A study done by The Chinese University of Hong Kong found that "heavy" internet users were most likely to develop health issues, such as obesity, depression and sleeping issues. These "heavy" addicts, were also less likely to engage in hygiene routines. The extensive use of drugs and alcohol also increase in those who are "heavy" internet addicts. 
It is easy to fall into the trap of being a heavy internet addict because, not only it the internet available everywhere, but it necessary to use. Using the the web can become a problem, when sleeping habits are changing, eating habits are become worse, and focus on the outside world has become blurred. 



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Natalie Bobian