Nutrition and Food Sciences

Digital Addiction Obesity

As for technology dependence mobile phone, computer, television, internet dependency come first. While rapid progress of technology simplifies our daily living, its misuse may cause psycho physic-pathologic symptoms obesity among children and teenagers. Technology dependence is an important public health problem. The objective of this research is to investigate the association between rapidly increasing obesity and internet addiction, a major health problem. If time spent on television and internet reaches pathological levels then grave health results could be expected in our children. Youngsters and Families should be educated about smart usage of internet to prevent damages of technology addiction and obesity upon physical health and mental health. This education should be given before internet addiction begins.