Excessive Mobile Device Use May Be Tied To Higher BMI, Other Adverse Health Outcomes, Investigators Conclude

Healio (6/12, Monostra) reports, “People who spend more time per day using wireless mobile devices are more likely to have a higher BMI, lower-quality sleep and other adverse health outcomes, according to” a medical literature review, the findings of which were presented at ENDO 2022. The review revealed that “each hour per day increase in mobile screen time was associated with an increase in BMI, and excessive device use was linked to insufficient sleep, greater daytime tiredness, sleepiness and depression.”

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— “Excessive mobile device use linked to higher BMI, other adverse health outcomes “Michael Monostra, Healio, June 12, 2022

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