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In recent years, due to scientific and technological progress and the epidemic situation, electronic products have occupied an increasingly heavy weight in people's daily lives. Almost everyone, every moment is inseparable from electronic products, from preschool children's early education, to teenagers' online class learning, to adults' work, as well as life and entertainment, basically in front of the screen. Although electronic products bring convenience to us, but staring at the screen all day, also has a lot of impact on health, this issue, we will talk about this topic.
"Steal" the screen of time
The screen may have unwittingly "stolen" your time. A 2015 mainland survey found that adults "stared" at screens for about 3 hours a day on average [1]. Another mainland survey of screen time during the COVID-19 outbreak (31 January to 9 February 2020) showed that mainland residents stared at screens for an average of 4.35 hours a day during home isolation [2].
Surprisingly, 7% of the elderly population aged 60 to 88 years old spend 4 hours or more watching screens every day.[3]]
The dangers of looking at the screen for a long time
Whether it is a computer or a TV, it is basically sitting and watching, and looking at the mobile phone is also sitting or lying down, so the extension of screen time undoubtedly reduces physical activity and increases sedentary behavior.
Some scientific studies have found that sedentary behavior increases the risk of obesity, type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and also increases the risk of all-cause death and cardiovascular death, in addition, sedentary behavior may also cause depression, anxiety and other negative emotions, and even related to the incidence of colon cancer, lung cancer and other cancers [4].
Looking at the screen for a long time is also very harmful to children and adolescents, and studies have found that the longer and more frequent the screen staring, in addition to increasing the risk of cardiovascular and metabolic diseases, it will also have a negative impact on the psychology of children and adolescents [4].
Therefore, prolonged screen time may not only make you gain weight, more likely to suffer from type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and even cancer, but also may make you have negative emotions and trigger psychological disorders.
"Turning enemies into friends" with the screen
In fact, in modern society, our life and work have been inseparable from electronic products, but we do need to work hard to reduce the time of "coexistence" with the screen, reduce sedentary behavior, and pay more attention to our body and mind.
Staying away from the screen not only helps improve your vision and reduce back pain due to sedentary hours and associated spinal disorders, but it also enhances concentration at work, stabilizes your mood, and increases physical activity with this time for more health benefits.
If you have to stare at the screen when working, it is recommended to get up and move around often, do a stretching exercise, or try to stand up and work to reduce sitting. Minimize screen time during breaks, especially before and after falling asleep, and avoid relying on your phone for too long.
If you can't figure out what to do after leaving the screen, try the following activities: take the time to go outside; increase outdoor exercise; read a paper book; develop a new hobby, such as raising flowers, painting, etc.; chatting with your family; personally making a delicious meal for your family.
Brother Jian said
Mainland residents spend a long amount of time on screens every day, and people are staring at screens longer due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Longer screen time can increase the risk of obesity, type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and even cancer, as well as psychological disorders.
We need to take action, stop staring at the screen all day, spend more time communicating with ourselves, with our families, with nature, and with a healthier lifestyle.
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