Phone addiction attracts cardiovascular disease to an early age
Hitit University Faculty of Health Sciences Deputy Dean, Public Health Specialist Assoc. Dr. Gülay Yılmazer said, “While the risk of cardiovascular disease is a disease that may occur in the 40s, we shift this risk to earlier ages with smartphone addiction.” said.
Yılmazer told Anadolu Agency (AA) that adolescence is extremely important because it is the period when an individual passes from childhood to adulthood, and that a healthy start to adulthood can be made with a healthy adolescence period.
Expressing that the individual is more open to addictions during adolescence, Yılmazer emphasized that the rapidly increasing use of smartphones in the world can cause physical and psychosocial problems, especially in adolescents.
Pointing out that the depression and anxiety seen in adolescence are due to the adolescent’s being on a quest, Yılmazer explained that in this situation, the introverted adolescent can use the smart phone as an escape point.
– Phone addiction in adolescents brings with it many problems
Emphasizing that intensive phone use turns into addiction over time, Yılmazer said, “Especially relationships with family, peers, friends and teachers may trigger the risk of smartphone addiction positively or negatively. While strong social support networks reduce the risk of smartphone addiction, on the contrary, these networks are weak. Phone addiction, mood disorders, depression, anxiety, low self-esteem, sedentary lifestyle (lifestyle with or without physical activity), obesity and accompanying hearing and visual disorders are encountered in adolescents. It is among the physical and psychosocial problems that arise.” he said.
Emphasizing that adolescence is too important to risk, Yılmazer said, “Adolescents are very precious to us. They are in the transition period to adulthood. The more we can keep them away from harmful habits in this process, the more we can raise individuals who can provide self-care, the more we will be able to contribute to the formation of healthy societies. ” used the phrase.
Yılmazer stated that it is extremely wrong for parents to put a smartphone in front of their children to keep them entertained, as it will cause the child to become addicted to the phone in the future.
Noting that obesity is one of the negative physical effects of smartphone addiction, Yılmazer said:
“Chronic diseases will increase with obesity. There will be an increase in waist circumference, blood pressure, and pulse rate, which may trigger cardiovascular diseases. Sleeping until late at night, waking up during the daytime will bring sleep disorders. However, of course, depression and other physiological problems may be triggered. all of them actually cause problems that can occur in adulthood to earlier ages.While the risk of cardiovascular disease is a disease that may occur in the 40s, we shift this risk to earlier ages, with smartphone addiction. “Our lipid levels will increase, our cholesterol levels will increase, our blood pressure will increase, and these risks, which may occur at the age of 40 and over, will begin to progress from the age of 15 and will pave the way for chronic diseases.”
Yılmazer added that in order for the adolescent not to become addicted to the phone, they should be directed to social and sports activities by their parents.
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