Beware! Video game addiction leads
to sleep deprivation!
Toronto: Are you addicted to video
games? If yes, then try to avoid playing video game so frequently as it can
lead to sleep deprivation. And lack of sleep can lead to many serious risk of
numerous health issues such as obesity and cardiovascular diseases, warns a
study.
Katherine Morrison, associate professor
of pediatrics at McMaster University in Hamilton, Canada says, "This is an
important phenomenon to understand. We are seeing that some children and teens
develop serious addiction-like symptoms to video games''.
Morrison added that video game
addiction affects a vulnerable population of children and youth, can impact
social interactions amongst youth and, as their research shows, can drive
health issues.
For the study, researchers studied a
group of children and teenagers aged 10 to 17 who were in lifestyle management
programmes - either for weight management or lipid disorders.
The study looked at whether the video
game habits of the group had an impact on sleep habits, obesity and
cardio-metabolic health.
Using fitness trackers, the team
monitored the sleep duration and compared that to the youth's video game usage.
The data showed that video game
addiction symptoms resulted in shorter sleep which, in turn, was related to
elevated blood pressure, low high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, high
triglycerides, and high insulin resistance.
“We were amazed that amongst gamers,
video game addiction scores explained one-third of the differences in sleep
duration," Morrison said.
"Sleep is emerging as a critical
behaviour for cardio-metabolic health, and this data shows that gaming
addictions can cause numerous health issues in at least a segment of the
population," she said. "Childhood obesity tracks into adulthood and
obese children face a greater risk of cardiovascular and coronary diseases as
well as Type-2 diabetes as adults,” Morrison pointed out.
Source: www.zeenews.india.com
11.05.2016
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