Question

Modern lifestyle linked to health hazards

Answer 1

Answer:

Scientists have found that there are serious health risks associated with “sedentary behaviour”, which refers to time spent in minimal movement (sitting or lying). Research has found that a sedentary lifestyle increases a person’s risk for a wide range of physical and mental health problems such as obesity, high cholesterol, diabetes, cardiovascular disease and depression.

Scientists think that spending too much time in front of a screen may be especially harmful as it can reduce time spent socialising. This puts you at higher risk of depression, which makes you more likely to be sedentary and so the vicious cycle begins. Computer screens are especially worrying: studies show higher rates of depression in sedentary behaviour that comes from watching computer screens than from watching TV screens.