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As smartphones continue to be an inherent part of life and grow as a primary source of entertainment -- particularly among young people -- it leads to a decrease in physical activity. In a recent study presented at the ACC Latin America Conference 2019, university students who used their smartphones five or more hours a day had a 43 percent increased risk of obesity and were more likely to have other lifestyle habits that increase the risk of heart disease.
"It is important that the general population know and be aware that, although mobile technology is undoubtedly attractive for its multiple purposes, portability, comfort, access to countless services, information and entertainment sources, it should also be used to improve habits and healthy behaviors," said Mirary Mantilla-Morrón, a cardiac pulmonary and vascular rehabilitation specialist at the Health Sciences Faculty at the Simón Bolívar University in Barranquilla, Colombia, and the lead author of the study. "Spending too much time in front of the Smartphone facilitates sedentary behaviors, reduces the time of physical activity, which increases the risk of premature death, diabetes, heart disease, different types of cancer, osteoarticular discomfort and musculoskeletal symptoms."
(Score: 1, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday July 27 2019, @02:14PM (9 children)
Be careful, if you follow this to its logical conclusion you will realize we need to redo all health, psychology, etc research since about 1940 since the conclusions are all based on the premise that connections between any two variables are rare and special (ie, "statistically significant").
(Score: 5, Funny) by The Mighty Buzzard on Saturday July 27 2019, @02:22PM (5 children)
Or she'll end up starting a holistic detective agency. Could go either way.
My rights don't end where your fear begins.
(Score: 3, Funny) by Azuma Hazuki on Saturday July 27 2019, @09:21PM (4 children)
Watch it, or I may just gently slip a dirk between your fourth and fifth ribs when you're not paying attention...the way to a man's heart is not through his stomach after all :)
I am "that girl" your mother warned you about...
(Score: 2) by The Mighty Buzzard on Saturday July 27 2019, @10:41PM (3 children)
Points for a fairly well integrated Dirk pun.
My rights don't end where your fear begins.
(Score: 3, Funny) by acid andy on Sunday July 28 2019, @12:12AM (2 children)
Well, so long as she does it gently!
If a cat has kittens, does a rat have rittens, a bat bittens and a mat mittens?
(Score: 2) by acid andy on Sunday July 28 2019, @12:14AM (1 child)
Ah crap, she already included that word in the sentence. Insufficient coffee. The parent comment would be deleted, if SoylentNews had such a feature.
If a cat has kittens, does a rat have rittens, a bat bittens and a mat mittens?
(Score: 4, Funny) by The Mighty Buzzard on Sunday July 28 2019, @12:25AM
Looking like a doofus is almost as good as a pun. +1 Funny for you as well.
My rights don't end where your fear begins.
(Score: 2) by Azuma Hazuki on Saturday July 27 2019, @09:18PM (2 children)
Depending on what the variables and connections are, they might be rare and/or special. There is such a thing as degrees of separation or freedom. I don't get why people like you have this utter inability to see nuance. It's either "dependent variables don't exist period" or "oh look, NOW she says everything's connected exactly as strongly in all directions as everything else! MAKE UP YOUR MIND!!!1111ONE"
I am "that girl" your mother warned you about...
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday July 27 2019, @09:55PM (1 child)
Sure, but the primary determinant of publishing your results is "statistical significance", which has nothing to do with that.
(Score: 2) by Azuma Hazuki on Sunday July 28 2019, @09:10PM
Are you that one AC who has a permanent stick up his arse about hypothesis testing?
I am "that girl" your mother warned you about...