Technology Addiction And Obesity Risk in Children

With the widespread use of technology, many houses now have access to internets. The widespread use has also caused many kinds of dependencies. Many definitions such as television addiction, internet addiction, mobile game addiction, social media addiction have entered into the literature and have been studied. All these dependency models are evaluated in the context of technology dependency. Increased time at the beginning of the screen, physical inactivity, psychosocial problems, sleep disorders, disruption of the diet, exposure to exposure to unhealthy food consumption increases many risk factors such as obesity is supported by many studies. It has also been proposed to increase physical activity-enhancing practices in terms of combating obesity. Nevertheless it is thought that the right use of technology and the increase in the level of knowledge can minimize the risks