Technology can negatively impact human health and well-being in several ways. It encourages less physical activity and exercise as people spend more time engaged with online content and games. This lack of movement, combined with mindless eating in front of screens, can contribute to obesity and depression. Technology also disrupts sleep habits by keeping our brains stimulated late into the night and impacting melatonin production. Oversharing personal information and location data online reduces privacy, and some studies show cell phone use can be addictive, causing withdrawal-like symptoms when devices are removed.
2. OBESITY
• The more time people are
spending time in video games,
talking to friends online and
watching videos on YouTube, they
are spending less time being
active or exercising.
• Also the likelihood of mindlessly
eating unhealthy food.
3. •Technology creates the
perfect recipe for depression
with the lack of human
contact, overeating and lack
of exercise.
• Some people could cure
their depression by living a
healthier lifestyle.
DEPRESSION
4. POOR SLEEP HABITS
• We get sucked into online
activities that keep us up too
late and the constant stream
of information can make it
difficult to turn off our brains.
• Also, the ambient glow from
screens can affect the release
of melatonin, the sleep
chemical.
5. LACK OF PRIVACY
• The use of viruses and hacking helps
to find any information they wish to
obtain.
• They don’t think twice about
tweeting every move they make,
freely giving out their location on
Google Map and putting their entire
life story on Facebook.
• One research found that once you
login to Facebook, they can follow
whatever you are browsing.
6. ADDICTION
• Studies have shown that when cell
phones are taken away subjects
heard or felt fathom vibrations,
continuously reached for phones
that weren’t there and became
restless. These are some of the
same withdrawal symptoms you
would expect from doing drugs.
