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Health Outcomes of Information System Use Lifestyles among Adolescents: Videogame Addiction, Sleep Curtailment and Cardio-Metabolic Deficiencies

Abstract

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Obesity is a rising problem among adolescents in modern societies; it results in long-term cardio-metabolic problems. Possible overlooked drivers of obesity and its consequent cardio-metabolic deficits include videogame addiction and the resulting curtailed sleep; both are growing problems among adolescents. The objective of this study is to examine possible associations among these concepts in adolescents, as a means …

Authors

Turel O; Romashkin A; Morrison KM

Journal

PLOS ONE, Vol. 11, No. 5,

Publisher

Public Library of Science (PLoS)

DOI

10.1371/journal.pone.0154764

ISSN

1932-6203