Dose the internet affect your health?

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Our busy lives sure do entangle us and make us drown into the whirlpool of computers and the world of Internet. While this web is spun around us, have you ever thought how it could affect your health? If this question emerged in your thought process, then im here to point out as to how Computers and Internet could lead to a few health-effects. Vision: By now, everyone knows as to how computer screens can invite various troubles to the eye. The major aspect that has been linked with computer and internet usage has been issues pertaining to the eyes. Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: This terminology has made its presence felt in the health zones. In layman’s words, this condition is actually caused due to the compression of the median nerve at the wrist that results in numbness and muscle weakness in the hand. Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS) mainly causes numbness, but not pain. Spinal Problems: Mostly all desk-related jobs come with a risk of problems of the back. It would sound like a cliché line if we state that ‘Computers have become a necessity in today’s date’. However cliché it may sound, but it is the truth. Many people have reported of spinal problems due to long hours of working on the computer. Incorrect posture happens to be one of the obvious reasons behind the aching back. Obesity: Off recently, Obesity seems to have emerged as a major concern for people who are continuously working on the computer. Less physical activity and incorrect habits could be the ones to be blamed for the expansion of the waist. Today’s financial crisis sure demands an individual to work their best at their respective workplaces. However a few methods sure can tackle and prevent that ugly fat. Addictions: Well you must have heard this terminology being linked to Internet and Computers for long. When computers have become a necessity, if one gets overboard with it, it can also be termed as an addiction. In views of mental health, addiction could be tagged as an unhealthy factor. Depression: Have you ever wondered as to why your moods swing when you spend long hours over the Internet? Well here’s an answer from a two-year Homenet study at Carnegie-Mellon University that concludes, ‘Using the Internet seems to cause isolation, loneliness and depression.’ The world of internet is vast and varied and the same platform can give us a great amount of knowledge and it also has the capacity to cause a lot of harm in terms of mental effects. I hope that this warnings have effect on you and think twice before you stand in front of the computer online every houar. Good luck to all of you :)