Our everyday habits have a far-reaching impact on our society, especially when those habits become addictive.<\/p>\n
Smoking used to be the bad guy, blamed for the leading cause of health issues, and prompted authorities to step in and mandate explicit warnings from surgeons in a bid to change behavior in society.<\/p>\n
The rising obesity epidemic soon followed, and sugar found was labeled the new smoking.<\/p>\n
Fast-forward to the present day, and society is beginning to understand the impacts of its twenty-year obsession with social media and the fruit machine-like algorithms<\/a> designed to keep users endlessly doomscrolling<\/a> down their smartphone<\/a> screen.<\/p>\n Research suggests that teenagers spend up to 35 hours a week on social media<\/a>. In parallel, the UK recently reported that children’s mental health referrals have soared by 53%<\/a> over the last few years.<\/p>\n Is it time to warn society about the dangers of their digital diet? Should social media come with a health warning?<\/p>\nKey Takeaways<\/span><\/h2>\n
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