Can social media and short-form content cause hypertension?

Submitted ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩ by ⁨khiemtu27@lemmy.world⁩ to ⁨[deleted]⁩

We all know these social and short-form content platforms are exploiting our attention for ad views and private information. However, the greater harm might be the addictive side of it. “Dopamine rushes” I mean.

I don’t want to jump to conclusion but recently I’ve noticed the trend of increasing cases where people get heart diseases, kidney failure, hypertension, etc in my country (at very young age, below 30). Could it be that not only these platforms are harmful in mental health and privacy but also physical health?

PS: Sorry for my bad English…

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awwwyissss@lemm.ee ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
Sure, being addicted to staring at a small screen in your hand means less physical activity and more heart disease. Also, the constant propaganda and focus on negative news can increase cortisol and blood pressure.

Your English is good.

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retrieval4558@mander.xyz ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
Considering how much content is meant to generate RAGE, yeah probably

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Izzgo@kbin.social ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
Your English is mostly perfect, but (and as someone who tries, like you, to speak another language correctly):

Could it be that not only these platforms are harmful in mental health and privacy but also physical health?

should be

Could it be that not only are these platforms harmful in mental health and privacy but also physical health?

The change in location of the word are is what makes it a grammatically correct question rather than a statement.

To me, I think the primary harm to our physical health IS the impact on our mental health, which is a physical health. To say nothing of neglecting our physical bodies by being so sedentary.

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- khiemtu27@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  Thanks for pointing that out 😅
  
  Btw you have a good point about this!
  
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XeroxCool@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
Is there an increase in the actual number of people with hypertension? Or is there an increase in the known number of people with hypertension in your country? While I don’t want to downplay the risk and frequency of any medical condition, it’s important to consider the increase may come from better, more frequent diagnoses and testing ability. A similar increase in cancer frequency largely came from more frequent screenings, better testing, and more knowledge all around. Yet, all kinds of things were blamed for the “sudden” change from cell phones, plastic, banning lead, vapes, non-organics food, GMO food, to nuclear power plants.

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- khiemtu27@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  I see… Since dopamine, cortisol… from the rages, the pleasure feelings, and other strategies are tools that these platforms use to addict us to them. These neurotransmitters and hormones heavily affect our heartbeat, blood pressure and other heart-related things. (I’ve read the Dopamine Nation book and listened to several podcasts discussing this.)
  
  I don’t have any studies about this, and I’m just a guy trying to learn more about these new phenomena that might have a significant impact on our next generations.
  
  Anyway, it’s nice to hear a different take on this to not just blindly blaming the wrong thing.
  
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