Technology and Health

When technology changes, people change. Not only people, but the environment, our resources, our dependency on our resources, and many other things. The change can be for the good, or it can work against us. If someone finds themselves participating in an inactive situation and they are enjoying themselves, then they may think nothing of it. Take television or the computer for instance. When you are on the computer or watching T.V. you may be having a good time. But at the same time you’re not being very active and not burning up calories you may have consumed over the day beforehand. This might result in you gaining unhealthy weight.

One study showed that for each additional hour of television a five-year-old child watches over the recommended maximum two hours a day, they increase their risk of obesity when they are 30 years old by 7 percent. Another study in the U.S. showed that girls who watched more that the recommended two hours per day were 2.6 times more likely to be overweight then girls who watched less than two hours. This means that the problem is real and it is already evident that it is affecting the health of today’s youth. Parents are being encouraged to promote physical activities for their kids in attempt to cut down on child obesity. At the same time this it true for adults. They need to set examples for their kids if they really want them to change their unhealthy habits. When parents spend their free time lounging around and not being active then their children are more likely to do the same.

It’s not so much technology that