Science Daily – Staff Writer
“Some children and youth with high videogame addiction tendencies may be at risk of sleep deprivation and disorders associated with obesity and poor cardio-metabolic health, Hamilton researchers have found…Using fitness trackers, the team monitored the sleep duration and compared that to the youth’s videogame usage. The data showed that videogame addiction symptoms resulted in shorter sleep which, in turn, was related to elevated blood pressure, low high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, high triglycerides, and high insulin resistance…”This is an important phenomenon to understand…It affects a vulnerable population of children and youth, can impact social interactions amongst youth and, as our research shows, can drive health issues,” said Dr. Katherine Morrison, co-author of the study.”(more)