Health News Desk, Are you also one of those people who spend hours using the Internet and binge watch Netflix, Amazon Prime till late night using high speed network? So be careful, according to a new research conducted in Australia, fast internet connection is increasing the rate of obesity. Yes, in the study of Household, Income and Labor Dynamics (HILDA) survey in Australia, high speed internet connection is increasing from 2006 to 2019. The internet was tracked and its results revealed that the faster the internet connection, the more people’s weight increased.
How fast internet is connected to obesity
Experts explained the link between fast internet and obesity through inactive behaviour. He says that due to high speed internet connection, people become so busy in it that they become physically inactive. Due to not being physically active, their weight starts increasing. Experts believe that due to high end speed internet, we waste hours of time in watching shows or online things and physical activity starts decreasing to zero. This has a bad effect on metabolism and results in obesity. If you binge watch, along with sitting, you also keep eating some snacks, which can also increase obesity.
Break this bicycle like this
Now the question comes that how to break this link between internet and obesity? So it is important for people to recognize their increased inactivity due to the internet, so that they can take breaks from screen time and continue doing physical activities along with a healthy lifestyle. If you sit in the middle of high speed internet connectivity and work in your office. If you work, spend time on TV or mobile, then definitely take breaks in between. Walk for a while or do some exercise or activity, which will also improve your physical fitness. While binge watching on TV or mobile, choose healthy snack options and avoid eating fried food.
