Young People ‘Feel Anxiety and Terror’ Using Fitness Apps
Young people’s use of phone apps to monitor and improve their health has led to “obsessive behaviour, anxiety and terror”, a study has suggested.
The Digital Health Generation said children as young as eight were using the internet as part of their quest for fitness, a six pack or a thinner body.
It warned the use of fitness trackers, while “potentially motivating, could lead to obsessive behaviour”.
Respondents also said the apps should identify when… READ MORE @ BBC