Is social media sickening us?

Like sunscreen being blamed for causing a widespread vitamin D deficiency, now social networks are being blamed because too many people spend too much time indoors. stuff/Connector reports.

Dr Aric Sigman, who spoke to the BBC in 2009, says social media can lead to an upset in our body chemistry through decreased face-to-face contact.

The doctor believes that instead of these services supplementing our communication, they are replacing normal human contact, and it's bad for our health.

We now spend more time inside. This could be lowering our intake of Vitamin D (which we get from exposure to sunlight), considered by some the most underrated nutrient.

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emily | 9:34 AM | News, Buzz |
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