Study Links Reel Addiction With High BP In Young, Middle-Aged People

New Delhi: Even as watching short videos or reels on social media platforms has become an integral part of the daily lives of young and middle-aged people, a new study shows that addiction to this can lead to high blood pressure. The team analysed data from 4,318 young and middle-aged people who self-reported screen time spent watching short videos at bedtime and also underwent medical examinations between January 2023 and September 2023.

They found that longer screen time spent watching short videos at bedtime was associated with a higher hypertension prevalence.

“The screen time spent watching short videos at bedtime was significantly associated with essential hypertension in young and middle-aged people,” said the team, in the paper published in the journal BMC Public Health.