White Book: Chinese Internet Users Are Unhealthy – ChinaTechNews
Following news that a man died after playing online games for three days straight, a health-oriented portal in China has released a report which reveals that Internet users may not be living the healthiest of lifestyles. From ChinaTechNews:
According to the newly released “White Book on Chinese Netizens’ Health Status”, more than 40% of Chinese Internet users spend most of their weekends surfing online and over 70% of the netizens have a certain degree of associated mental problems.
The White Book, released by 39.net, one of the top health-related portal websites in China, says that with the increase of the Internet population and their dependence on the Internet, symptoms such as worsening eyesight, injured necks, sore waists, insomnia and anxiety, have become overwhelming. [Full text]
