Phone Habits & Eating Disorders: Study Links Excessive Use to Food Stress

• A study in the Journal of Medical Internet Research links problematic smartphone use to eating disorder symptoms.
• Researchers reviewed 35 studies with over 52,000 participants, mostly young people.
• Findings show a clear link between excessive phone use and body dissatisfaction, emotional eating, and food addiction signs.
• The more time spent on smartphones, especially compulsively, the higher the likelihood of negative body feelings and irregular eating.
• Emotional struggles like anxiety and low mood bridge excessive phone use and disordered eating.