Why the COVID pandemic is causing eye issues in children
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As screen time increased for children during the COVID-19 pandemic, their eyesight decreased. Eye issues may be more prevalent in children who spent their school days virtually learning, according to studies.
Dealing with declining vision is not how 15-year-old Chase Shatzman imagined spending his summer. While learning online during the pandemic, he stared at a screen for about 12 hours a day. "I get headaches as a result, I think, of the computer, as well as sometimes my vision gets a little blurry," Shatzman said.On May 7, health influencer Paul Saladino, M.D.. posted a video to his X account that promoted feeding "raw dairy" to infants. The post received over 90,000 views and sparked strong backlash before it was removed the following day. Saladino regularly advocates for "animal-based" diets featuring raw milk, including on his TikTok channel where he has over half a million followers.
Everywhere you look, things are getting more complicated. Our phones have over a thousand settings. Showerheads come with apps. Cars have touchscreens. Ovens have touchscreens. "There's no doubt that 'featuritis' is real," said design consultant Jakob Nielsen. "Most of these things are too complicated."
New research is adding to the evidence linking ultra-processed foods to health concerns. The study tracked people's habits over 30 years and found those who reported eating more of certain ultra-processed foods had a slightly higher risk of death — with four categories of foods found to be the biggest culprits.