Social Media as a Driver of Obesity in Children and Adolescents (Aged 6-18 Years): It Is Time for Regulatory Action
Obesity in children and adolescents is rising in China and globally, with health consequences that are already evident during childhood. This Viewpoint represents the authors’ interpretation of current evidence and policy experience, using China as an illustrative case for a wider international challenge. We argue that social media should be considered a modifiable obesogenic environment because it can amplify sedentary behavior, digital food marketing, disrupted sleep, body image pressures, cyb
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Published: 10 August 2026
Source: JMIR (Journal of Medical Internet Research)
Category: Research
Topics: Regulation · Healthcare · Children & education · Environment
Retrieved: 11 August 2026
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ethics.ai (10 August 2026), “Social Media as a Driver of Obesity in Children and Adolescents (Aged 6-18 Years): It Is Time for Regulatory Action,” evidence record 18084, https://ethics.ai/record/18084 (originally published by JMIR (Journal of Medical Internet Research)).
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