Is online bingo bad for your helath?

IS ONLINE BINGO BAD FOR YOUR HEALTH ? Several afflictions may be worsened by uncontrolled online bingo activity... EYES DOWN According to the Vision Council: 32% - proportion of us that experience eye-strain after extended use of digital media 45% - main use of digital media is for entertainment 10.9 - number of hours per day spent using digital media by stay-at-home mums HEALTH TIP: lift your eyes up from the screens to keep your eyes strong. BINGO WINGS According to the Daily Mail: 34 - proportion of women that say their bingo wings are their most hated body part HEALTH TIP:: banish them with exercises like push-ups or carrying shopping baskets. Cost of clothing for banishing bingo wings: £9 for Bodysculpt's Thingo, £21 for Charnos Arm Tights. ADDICTION There is of course a much more serious health risk associated with playing bingo online and gambling in general: addiction. 12% - proportion of UK women that play bingo, either at land-based casinos or online 20% - proportion of the women that contacted GamCare who were bingo players HEALTH TIP: See GamCare website for ideas about how to stay in control of your bingo playing. GROW OLD GRACEFULLY It's not all bad news though; several studies have linked playing bingo with positive health effects. Relative Risk (RR) of getting dementia associated with different kinds of leisure activity: INTELLECTUAL 0.76 PHYSICAL 0.80 SOCIAL 0.85 Is Bingo an intellectual activity? SOURCES https://www.thevisioncouncil.org/consumers/media/VCDigital EyeStrainReport2012FINAL.pdf http://news.softpedia.com/news/Ways-to-Get-Rid-of-the-readed-Bingo-Wings-144504.shtml http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2055344/An-end-bingo-wings-The-Thingo-t-shirt-smoothes-wobbly-arms.htm! http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-22077252 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3025284/