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Colin Wright
Sep 15, 2022
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New research published in Health Communication found that about 16.5% of people (from a sample size of about 1,100) had "severely problematic" news consumption habits.

In this context, "severely problematic" means these habits were causing negative physical and psychological problems like higher stress levels, anxiety, and overall bad health.

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