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12-year-olds with smartphones are more likely to develop eating disorders by 14

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By Amanda Schupak, CNN Kids who have their own smartphones at age 12 are more likely to develop eating disorder symptoms than their peers without the devices, according to a new study. The research, published Friday in the medical journal JAMA Network Open, comes from a wide-ranging survey of nearly 9,000 adolescents across the United The post 12-year-olds with smartphones are more likely to develop eating disorders by 14 appeared first on KQ2 | St. Joseph, Missouri News, Weather & Sports .