The Impact of Modern Lifestyle on Health and Well-being Among Postgraduate Students: A Cross-sectional Study in West Bengal, India

Abstract

Lifestyle is very crucial to a human being, but in the current scenario, most of the youth have adopted unhealthy lifestyles. This study was conducted to identify the current lifestyle patterns of the youths and the factors that mainly affect the health and well-being of the postgraduation students of the University of West Bengal. This study used an explanatory research design, utilizing primary data collection methods with a stratified random sampling approach. The results indicated that the modern or unhealthy lifestyle, i.e., unhealthy diets, junk food consumption, differentiations of meal patterns on normal and working days, and less intake of water, causes various health problems like High cholesterol, kidney problems, liver problems, dental problems, eating disorders, eye problems, etc. Excessive screen time on social media affects youth’s mental health and creates various stresses, depression, increased sadness, isolation, and pressure on the mind. The paper has contributed to a deeper understanding of health and wellbeing research areas.