Is your cell phone causing you harm? From sore necks to weight gain, researchers say it can

If you use your cell phone daily, you've most likely felt it: Neck and back pain caused by the weight of your head looking down at your device. — Photo by Josh Withers on Unsplash

STATEN ISLAND: The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) assures us that low levels of radiation emitted from cell phones will not cause health problems, but the hours most Americans spend looking at their devices can harm us in many other ways, studies show.

Since nearly 97% of American adults now own a cell phone of some kind, according to the Pew Research Center, and the average American now spends an average of eight and half hours in front of theirs, our bodies are showing some tear from all that wear, researchers have found.