Quickly becoming as hipster-chic as a medium green tea fro-yo from Pinkberry, Twitter's emergence on the social networking scene offers users a fresh alternative from the likes of Facebook.
But like frequenting the L.A.-based chemical-laden dessert destination on a daily basis, overuse of Twitter's services may also prove harmful for your health.
According to a study conducted by the University of Southern California, Twitter's constant updates, known as "tweets," are too fast for the human brain to process. As a result, scientists are concerned young people will become indifferent to a tweet informing the user about a tragic or upsetting news story.
Ultimately, if individuals rely too heavily on tweets for his or her source of news, evidence shows people may harm their moral compass.
While humans are capable of responding to pain in a rapid fashion, they are unable to process admiration and compassion as quickly - a problem when mentally comprehending a constant stream of tweets on Twitter.
Fortunately for members of the Twitterverse, the study also looked at television news updates, which proved to be more harmful than receiving frequent tweets.
Speaking from personal experience, a few members of the Editorial Board have been known to get their daily tweet on from time to time, but they - shockingly - seem to be doing just fine.
Hell, on the long list of things we do that are detrimental to our health, excessive tweeting has to fall somewhere in between a lack of sleep and a diet relying far too heavily on rolls from Leo's.
Tweet away.
