EGADS!!! This is scary

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Many of us sit for hours, every day — during our commute, behind
our desk, in front of the television — and it’s killing us, researchers
say. The negative health effects of sitting are well-established. For
example:

• A peer-reviewed study involving approximately 800,000
people, carried out by British researchers from Loughborough
University and the University of Leicester, found that people
who sat the longest (compared with those who sat the least)
have a more than 100 percent increased risk of diabetes, a
nearly 150 percent increase in cardiovascular events, an almost
100 percent increase in death caused by cardiovascular events,
and a 49 percent increase in death from any cause.

• A recent study in the Annals of Internal Medicine concludes,
“Prolonged sedentary time was independently associated with
deleterious health outcomes regardless of physical activity.”
In other words, even a brisk run or other strenuous physical
activity every day can’t undo the damage done by hours of
uninterrupted chair time.


Healthcare Business Monthly, September 2015