Can Sitting Down Kill You?

Shauna Wright — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 18:06:23 +0000

Want to live longer? It could be as easy as getting out of the chair you may be sitting in right now. A new study suggests that all the time Americans spend sitting down is taking years off our life expectancy rates. Earlier work with both animals and humans discovered that lots of sitting leads [...]

Research Shows Sitting Can Kill You

Kool Staff — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 15:40:29 +0000

People who sit most of the day have a 54 percent greater risk of heart attack than those who spend a good chunk of the day standing.

Researchers at the Pennington Biomedical Research Center in Louisiana came to this conclusion after analyzing the lifestyles of more than 17,000 men and women over 13 years.

The scientists found that even non-smokers who exercise regularly and would be considered in good shape double their risk for heart attack if their job requires them to sit most of the time.

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Can Sitting Down Kill You?

Research Shows Sitting Can Kill You