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Is Prolonged Sitting Dangerous?

February 2nd, 2010

Portrait of a young man using a laptop

 

in a study published last year that tracked more than 17,000 Canadians for about a dozen years, researchers found people who sat more had a higher death risk, independently of whether or not they exercised.  -msnbc

MY COMMENT:  I am shocked by this finding- I can run 50-60 miles a week and still be at risk because I sit at a desk 8 hours a day?  I’m not so sure about this one.

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