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Sitting down heightens chronic disease risk: Study

Sydney: Sitting for more than four hours daily makes people vulnerable to diabetes and hypertension, says a new study.Emma George from the University of Western Sydney (UWS) School of Science and Health conducted the study



"The rates of chronic diseases reported by the participants exponentially increased in proportion with the amount of time the participants spent sitting down," says George.

"Despite your levels of physical activity, the more time you spend sitting the less time your body has to stay active and expend energy," says George.