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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

IANS Updated on: February 25, 2013 6:14 IST


George says the study is highly relevant to office workers and anyone whose daily job requires them to sit down for long periods of time, such as truck drivers.

"The results of this study suggest that there is potential for people to improve their overall health if they found more opportunities to move around during the day and reduce the amount of time spent sitting," she says.
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