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Can sitting less decrease your risk of heart disease?

  • Written by Gautam Ramesh, Medical Student, University of California San Diego
Standing up when doing routine things such as talking on the phone can reduce the amount of time a person sits. YoloStock/Shutterstock.com

Too much sitting has long been criticized for contributing to premature mortality, Type 2 diabetes, and a host of other illnesses. In a new study of 5,638 women, we looked at how sedentary behavior was related...

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