Sit Longer, Die Sooner

A new study links more time spent sitting to higher risk of death, regardless of physical activity level. American Cancer Society researches who surveyed responses from 123,216 individuals found that such a risk was more pronounced in women. Women who reported more than six hours per day of sitting were 37 per cent more likely to die during the time period studied than those who sat fewer than 3 hours a day. Men who sat more than 6 hours a day were 18 per cent more likely to die than those who sat fewer than 3 hours per day. The study appears in the American Journal of Epidemiology.