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Why sitting is not the 'new smoking'

  • Written by Emmanuel Stamatakis, Associate Professor; Physical Activity, Lifestyle, and Health Behaviours, University of Sydney
imageSitting down at work all day may not be so bad for you after all. How did we get it so wrong?from www.shutterstock.com

Sitting has been branded the “new smoking” for its supposed public health risks, especially for people with sit-down office jobs.

Over the past 15 years or so sitting has been linked with cancer, heart disease and...

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