Balding Blog
08-06-2010, 07:51 AM
Snippet from the non-hair-loss-related article (http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/07/100722102039.htm):
A new study from American Cancer Society researchers finds it’s not just how much physical activity you get, but how much time you spend sitting that can affect your risk of death. Researchers say time spent sitting was independently associated with total mortality, regardless of physical activity level. They conclude that public health messages should promote both being physically active and reducing time spent sitting.
The study appears early online in the American Journal of Epidemiology.
http://www.baldingforum.com/photos/recliner.jpgRead the full story at ScienceDaily — More Time Spent Sitting Linked to Higher Risk of Death; Risk Found to Be Independent of Physical Activity Level (http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/07/100722102039.htm)
Initially I assumed it had more to do with obesity and lack of any activity, but the article shows that the “association remained virtually unchanged after adjusting for physical activity level“. The study included survey results from over 123k adults with no history of cancer, heart attack, stroke, or emphysema/other lung disease.
So now not only should you worry about how long you sit during the day… when you sleep, you run the risk of Freddy Krueger (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freddy_Krueger) killing you in your dreams!
Tags: american cancer society (http://technorati.com/tag/american+cancer+society), study (http://technorati.com/tag/study), health (http://technorati.com/tag/health)
More... (http://www.baldingblog.com/2010/08/06/in-the-news-if-you-sit-you-die/)
A new study from American Cancer Society researchers finds it’s not just how much physical activity you get, but how much time you spend sitting that can affect your risk of death. Researchers say time spent sitting was independently associated with total mortality, regardless of physical activity level. They conclude that public health messages should promote both being physically active and reducing time spent sitting.
The study appears early online in the American Journal of Epidemiology.
http://www.baldingforum.com/photos/recliner.jpgRead the full story at ScienceDaily — More Time Spent Sitting Linked to Higher Risk of Death; Risk Found to Be Independent of Physical Activity Level (http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/07/100722102039.htm)
Initially I assumed it had more to do with obesity and lack of any activity, but the article shows that the “association remained virtually unchanged after adjusting for physical activity level“. The study included survey results from over 123k adults with no history of cancer, heart attack, stroke, or emphysema/other lung disease.
So now not only should you worry about how long you sit during the day… when you sleep, you run the risk of Freddy Krueger (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freddy_Krueger) killing you in your dreams!
Tags: american cancer society (http://technorati.com/tag/american+cancer+society), study (http://technorati.com/tag/study), health (http://technorati.com/tag/health)
More... (http://www.baldingblog.com/2010/08/06/in-the-news-if-you-sit-you-die/)