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High levels of sedentary behavior (total sitting or TV viewing) are independently associated with increased risk of all-cause mortality, cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality, and incident type 2 diabetes, even after adjusting for physical activity levels.
Sitting for more than 6-8 hours a day increases your risk of early death and heart disease, even if you exercise. Try to break up long periods of sitting with standing or light movement, as exercise alone may not fully counteract these risks.
StrongSupportsHIGH confidence
Independent of PA, total sitting and TV viewing time are associated with greater risk for several major chronic disease outcomes.
Why this rating
Systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis of 34 prospective studies with over 1.3 million participants.
Source
Sedentary behaviour and risk of all-cause, cardiovascular and cancer mortality, and incident type 2 diabetes: a systematic review and dose response meta-analysis
Richard Patterson et al. · European Journal of Epidemiology · 2018
Meta-analysis · 34 studiesCited 1,415×
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