Sitting: As Bad As Smoking?!
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Sitting: As Bad As Smoking?!

B1IntermediateOctober 29, 202632 min
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Lots of us spend HOURS a day sitting on our bums. And we’re often told that this is terrible for us — even that it could be as bad for our health as smoking. But how bad is it really? And can exercise or standing desks help make up for all those hours on the couch?? We dig into what happens inside our bodies when we sit all day — with sedentary behavior researchers Prof. David Dunstan and Prof. Bethany Barone Gibbs. Find our transcript here: https://tinyurl.com/ScienceVsSitting In this episode, we cover: (01:2...

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Too much sitting could increase your risk of dying from cancer.

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If you sit too much, like we're doing right now, you apparently raise your risk of dying.

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Hi, I'm Wendy Zuckerman and this is Science Versus. And I'm here sitting on my butt. Today on the show, we are taking a look at how bad it is to just sit. Because for years now, we've been hearing that sitting is so incredibly bad for our

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health. It's as bad as public health enemy number one. Smoking. Sitting is the new smoking.

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You're actually taking years off of your life, even if you work out. Too much sitting could increase your risk of dying from cancer. Associated with a greater risk for cardiovascular disease. If you sit too much, like we're doing right now, you apparently raise your risk of dying.

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