Sitting for six hours or many hours is linked to conditions such as obesity, cardiovascular disease and diabetes. On the other hand, the results of the new study indicate that standing instead of sitting for several hours could prevent weight gain and help you lose weight. Moreover, standing could lower the risk of heart attacks, strokes and diabetes.
The findings of the study were published in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology on January 31. The study was led by Francisco Lopez-Jimenez, M.D., the chair of preventive cardiology at Mayo Clinic and other colleagues.
It is reported that in the United States, the adults sit more than seven hours a day. Meanwhile, in European countries, the average sitting hours is about 3.2 to 6.8 hours a day. Dr. Lopez-Jimenez said that prolonged sitting and sedentary behavior had been blamed for the obesity epidemic and other conditions, as noted by Medical Express.
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