The more sit, the less will live!

The longer you will sit in the workplace and at home, the less will live, say scientists. Moreover, this ratio is maintained, even taking into account factors such as obesity or regular exercise.

Even the exercise will not help the people lead passive lifestyle , Live a long time, as the authors of a study published in the journal American Journal of Epidemiology 22 July. We analyzed the answers to questions 123 216 healthy people (53,440 men and 69,776 women) who took part in a national study, Cancer Prevention II, conducted by the American community oncologists.

For this study, participants watched 14 years - from 1993 to 2006. Although initially this work was aimed at the prevention of cancer, it appears that people are significantly more likely to die from heart problems than from cancer. When taken into account all risk factors such as body mass index and smoking, it was found that women who performed in a sitting position on the 6 hours per day or more had a 37% higher risk premature death Than those ladies who sat less than 3 hours. For men, the risk was 17%.

Sadly, exercise (even on a daily basis) did not affect the reduction of mortality associated with sedentary lifestyle . However, people who sat a lot and did not go in for sports, have a far greater risk of death - 94% for women and 48% for men.

"The more time you spend in a seated position, the less energy you expend, and this leads to such unpleasant consequences, such as weight gain, - said study author Dr. Alpa Patel of the American Society of Oncology. - This way of life also affects the metabolism and Other risk factors for various diseases. "

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