Despite health warnings, Americans still sit too much

Wednesday, April 24, 2019 - 09:20 in Health & Medicine

Most Americans continue to sit for prolonged periods despite public health messages that such inactivity increases the risk of obesity, diabetes, heart disease and certain cancers, according to a major new study led by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. The research team analyzed surveys of 51,000 people from 2001 to […]

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