Sitting Too Long Could Lead to Cancer
Sitting Too Long Could Lead to Cancer
Sitting for a long period of time could increase the risk for breast and colon cancer. Experts say if you've been sitting for an hour, without taking a break, you've been sitting too long.
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" Our car centric culture just found workplaces. And couch potato -- make Americans and increasingly sedentary people one. But today from a review 200 cancer studies becomes a powerful and to get up and move."
" It's quite consistent. Evidence. That's the more physically active these people were. Laura was their risk of cancers."
" Doctor -- found increased physical activity -- increased the risk for breast colon endometrial prostate lung and ovarian cancers. And for the first time researchers put a number on how many US cancer cases are linked to physical in activity. 49000 cases of breast cancer 43000 cases of colon cancer. Putting some happy hours app can help lower key risk indicators including body -- inflammation and insulin resistant."
" Just doing walking. On an ongoing basis for at least thirty minutes a day for five days a week is sort of the minimum that we're recommending."
" But in addition researchers say you also have to get out from behind that desk break up long periods of sitting they say by standing or walking. Even for a few minutes."
" I totally believe it. I personally trying to get back our game night."
" Other doctors called -- steady reassuring cautioned that just moving around or won't prevent cancer it's probably no guarantee that you won't get cancer. What you can reduce the risk. This is the latest in a mind boggling barrage of cancer studies that often seem to create more conflict. And clarity I kind of -- related news but I think it is helpful. -- can be confusing times."
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