No, sitting for over 11 hours a day doesn’t mean 50% chance you’ll die in 3 years

A businessman sitting at his desk. Scientists say more research on the effect of sitting time on the length of our lives. [File, Standard]

Did you know? If you sit more than 11 hours a day, there’s a 50 per cent chance you’ll die within the next 3 years,” reads a meme posted on Facebook.

The post doesn’t give more details on if this is uninterrupted sitting or the total of the time spent sitting in a day.