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Sitting for hours linked to early death - exercise incapable of reversing effects

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Sedentary behaviour is among the highest causes of early death. [iStockphoto]

Who knew a cushy desk job or habitual TV watching and social media scrolling could be super hazardous? It turns out that sitting all the time isn't how humans were meant to live.

Researchers from the University of California-San Diego suggest that sedentary behaviour is among the highest causes of early death. Older women who sat for 11 hours or more daily saw their risk of death jump by 30 per cent, even if they exercised vigorously!

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