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Sitting for Long Periods Affects Mental Health

| June 19, 2015 Comment

Sitting for Long Periods Affects Mental Health – There have been several studies linking sitting to various diseases such as heart disease, obesity, type 2 diabetes, and osteoporosis. Now a new study shows that it can also increase anxiety. Researchers from the Deakin University’s Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition Research in Australia, reviewed 9 […]

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New Yorkers Sit for Too Long

| May 29, 2015 Comment

New Yorkers Sit for Too Long – According to a new study published in the journal, Preventing Chronic Disease, New Yorkers sit for an average of seven hours which may be endangering their health. Researcher Stella Yi of the New York University School of Medicine, with help from the New York City Department of Health […]

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