(NIH/National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute) A new study has found that the longer older women sit or lay down during the course of a day -- and the longer the individual periods of uninterrupted sitting--the greater their risk of cardiovascular diseases such as heart disease and stroke. But reducing their sedentary time by just an hour a day appears to lower the risk of cardiovascular diseases by 12 percent -- and for heart disease alone, by a dramatic 26 percent, the research found.
from EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science http://bit.ly/2E5cfph
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