Sitting at your desk could lead to early death

When it comes to living longer, we know exercise well, cut or give up on alcohol, smoke and eat healthier.

But new research has shown that thousands of premature deaths could be avoided if people spent less time sitting.

According to research conducted by Queen's University Belfast and Ulster, approximately 11.6% of deaths in the UK in 2016 were related to prolonged sedentary behavior.

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Researchers have reported that 30% of adults in England spend at least six hours a day being sedentary on weekdays, rising to 37% at weekends.

"Many people in the UK are devoting their leisure time to sedentary behavior and the workplace represents a significant proportion of the inevitable daily sitting time for many people," commented the authors of the study.

"Steps should be taken to reduce sedentary behavior in order to improve the health of the population and reduce the financial burden of health services."

The study gathered data from a number of studies examining the relationship between long periods of sitting and the risk of common diseases.

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It also seems that spending days sitting in the office could be linked to several other cancers, mental health problems and musculoskeletal disorders, they added.

"It is hoped that these estimates will help decision makers prioritize the resources needed to address a major public health problem," continued the study's authors.

Commenting on the findings, Dr. Gavin Sanderbad, of the University of Esbad, said, "If you are sitting less, it could save lives and cost less to the NHS, but, given that we have created a seated economy, intervention-related costs reduce sitting time in the workplace.

"The benefit of reducing sitting time is rather low in terms of health benefits – you actually have to reduce sitting time by several hours each day to see noticeable improvements in health.

"On the other hand, getting people to be more physically active has far greater effects."

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And another study revealed how much people have to exercise to live to age 90 and possibly offset the effects of their sedentary lifestyle.

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Getting out of the couch or your office is not the only thing that could help us stay a little longer.

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Researchers at the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) and Imperial College London have examined data from more than 500,000 people in 10 European countries to badyze the effects of coffee consumption on the risk of death.