Sitting for a Long Time Not as Bad as Thought?

Does sitting for long periods raise the risk of early death?

Wednesday, October 14, 2015 Sitting for a Long Time Not as Bad as Thought? New research challenges the idea that sitting for long periods raises the risk of early death, even for people who are otherwise healthy. Read more ... Related Reading • Heart Disease • The No. 1 Killer in the U.S. Today's Health News •  Early Physical Therapy Not a Cure-All for Low Back Pain: Study •  Prescription Painkiller Abuse Rate Down, But Many Are Addicted: Study •  Anti-Smoking Drug Chantix May Help Women Sooner Than Men •  Younger Women Less Likely to Take Meds After Heart Attack •  Marijuana Extract Ill-Suited for Preventing Nausea After Surgery •  For a Better Calorie Burn, Adjust Your Speed While Walking •  Exercise May Help Prevent Pregnancy-Linked Pelvic Pain •  Plight of NFL Player Stricken by MRSA Germ 'Extremely Unusual' •  Study Ties Essure Birth Control Implant to Greater Need for Reoperation •  Churches a Good Place for HIV Testing, Treatment in Africa •  Health Tip: Help College Kids Have Healthy Ambition •  Health Tip: Help Prevent Rabies •  Sitting for a Long Time Not as Bad as Thought? •  Black Tea Tied to Fewer Fractures in Older Women Health Tools   Picture Slideshows   Quizzes   Pinpoint Your Pain   Medical Word of the Day   Diseases and Conditions   MedicineNet Home From Our WebMD Sponsors Exercise & OA Knee Pain Follow Us       MedicineNet Newsletters Sign up for the NEW MedicineNet newsletters today! New specialty newsletters include Skin Care & Conditions and Arthritis. MedicineNet Newsletters » Quizzes • Preventing Type 2 Diabetes • Eyes and Eye Conditions • Breast Cancer Prevention Top Viewed Articles • Red Wine and Diabetes • Can Bugs End World Hunger? • Elephants' Cancer Secrets • Hot Flashes & Heart Disease • Cheerios Cereal Recall Picture Slideshows • Avoid Diabetes Complications • Common Eye Conditions • Visual Guide to Breast Cancer • ADHD Symptoms in Children • Top Psoriasis Treatments Latest Pet Health Content • Canine Flu FAQ • Toxoplasmosis in Cats • Cold Exposure in Dogs • Bronchitis in Cats • Diseases From Pets Bonus PDF Booklet Infectious Diseases Book