Sitting is the New Smoking? Health Benefits of Standing vs. Sitting

July 18, 2017 by Cathy J. Thompson

"Sitting disease" is a (non-medical) term given to the long-term effects of sitting too long and a sedentary lifestyle, in general. Recently studies have been published about the health effects of desk jobs - that is, any job for which the employee sits for most or all of the day.

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