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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A new analysis of previous studies ties too much sitting at the computer or lying around watching TV to a greater risk of depression. Based on dozens of studies covering ...

According to a recent study, high levels of sedentary behavior and physical inactivity from childhood strain the heart in adolescence. High cardiac workload predicts heart failure and other heart ...

Women in a Chinese study who sat for more than six hours each day faced substantially higher odds of developing uterine fibroids before menopause, a new study has found. Overall, more sedentary women ...

More than 10 hours a day of sedentary behavior significantly increases the risk of dementia in older adults, a new study suggests. The study of nearly 50,000 adults in the UK Biobank shows that ...

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- We spend hours at our desks, whether it's working from home or at the office. "We're sitting 40 hours a week, behind a desk creating that sedentary lifestyle," said Todd ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Have you ever thought about how much time you spend sitting during the average day, from driving to and from work (in traffic for ...

Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is an increasingly common condition, with about 3% and 5% of children and adolescents, respectively, diagnosed with the condition in recent years. A new study published in ...

What are the health risks of a sedentary lifestyle? Health complications associated with a sedentary lifestyle have become a major public health concern worldwide because of the ever-increasing ...

Medical research has highlighted how prolonged sitting can be linked to reproductive issues. A sedentary lifestyle can contribute to infertility in both men and women. Reproduction is a vital ...

The negative health effects of a sedentary lifestyle are well known, but young professionals are not the only ones affected. New research investigates the impact of low physical activity on the ...