The study, published in JAMA Cardiology, found people who remained sedentary for around 12 hours a day were 14 percent more likely to develop heart disease than those who remained sedentary for two and a half hours a day. Moderate amounts of sitting were not linked to heightened risk, according to the report.
The findings were drawn from nine long-term studies analyzing more than 700,000 adults.
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