The Sitting Disease: A Silent Killer in the Boardroom and Beyond Research published in PLOS Medicine has highlighted a disturbing connection between prolonged sitting and an increased risk of cancer related mortality, independent of physical activity levels.
A 12 year study tracked over 91,000 adults and found that every additional hour of continuous sitting raises the risk by about 10%.
Millions of Indians with desk bound jobs are unwittingly courting disaster each day they settle into their chairs.