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Is Sitting The New Smoking? Sedentary behaviors, such as daily sitting, are highly prevalent and detrimental to health. The associations between sedentary behaviours and cardiovascular disease and cancer mortality are modified by physical activity. 1️⃣ Meta-analysis involving 9 studies with 850,060 and 8 studies with 777,696 participants linked sitting time to CVD mortality & cancer mortality. 2️⃣ In the lowest quartile of physical activity (PA), there was a 32% higher risk of CVD mortality and a 6%-21% higher risk of cancer mortality with longer sitting times. 3️⃣ Physical activity reduces or eliminates these risks, especially with moderate to vigorous activity. 4️⃣ Prolonged sedentary time has consistent adverse effects in those with low physical activity levels, but these effects are eliminated in those who meet or exceed 1 hour of moderate-intensity activity per day. 5️⃣ For those who engage in less moderate-vigorous activity, some protection exists against sitting's adverse effects, but not for those sitting more than 8 hours daily. "Sit less, move more—and the more, the better" applies to all. Sitting Isn't The New Smoking Like, Retweet and Bookmark🔖 Meta Analysis Link: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2999…