In the News – If You Sit, You Die
Snippet from the non-hair-loss-related article:
A new study from American Cancer Society researchers finds it’s not just how much physical activity you get, but how much time you spend sitting that can affect your risk of death. Researchers say time spent sitting was independently associated with total mortality, regardless of physical activity level. They conclude that public health messages should promote both being physically active and reducing time spent sitting.
The study appears early online in the American Journal of Epidemiology.
Read the full story at ScienceDaily — More Time Spent Sitting Linked to Higher Risk of Death; Risk Found to Be Independent of Physical Activity Level
Initially I assumed it had more to do with obesity and lack of any activity, but the article shows that the “association remained virtually unchanged after adjusting for physical activity level“. The study included survey results from over 123k adults with no history of cancer, heart attack, stroke, or emphysema/other lung disease.
So now not only should you worry about how long you sit during the day… when you sleep, you run the risk of Freddy Krueger killing you in your dreams!
Freddy Krueger??? What Norwood Class is he, doctor? And can you disclose if he has ever had a consultation with you? (I hope I am not causing you to break patient/doctor confidentiality by asking this…)
With burns to around 100% of his skin, he wouldn’t be a candidate for transplantation.
Thanks, Doctor – that must be why he’s always wearing that hat…