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Marta Iraola Iribarren

Taking short breaks from sitting can lower cancer death risk, study finds

Sedentary behaviour — any activity involving low energy expenditure while sitting, reclining, or lying for at least 30 minutes — is associated with adverse health outcomes.

People who spent the most sedentary time at once had a higher risk of cancer mortality, overall cancer incidence, obesity-related cancers and type 2 diabetes-related cancers, according to a study published in the PLOS Medicine journal.

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