Right on the heels of a post from earlier this week linking screen time to mortality, here comes an NHANES analysis linking sedentary time to cardio-metabolic and inflammatory biomarkers as a possible explanation for the increased risk of mortality.
In this cross sectional analysis of 4,757 participants, an accelerometer was used to assess and quantify exactly how long someone was sedentary vs active. The longer one remained sedentary without any physical activity, the greater one's waist circumference, the lower one's HDL, and the higher one's CRP, triglycerides, and insulin.
Taken in concert with the aforementioned studies, it's imperative that we remain as physically active as possible if we are to make a difference to our life expectancy.
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