Too Much Sitting – Developing New Approaches to Chronic Disease Prevention

澳大利亚的一项研究发现，大多数人每天久坐7到10个小时会带来严重的健康后果，特别是与“不活动疾病”--2型糖尿病、冠心病、乳腺癌和结肠癌--有关，这些都是个人、家庭和卫生系统不受欢迎的负担。这项新的研究考察了改变儿童和成人在学校、工作场所和家庭环境中坐着的时间的实际可行性和预防健康益处。

Australian research has identified serious health consequences arising from the 7 to 10 hours of daily sitting that most people do, especially in relation to ‘diseases of inactivity’ – type 2 diabetes, coronary heart disease and breast and colon cancer – that are an unwelcome burden on individuals, families and health systems. This new research examines the practical feasibility and the preventive-health benefits of changing children’s and adults’ sitting time in schools, workplaces and the home environment.