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New study to measure how sedentary behavior can impact health – News-Medical.net
A new worldwide study funded by the British Heart Foundation will measure how certain physical behaviours, such as sitting for long periods of time, can impact…

A new worldwide study funded by the British Heart Foundation (BHF) will measure how certain physical behaviors, such as sitting for long periods of time, can impact health.
The £855,000 research project at the University College London (UCL), in collaboration with the University of Sydney, will look at how sedentary behavior can lead to heart and circulatory conditions such as heart attack and stroke, in order to improve prevention.
Although physical inactivity is a well-known risk factor for heart…
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