Science Versus dissects the claim that 'sitting is the new smoking,' finding that while prolonged sitting genuinely raises risks of cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, cancer, and early death, the smoking comparison is overblown (heavy smoking is roughly four times worse). The real f
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