article_snippet: Blame modern life, but modern life turns out that sitting down all day puts you at more risk of having a heart attack or stroke.
article_snippet: A study has found that for every hour each day an adult spends sitting down during their life, the likelihood of developing heart disease goes up by 14 per cent.
article_snippet: A study has found that for every hour each day an adult spends sitting down during their life, the likelihood of developing heart disease goes up by 14 per cent (file picture)
article_snippet: Scientists from the Medical College of Wisconsin in the US compared the number of hours spent sitting down each day with levels of deposits in blood vessels that signal for heart disease.
article_snippet: Sitting down all day puts you at more risk of having a heart attack or stroke, a study has found (file picture)
article_snippet: Researchers found that for every hour spent sitting, the levels of artery deposits increased by 14 per cent.
article_snippet: ‘Reducing the amount of time you sit by even an hour or two a day could have a significant and positive impact on your future cardiovascular health.
article_snippet: June Davison, Senior Cardiac Nurse at the British Heart Foundation, said: ‘June Davison, Senior Cardiac Nurse at the British Heart Foundation know that sitting down for long periods can have a negative effect on June Davison, Senior Cardiac Nurse at the British Heart Foundation heart health.