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Idle women more likely to die
Not that I understand how any female could sit around doing nothing for six hours a day ... what with baking pies, cleaning, praying, walking the dog, reading the bible, gardening, looking after Daddy, paying the bills, sewing, etc
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Women who sit while relaxing for six hours more likely to die, study says
RELAXING at home can have deadly consequences for women who sit for more than six hours a day during their leisure time, regardless of how much they exercise, scientists say.
A new study from American Cancer Society researchers found that women in particular who sat for longer than six hours a day during their leisure time -- engaged in activities such as watching television, surfing the internet and reading -- had higher death rates.
And it did not matter how much daily exercise they did, the risk remained virtually unchanged.
Several studies have already shown there is a link between long sitting times and obesity, type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease risk factors, and unhealthy diets.
But the latest study - which surveyed 123,216 people for 13 years - found a link between the amount of time people spent sitting and their death rates.
It found that the more leisure time people spent sitting, the higher the risk of death, particularly for women.
Women who said they sat for more than six hours a day during their leisure hours were found to be 37 percent more likely to die during the period of the study, than those who sat for less than three hours a day.
Men who sat for more than six hours were 18 percent more likely to die than those who sat for less than three.
The results remained virtually unchanged when physical activity was factored in.
However, lack of exercise combined with long sitting times was a killer combination.
Women who sat more and were less physically active were 94 percent more likely to die compared with those who sat the least and were the most active. For men the figure was 48 percent.
Alpa Patel, who led the team of researchers, said long sitting times were shown to have important metabolic consequences influencing things such as cholesterol and resting blood pressure, which were biomarkers of obesity and cardiovascular and other chronic diseases.
The study concluded that public health messages needed to encourage people to reduce the time they spent sitting as well as promoting them to exercise.
"Because a sizable fraction of the population spends much of their time sitting, it is beneficial to encourage sedentary individuals to stand up and walk around as well as to reach optimal levels of physical activity," Mr Patel said.
Women who sit while relaxing for six hours more likely to die, study says
- By staff writers
- From: NewsCore
- July 23, 2010 2:21PM
RELAXING at home can have deadly consequences for women who sit for more than six hours a day during their leisure time, regardless of how much they exercise, scientists say.
A new study from American Cancer Society researchers found that women in particular who sat for longer than six hours a day during their leisure time -- engaged in activities such as watching television, surfing the internet and reading -- had higher death rates.
And it did not matter how much daily exercise they did, the risk remained virtually unchanged.
Several studies have already shown there is a link between long sitting times and obesity, type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease risk factors, and unhealthy diets.
But the latest study - which surveyed 123,216 people for 13 years - found a link between the amount of time people spent sitting and their death rates.
It found that the more leisure time people spent sitting, the higher the risk of death, particularly for women.
Women who said they sat for more than six hours a day during their leisure hours were found to be 37 percent more likely to die during the period of the study, than those who sat for less than three hours a day.
Men who sat for more than six hours were 18 percent more likely to die than those who sat for less than three.
The results remained virtually unchanged when physical activity was factored in.
However, lack of exercise combined with long sitting times was a killer combination.
Women who sat more and were less physically active were 94 percent more likely to die compared with those who sat the least and were the most active. For men the figure was 48 percent.
Alpa Patel, who led the team of researchers, said long sitting times were shown to have important metabolic consequences influencing things such as cholesterol and resting blood pressure, which were biomarkers of obesity and cardiovascular and other chronic diseases.
The study concluded that public health messages needed to encourage people to reduce the time they spent sitting as well as promoting them to exercise.
"Because a sizable fraction of the population spends much of their time sitting, it is beneficial to encourage sedentary individuals to stand up and walk around as well as to reach optimal levels of physical activity," Mr Patel said.
- God wants the man to be more like a busy ant. 
Charli you sound like you keep yourself busy also, as my father always shouted to my mother, those pies won't bake themselves 
. Then again, I believe that all of the Hutchins children are grown, which would give her the extra time. Last night I was up with a toddler who has decided he can't sleep in a strange bed. The two older boys are restless from being cooped up in the truck all day. 
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