Long sedentary periods are bad for health and cost NHS £700m a year

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Extended sitting in daytime increases risk of heart disease, type 2 diabetes and cancer, says study

Sitting or lying down for long periods during the day is not only bad for your health it could be the cause of almost 70,000 deaths and cost the NHS at least £700m a year, new research has revealed.

 

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Nhs is NOT a firm in pvt sector. It is funded by fiat & political will, NOT taxes, despite the NI itemisation. The £ is NOT pegged to another currency or commodity. The cost in human health is only in lost productivity & quality of life. The U.K. can NEVER run out of ££’s.

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