Sitting for hours on end is linked to nine more cancers than we thought, according to the cancer expert who is helping to re-write the exercise guidelines.
Charles E Matthews, an epidemiologist at the National Cancer Institute, warns we need more physical activity than we thought - but more importantly, we need to sit less.
Just one hour of TV a day puts even the most active of us at a higher risk of not just breast and colon cancer - which we already knew - but also nine other cancers including lung and head or neck.
Sharing the new research at a conference on Saturday, Dr Matthews said swapping your Netflix show for a brisk walk or some housework could be a game changer.
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So stand for twenty years and they will find cancer of the legs and feet. At that time they will recommend sitting.
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Wine good then bad it's all BS.
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