New Sedentary Behaviour Systematic Review Garnering Significant Media Attention

A systematic review and meta-analysis on the link between sedentary time and health outcomes in adults that was published today is receiving significant attention in the media. The title of the paper is, “Sedentary Time and Its Association With Risk for Disease Incidence, Mortality, and Hospitalization in Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis,” and was published in the Annals of Internal Medicine today. Note: several SBRN members are among the authors on the paper.

According to Dr. David Alter, lead researcher of the study and a senior scientist at the Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, “More than one half of an average person’s day is spent being sedentary — sitting, watching television or working at a computer. Our study finds that despite the health-enhancing benefits of physical activity, this alone may not be enough to reduce the risk for disease.”

Click on the links below to follow media coverage on this study:

• Excessive sitting linked to disease, premature death – Globe & Mail
• Sitting for too long can kill you, even if you exercise: study – CBC
• Too much sitting raises risk of death, even if you exercise – Full Time Whistle
• Sitting All Day Sitting Linked To Disease, Premature Death Even With Regular Exercise – Huffington Post
• Sitting on your butt too much may be deadly: study – Metro
• Too Much Sitting Linked to Increased All-Cause Mortality – Medscape
• Sitting too long increases risk of dying early – SMN Weekly
• Even with exercise, excessive sitting may be deadly – Missions Record
• Even with regular exercise, excessive sitting linked to disease, premature death – News 1130
• Even for the active, a long sit shortens life and erodes health – LA Times
• Exercising regularly WON’T offset the risk of sitting for long periods of time: An hour of activity a day isn’t enough to stave off heart disease, diabetes and cancer, study finds – Daily Mail UK
• It Doesn’t Matter How Much You Exercise If You Also Do This – Time

Reference

Biswas A, Oh PI, Faulkner GE, Bajaj RR, Silver MA, Mitchell MS, Alter DA. Sedentary Time and Its Association With Risk for Disease Incidence, Mortality, and Hospitalization in Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Ann Intern Med. 2015 Jan 20;162(2):123-132. doi: 10.7326/M14-1651.