or you'll die!!!!!!

For better health, try standing up more, a new study suggests. Those who spend 11 or more hours a day sitting are 40 percent more likely to die over the next three years regardless of how physically active they are otherwise, researchers say.

Analyzing self-reported data from more than 222,000 people aged 45 and older, Australian researchers found that mortality risks spike after 11 hours of total daily sitting but are still 15 percent higher for those sitting between 8 and 11 hours compared to those sitting fewer than 4 hours per day.

"The evidence on the detrimental health effects of prolonged sitting has been building over the last few years," said study author Hidde van der Ploeg, a senior research fellow at the University of Sydney. "The study stands out because of its large number of participants and the fact that it was one of the first that was able to look at total sitting time. Most of the evidence to date had been on the health risks of prolonged television viewing."

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Well that sucks. I spent 11 hours today working at my desk

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Yeah I heard about this before when I worked at that call center. Though I heard it was if you sit for 4 hours or more at a time without standing up, your body doesn't process fat properly or something.

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I want to get a standup desk. Some people even have treadmill desks.

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I read about this a while back. I also read last week about how meat significantly increases your risk of getting some cancers. They'll probably eventually conclude that active living increases your risk of dying sooner.

Seems top me that if your on your ass 4 hours straight, it's a job you probably hate, thus causing increases in suicide, resulting in that extra 15%.

People have died from blood clots for sitting and playing video games too long.

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Yes, I've heard that too.

You know what really increases your risk of dying? Being alive. If you're alive, you have 100% chance of dying. True story!

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Yep. Life is killing me. I've been having the SVT and chest pain episodes again. The docs say there is nothing wrong with me. My wife is glad there is a $100k policy on me.

You guys can fight over my CD and DVD collection when I go. Just bury me with my Gaga CDs.

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