“Sitting is the new smoking” I just heard on a Will Trent). Physical inactivity is “also the cause of 21–25 per cent of breast and colon cancers, 27 per cent of diabetes cases, and around 30 per cent of ischaemic heart disease. In fact, physical inactivity is the second highest cause of cancer in Australia, behind tobacco smoking.

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WearyTraveler 10 months ago

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“Sitting is the new smoking” I just heard on a Will Trent). Physical inactivity is “also the cause of 21–25 per cent of breast and colon cancers, 27 per cent of diabetes cases, and around 30 per cent of ischaemic heart disease. In fact, physical inactivity is the second highest cause of cancer in Australia, behind tobacco smoking.

The dangers of sitting: why sitting is the new smoking

The less sitting or lying down you do during the day, the better your chances for living a healthy life.

WearyTraveler 10 months ago

Will Trent, kinda mid, but at least it gives me something to sit down at watch!

WearyTraveler 10 months ago

Inspired by a conversation the other day about Microsoft’s new quantum processors curing cancer. My perspective…doubt, though I wouldn’t be surprised if it unlocks some new, extremely expensive treatment options.

Regardless, pretty interesting that cancer is linked with physical activity and other lifestyle (and also environmental) factors given it’s generally billed as an ultra mysterious, genetic malfunction.