Sitting at work is bad, but is standing actually better?

The Boston Globe reports:

More than a dozen studies conducted over the past decade suggest that too much sitting leads to more disability as we age, doubles the risk of diabetes and heart disease, and could even shorten our lifespan. For example, Harvard researchers found in a February study involving more than 92,000 women that the more time participants spent sitting at work, driving, or watching TV, the greater their risk of dying from heart disease, cancer, or strokes.

Such news may have contributed to a 50 percent rise in the sales of standing desks over the past year as more companies invest in them for their employees.

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