Is Sitting As Harmful As Smoking? A Doctor’s Take | What’s That Rash?

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What are the health harms of too much sitting - whether in the office all day, on the couch all night? And do they compare to smoking as some headlines claim? Subscribe to ABC Science YouTube 👉 https://ab.co/2YFO4Go Get answers to the health questions everyone's asking. Hosted by experienced health reporters Dr Norman Swan and Tegan Taylor, What's That Rash? podcast gives you the information you need to feel good and make the best decisions for your brain and body. Listen to more episodes on ABC listen 👉 https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/whats-that-rash Got a question? Email us at [email protected] What's That Rash? is recorded on the unceded lands of the Jagera, Turrbal and Gadigal. ————————————————————————————————— 00:00 Intro 00:22 Q: Is sitting as bad as smoking? 00:50 What actually IS sitting? 01:17 Energy Burn (METs) 02:00 Lying down vs Sitting 03:14 What’s the harm of not moving? 03:48 Sedentary - chance of dying 04:03 Smoking - chance of dying 04:44 Shifting focus from smoking 05:44 Putting things in perspective 06:15 Physical activity; other risks 06:44 **Mediterreanean Diet Bell!** 07:09 How does sitting cause death?? 07:41 Office sitting vs Netflix sitting 08:48 How much are Australians sitting daily? 09:20 Physical Activity Guidelines 09:52 US vs Australia 10:29 How to offset the sitting 10:43 Standing desks vs Walking 11:35 Specific advice for desk workers 11:53 Moderate exercise 12:52 Advice for retirees and kids 13:30 Incidental exercise counts! 14:30 Benefits of building muscle 14:58 **The bottom line for office workers** 16:19 Top three medical conditions 17:50 How to contact us 18:00 Mailbag: Radiation 18:41 Mailbag: Green potatoes (again!) ————————————————————————————————— This episode’s references: Evaluating the Evidence on Sitting, Smoking, and Health: Is Sitting Really the New Smoking? https://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/full/10.2105/AJPH.2018.304649 Trends in Self-Reported Sitting Time by Physical Activity Levels Among US Adults, NHANES 2007/2008–2017/2018 https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8477754/ Recent Trends in Sedentary Time: A Systematic Literature Review https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8394097/ Sedentary behaviour and health in adults: an overview of systematic reviews https://cdnsciencepub.com/doi/10.1139/apnm-2020-0272 Around 10,000 steps a day may counteract health risks of high sedentary time https://www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2024/03/06/around-10-000-steps-a-day-may-counteract-health-risks-of-high-se.html #Health #Sitting #Standing #Posture Subscribe: https://ab.co/2YFO4Go Like: https://www.facebook.com/ABCScience Follow: https://www.instagram.com/ABCHealth --------------------------------------------------------------- This is an official Australian Broadcasting Corporation YouTube channel. Please see the ABC Online Terms of Use for the reasons why we may remove content from this page, or ban people: http://about.abc.net.au/terms-of-use/