Excess mortality lower than in OECD
Bringing Taiwan to the World and the World to Taiwan
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A long-term study of Taiwanese workers finds those who mostly sat on the job had significantly higher risk of disease and mortality.
People who primarily sit during the workday face a 34% increased risk of dying of heart disease compared with workers who largely don't sit, but taking breaks and engaging in leisure-time activity attenuates the risk.
Frequent bathroom breaks and setting timers to remind you to stand up can nudge people in the right direction, says Carl Lavie.
Researchers in Taiwan studied hundreds of thousands of people over the course of two decades and found a 16 percent increase in death among those who sat for long periods at work.