Sitting less also means less diabetes. When the newest season of your favorite TV show appears online, it can be tempting to watch the whole thing in one go. But new research has found that doing so regularly may increase your diabetes risk. “The group started with the population of people at higher risk of developing diabetes who were enrolled in the Diabetes Prevention Program. Some were assigned to exercise at least 150 minutes at a moderate level each week and change their diet with the goal of losing 7% of their body weight. Others were given the diabetes drug metformin, and another group was given a placebo. After more than three years, those who adopted the lifestyle changes lowered their risk of developing diabetes by 58%, compared to 31% for those taking the drug. The researchers also asked how much time they spent sitting at work and how much time they spent watching TV. The lifestyle group spent fewer hours sitting than the metformin and placebo groups, despite the fact that sitting less was not a specific goal of the program. And the more time they spent off their chairs, the lower their risk of going on to develop diabetes. Every hour spent sitting increased the risk of developing diabetes by 3.4%.” The results emphasize the importance of physical activity in lowering diabetes risk and suggest that efforts to help high-risk people avoid diabetes should include a goal of sitting less.

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