There are 14 risks of Sedentary Lifestyle, including:

Strong increased risk of Heart Attack (Myocard... Cardiovascular system	1 study Sedentary time in adults and the association with diabetes, cardiov... Study in 2012 +147% with High evidence in 10 years 794,577 subjects
Strong increased risk of Atrial Fibrillation Cardiovascular system	1 study Sedentary time in adults and the association with diabetes, cardiov... Study in 2012 +147% with High evidence in 10 years 794,577 subjects
Strong increased risk of Type 2 Diabetes Lymphatic system	1 study Sedentary time in adults and the association with diabetes, cardiov... Study in 2012 +112% with High evidence in 10 years 794,577 subjects
Increased risk of Cardiovascular Disease Cardiovascular system	1 study Sedentary time in adults and the association with diabetes, cardiov... Study in 2012 +90% with High evidence in 10 years 794,577 subjects
Increased risk of Obesity Musculoskeletal system	1 study United States Adolescents' Television, Computer, Videogame, Smartph... Study in 2016 +78% with High evidence in 3 years 29,207 subjects
Increased risk of Uterine Cancer Reproductive system	1 study Television Viewing and Time Spent Sedentary in Relation to Cancer R... Study in 2015 +66% with High evidence in 20 years 68,936 subjects
Increased risk of Coronary Heart Diseas... Cardiovascular system	1 study Associations of job strain and lifestyle risk factors with risk of ... Study in 2013 +56% with High evidence in 7 years 102 subjects

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Caution

The additional associations between other screen device use (such as smartphones or latpops in sedentary lifetyle) and sleep and physical activity suggest that these devices may have unique, and broader, impacts on health. Newer screen devices may have a stronger impact on sleep in particular because of the ease with which youth and adults can bring the devices into their bedrooms, even having them near or in their beds; this can harm sleep both because of the displacement of sleep hours (ie, spending time texting rather than sleeping) and because of potential disruptions to circadian rhythms because of exposure to light from screens. Given that both sleep and physical activity also are linked with psychosocial well-being, and given preliminary evidence linking mobile phone use to depressive symptoms, additional research should more fully evaluate the linkages between other screen device use and psychosocial well-being.

Recommended Dosage

Sedentary activities (TV, smartphones, computers, video games, reading etc.) should be limited to 5 hrs max per day

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