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Does This Chair Make My Butt Look Fat?

Mary Papenfuss — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 02:00:00 CST

You've worried about clothes making you look fat—apparently, you should have worried about chairs actually making you fat. That's because sitting for long stretches can actually make you fatter, scientists have found. Studies suggest that the pressure placed in the butt and hips from sitting too long can generate...

Sitting All Day Is Making You Fat

Harry Kimball — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 11:59:46 CST

Exercise all you want, but that office chair—or your couch at home—will erase your good intentions. Multiple studies, Olivia Judson writes, have shown that people who sit for extended periods can’t help but pack on the pounds. Consider this result: “Among people who sit in front of the...

Sitting at That Computer Is Shortening Your Life

Jane Yager — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 07:20:43 CST

Hey you, reading this at your computer: You might want to get up and stretch. A new study shows that every hour per day spent in front of that monitor raises your risk of early death from heart disease by a whopping 18%—ie, someone who spends an average of...

Surgeon General Targets Killer Blood Clots

Harry Kimball — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 17:08:21 CDT

An easily treatable complication related to blood clots kills 100,000 Americans every year, but a new federal awareness campaign aims to change that, the AP reports. Although deep vein thrombosis affects up to 600,000 people a year, "I don't think most people understand that this is a serious...