Too much sitting and all-cause mortality: is there a causal link?

• Main Authors: Stuart J. H. Biddle (Author), Jason A. Bennie (Author), Adrian E. Bauman (Author), Josephine Y. Chau (Author), David Dunstan (Author), Neville Owen (Author), Emmanuel Stamatakis (Author), Jannique G. Z. van Uffelen (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2016-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Sedentary behaviours (time spent sitting, with low energy expenditure) are associated with deleterious health outcomes, including all-cause mortality. Whether this association can be considered causal has yet to be established. Using systematic reviews and primary studies from th...