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New study highlights need for workplace interventions that reduce depression risk
Posted by The Pump Handle on November 26, 2012
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Exploring reliable links between work and depression, which is a significant health and economic burden for individuals as well as society, is somewhat murky. But a new study published in the American Journal of Public Health used two analytic strategies to address such criticism.
Short Breaks May Counteract Toll of Sedentary Time
Posted by Liz Borkowski on May 6, 2011 As Travis Saunders has explained, evidence is accumulating about the unhealthy effects of excessive sedentary time. This isn’t just because sitting burns fewer calories than walking or standing, but because sedentary behavior is associated with changes in triglyceride uptake, HDL cholesterol, and insulin resistance. And bouts of intense exercise every morning or evening can’t completely…