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Greater risk of heart disease for workers who stand


A study has suggested that workers who stand on the job most of the time are at greater risk of heart disease than workers who predominantly sit. The study, published in the American Journal of Epidemiology, reported that even after taking into account a wide range of personal, health and work factors, people who primarily stand on the job are twice as likely as people who primarily sit on the job to have a heart attack or congestive heart failure.