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What are the negative effects of a sedentary lifestyle?

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See below:: The surgeon general’s report on physical activity and health states: a sedentary lifestyle is damaging the health of americans and bears responsibility for the growing obesity problem in this country. Sedentary lifestyle increases a person’s risk of premature death, as well as the risk of developing heart disease, diabetes, cancer, obesity and other diseases.

Answered 1/16/2014

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Obesity.: A sedentary lifestyle mainly causes an unhealthy increase in body weight, which can then lead to diabetes, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, heart disease, muscular weakness, osteoarthritis,

Answered 11/25/2014

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