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Standing desks may be bad for your health, study suggests

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University of Sydney study found standing for more than two hours a day may increase the risk of developing blood clots and deep vein thrombosis.

Research involving more than 80,000 adults in the UK also found standing does not reduce risk of heart conditions such as stroke, heart failure and heart failure.

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English

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53

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long-living

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