A new study suggests standing too much may increase your risk for heart conditions like stroke or heart failure.

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For the past few years,standing deskshave been all the rage.

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Or so we thought.

A closer look at the new study

The study included over 80,000 healthy adults from the UK.

For two years, participants wore wrist accelerometers that recorded how much time they spent sitting and standing.

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Standing more doesnt reduce the risk of conditions like heart disease, stroke, and heart failure.

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There are a couple of caveats to keep in mind.

First, this is an observational study, which means its showing correlationnot causation.

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In other words, it found aconnectionbetween standing too much and an increased risk of poor heart health.

This doesnt mean youre guaranteed to develop a heart condition in the future if you stand too much.

Additionally, this study draws fromUK Biobankdata.

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These are commonly referred to asexercise breaksor exercise snacks.

Dont panic if you have a desk job that requires a ton of sitting.

But dont throw your standing desk to the curb, either.

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