world news - The Daily Habit That's Hurting Your Liver

앉아서 많은 시간을 보내는 학생들과 직장인들은 평소에 가만히 앉아 있기보다는 일어나서 움직이라는 말을 자주 듣고는 하죠? 그런데 한국의 중년 남녀를 대상으로 한 연구에 따르면, 실제로 많은 시간을 앉아서 보낼 경우 간 질환을 초래할 가능성이 높아진다고 하네요. 기사를 함께 읽어볼까요? The Daily Habit That's Hurting Your Liver   The study, published in the Journal of Physiology / Hepatology, found that people who sat for 10 or more hours per day increased their risk for the disease by nine percent.   Getting active seemed to do the opposite: People who were physically active -- walking at least / first 10,000 steps a day, for example -- were 20 percent less likely to develop NAFLD compared to those who scarcely exercised.   Close to 140,000 South Korean men and women with an average age of about 40 years were analyzed in the study. Nearly 40,000, or close to 35 percent of them, were found to have / having NAFLD though testing with ultrasound. The participants self-reported their sitting times and activity levels.