Older, post-menopausal, overweight or obese women have a higher risk of heart disease and diabetes.
And according to UPI, Arizona State University researchers say that the more time such women spend sitting, the higher the risk.
...Too much time in sedentary behaviors was associated with higher risk for diabetes and heart disease.
Study co-author Dorothy D.
Sears, Professor of Nutrition Arizona State University College of Health Solutions Each additional hour of sitting time per day created a more than 6% higher fasting insulin and a more than 7% jump in insulin resistance.
And each additional 15 minutes in average sitting period was associated with a greater than 7% higher fasting insulin and an almost 9% increase in insulin resistance.
The study noted that Hispanic women were the most vulnerable to the health damages of a sedentary lifestyle.
Insulin resistance is a strong risk factor for both cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes.