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A study showed sedentary behavior was an independent risk factor for gout, and this association was especially pronounced in participants without hyperuricemia.1
“When [physical activity] was included in our model, the association between sedentary behavior and gout remained robust, suggesting that the impact of sedentary behavior extends beyond the mere lack of [physical activity,” wrote investigators, led by Hengwei Quin, from the department of sports medicine at Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, in Shanghai, China.
On average, adults in the US spend approximately 6 hours doing sedentary activities, whether sitting, watching TV, or lying down. A study reported that sedentary time had increased from 5.5 hours per day in 2007 to 6.4 hours in 2016.2
However, as extensive research has…