More Evidence Too Much Sitting Raises Clot Risk
By Robert Preidt
THURSDAY, May 3, 2018 (HealthDay News) -- It's been long known that people who sit for extended periods of time run the risk of blood clots.
In fact, the condition has been dubbed economy class syndrome because it's believed it can be brought on by stretches of prolonged immobility on long-distance flights.
Now, a new study out of Japan found that people fleeing a natural disaster seemed to be at risk of the unexpected cause of death -- life-threatening blood clots in the legs and lungs triggered by sitting in a car for a long time.
https://www.webmd.com/dvt/news/20180503/further-signs-that-too-much-sitting-can-raise-clot-risk
