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"Sitting Is the New Smoking" Is Half Right — and the Half That's Wrong Matters
4/29/2026
The phrase landed with the satisfying thud of a public health revelation. Sitting is the new smoking. It spread from wellness blogs to corporate wellness programs to standing desk marketing copy, and now it's basically ambient background noise in any conversation about office hea…
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