Eating At Desk At The Workplace Increases Blood Clot Risk

Today’s office workers are exposed to very high health risks due to the specifics of their work. That is why nowadays, working in offices is considered almost as risky as working in mines or working shifts. Sitting in the office all day and working at a PC station for a long period of time is linked to increased risk of such diseases as heart attack, heart disease and other serious cardiovascular conditions, respiratory ailments, colon cancer, breast cancer, and many more. Negative health effects of sedentary lifestyle include elevated risks for kidney stones, osteoporosis, metabolic syndrome and related health conditions, elevated blood pressure, blood clot risk and deep vein thrombosis, anxiety, depression and other psychological disorders. Read the rest of this entry »