Author: Samina Akhtar, PhD candidate in Population and Public Health and a Fogarty Fellow, Aga Khan University

Shutterstock For decades, one of the most prominent public health messages has been that smoking kills. But another everyday habit, far less dramatic and far more socially acceptable, may also be damaging our health: prolonged sitting. Many people now spend up to ten hours a day seated at desks, in meetings or in front of […]