Adolescents who sit for much of the day have a greater risk of depression by the time they reach adulthood, a UK study has found. These devices showed whether the child was sedentary, engaging in light activity such as playing an instrument or moderate to physical activity such as running. And depression scores were 19.6% lower in participants with consistently high levels of light activity. The authors say replacing sedentary behaviour with light activity could be an important public health intervention to reduce cases of depression. “Schools could integrate light activity into their pupils’ days, such as with standing or active lessons.”The study is published in the journal Lancet Psychiatry.

Source: Irish Independent February 11, 2020 14:03 UTC