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Study Links Sitting To Health Risks In Older Women, But A Little Standing Can Help

Are you sitting down? You might want to stand up after hearing this.

Dorothy Sears is a professor in ASU’s College of Health Solutions who studies obesity. In her newest study, she looked at sitting — specifically in post-menopausal women.

She sat down with The Show recently and began by explaining why her study looked at this particular population.

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Lauren Gilger, host of KJZZ's The Show, is an award-winning journalist whose work has impacted communities large and small, exposing injustices and giving a voice to the voiceless and marginalized.