Daily News & Analysis | Couch potatoes at increased risk of heart failure Business Standard The study is the first to examine the link between heart failure risk and sedentary time, said Deborah Rohm Young, lead researcher and a senior scientist at Kaiser Permanente in Pasadena, California. "Be more active and sit less. That's the message ... Do you want to cut heart failure risk? Exercise more and sit less Sitting for long periods increases your risk of heart failure by 52% Sitting link to heart failure risk |