{"id":61709,"date":"2012-01-03T03:07:13","date_gmt":"2012-01-03T08:07:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/?p=61709"},"modified":"2012-01-03T03:12:23","modified_gmt":"2012-01-03T08:12:23","slug":"lead-a-sedentary-lifestyle-for-only-23-5-hours-each-day-says-dr-mike-evans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/01\/lead-a-sedentary-lifestyle-for-only-23-5-hours-each-day-says-dr-mike-evans\/","title":{"rendered":"Lead a Sedentary Lifestyle for Only 23.5 Hours Each Day, Says Dr. Mike Evans [VIDEO]"},"content":{"rendered":"

Some experts suggest that maintaining a healthy weight, eating five servings of fruits and vegetables per day, or drinking plenty of water could all rank as the single best thing a person can do for their health. Dr. Mike Evans<\/a><\/strong>, founder of the Health Design Lab at the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, an Associate Professor of Family Medicine and Public Health at the University of Toronto and a staff physician at St. Michael’s Hospital, would disagree.\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

According to Evans, the single best thing we can do to improve or maintain our health is to fit 30 minutes of exercise<\/a><\/strong> into each day. While this may not seem like a lot to some, the average adult in the United States spends five hours per day watching television or screens.<\/p>\n

“Being sedentary is bad for your health,” said Evans in the following video, featuring some very intriguing white board art. “TV is a chronic disease. [Researcher] Lennert Veerman found that people who spend six hours per day watching TV can expect to live five years less than active people.”<\/p>\n