You've probably heard warnings about how you can get a condition called venous thromboembolism (VTE), commonly known as deep-vein thrombosis, from staying glued to your seat during a long flight. It turns out you can get VTE from something much closer to home: Watching TV—or any kind of screen—for long periods of time. Yes, that's right, you can get it from binge watching. Luckily, you're in such good shape you can stretch out on the sofa and watch the entire first season of Stranger Things without risk, right? Not so much.
Venous thromboembolism is no joke. When a blood clot forms deep in your body, usually in your leg or thigh, from lengthy inactivity, it can cause your legs to swell, feel painful or tender, and turn red. Worst case, the blood clot can break free, travel to your lungs, become a pulmonary embolism, and result in death.
A new study of VTE is based on an analysis of 299,767 "person years"—that's almost 2-1/2 billion hours—of TV watching.[1] Researchers...
Source: How Sitting Too Long In One Spot Can Literally Kill You
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