People with desk jobs are at a greater health risk than they realize, according to a latest research.

A new research showed that people who sit for more than seven hours a day are more likely to be overweight, obese, die prematurely, and have higher chances of being diagnosed with cancer and type two diabetes.

Sitting in one position for long periods tends to slow the metabolism.

According to the research, most adults in United Kingdom spent about seven hours a day sitting or lying, and this generally increases with age.