By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – Too much time spent sitting is associated with an increased risk of developing diabetes, but the effect is primarily seen among those who are also obese or inactive most of the time, a recent Danish study finds. Overall, the study linked sitting for more than 10 hours a day to a 35 percent higher risk of diabetes compared with sitting for less than 6 hours daily. “If you are normal weight, and it’s impossible to avoid sitting a lot at work, it’s nice to know that being physically active outside work alleviates the diabetes hazard from sitting – at least that’s what our results point toward,” said senior study author Dr. Janne Tolstrup of the University of Southern Denmark in Copenhagen.