India, Aug. 9 -- For millions, the immediate impulse after finishing a heavy meal is to collapse onto the couch or sink back into an office chair. But according to a doctor, that post-meal lounge might be doing quite a bit of damage to your metabolic health - and fixing it requires far less effort than a gruelling gym session. Also read | AIIMS-trained gastroenterologist reveals 7 things that happen when you walk 10 minutes post meals daily

Dr Sudhir Kumar, a neurologist at Apollo Hospitals in Hyderabad, shared a simple call to action on X on August 8: "Are you diabetic? Don't sit after your meal. Walk for 10 minutes." His advice arrives at a moment when global rates of type 2 diabetes continue to rise, and desk-bound lifestyles remain t...