People who sit down for more than 6 hours a day warned of early death if they don't add one thing to diet

Office workers - or anyone who spends a good portion of their working day on their arse - listen up, as your lifestyle could put you at risk of an early death.

Now you don't need me to tell you that spending the entire working day parked on a chair isn't good for your health. We all now this.

It's exact the reason why standing desks and office yoga exists, although I imagine both would get you some funny looks from co-workers.

So what can we do to improve our general health if our jobs require us to be seated and typing away at a keyboard?

Well you can start by adding this one drink.

If this is you then listen up (Getty Stock Images)

Although I'm pretty sure it's something which most of you are already guzzling throughout the day. That's right folks, a cup of coffee everyday may actually keep the doctor away.

We're not making this up as a way to justify a caffeine addition either, as research from Soochow University in China analysed long-term data from 10,000 people in the US and found that a certain drink cut their death risk.

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Apparently, people who sit for long periods of time but also drink coffee are 1.58 times less likely to die of any cause than those who don’t consume the stuff, with the effect lasting for up to 13 years.

This statistic certainly sounds to good to be true, so how does this all work? The study found that drinking the chugging lattes and cappuccinos seemed to offer protection from all the nasty impacts of being sedentary for so long, such as diabetes and heart disease.

Take this as a sign to not cut out your coffee (Getty Stock Images)

They also found that people who drank coffee also had better protection than those who exercised. Overall, the research came from 10,639 people, with those who sat for several hours a day had an increased risk of dying if they didn’t drink coffee.

So if you're not a fan of a steaming cup of joe, then it may be worth holding your nose and gulping it down.

You don’t have to be absolutely downing gallons of the stuff for this supposed protection – even one mug of it is ok. Although, two to three cups a day were found to be the most effective.

This is all backed up by previous studies which suggest having caffeine in the blood can reduce people’s risk of developing heart disease or type 2 diabetes.

However, coffee won't solve all of your problems, so don't substitute it for a healthy diet.