Football Players: Staying Active May Lower Health Risks For Large, Retired Athletes
Tuesday, November 11, 2008 - 23:21
in Health & Medicine
Retired NFL players have fewer heart disease risk factors overall, but higher cholesterol and glucose levels. Physical activity may have prevented the development of higher rates of diabetes or greater amounts of atherosclerosis. Since today's players are 50 percent larger than 25 years ago, further study is needed on whether current players are at greater risk for cardiovascular events or death, researchers said.
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