Portuguese study did not find an increased stroke risk for football fans

Sunday, May 29, 2016 - 17:31 in Health & Medicine

Being excited for your team, rooting them on and suffering vicariously with them are the grand emotions that wash over spectators of football matches. If this increases the risk of stroke remains to be elucidated, as the number of strokes that occur on days with major matches is not significantly higher than on days when no football is played.

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