Baseball season is almost over, which means that football
season will be here soon. NFL players have a short burst of
glory which they often suffer health problems from during the
rest of their lives. These are big guys, and for them it's a
job, so they often gain
weight on purpose in order to mount a more intimidating
defense. More than half of all professional football players are
considered overweight or obese. Since weight gain often
leads to heart disease, are these men headed for trouble in
the future?
The answer is no: Former professional football players with
large bodies don't appear to have the same risk factors for
heart disease as their non-athletic counterparts IF they
keep in
shape after they retire. Compared to other men in a similar
age range, retired NFL players had a significantly lower
prevalence of diabetes, hypertension, sedentary lifestyles
and metabolic syndrome. Staying physically fit earlier in life
might have offset the risks associated with a large body size.
Researcher Alice Chang says, "Despite their large body size,
retired NFL players do not have a greater prevalence of heart
disease risk factors when compared to the general
population. In fact, other factors such as age and high
cholesterol levels were better predictors for heart disease
than the body size of the former athletes in our study."
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