Big NFL players are prone to high blood pressure
Tuesday, May 26, 2009 - 15:14
in Health & Medicine
CHICAGO (AP) -- Supersized pro football players are prone to high blood pressure but fare better on some other health measures than more average-sized men, new NFL-sponsored research shows. The mixed results suggest that intense physical conditioning can help reduce but not wipe out ill effects excess weight has on heart disease-related risks....