Athletes Not Spared From Health Risks Of Metabolic Syndrome
Thursday, January 15, 2009 - 09:29
in Health & Medicine
College-age football players who gain weight to add power to their blocks and tackles might also be setting themselves up for diabetes and heart disease later in life, a new study suggests. Nearly half of a sample of collegiate offensive and defensive linemen who underwent a battery of tests for the study had metabolic syndrome.