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Page: << Prev | 1 | 2 "The good news is that as long as you remain active and fit, even with a larger body, you can lower your risk for heart disease," Chang said in the news release. "The bad news is that being a professional athlete doesn't eliminate your risk for developing heart disease later in life. Even professional athletes may be at risk for developing heart disease as they age."
The study appeared in the September issue of the American Journal of Cardiology.
Another study, which was commissioned by the NFL and conducted by the University of Michigan's Institute for Social Research, found that aging pro football players were more likely to suffer from Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia than the general population.
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Retired players between the ages of 30 and 49 are 19 times more likely to struggle with memory problems than similarly aged men who never played professional football, according to that study.
"Typically, head injury is found to roughly double the risk for developing dementia," said Greg Cole, a professor of medicine and neurology at the University of California, Los Angeles David Geffen School of Medicine, who was familiar with the research.
More information
The U.S. National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute has more about physical activity and your heart.
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