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Big, Beefy Football Players May Face Heart Problems Later
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Page: << Prev | 1 | 2 | 3 "What happens is that you don't have to have rip-roaring abnormalities, but when you put these factors together, you create metabolic syndrome," Whiteson said. "This can put them at risk for premature heart disease, stroke, vascular disease in the legs and sudden death," he explained.
"The message is clear," he said. "Being fat is not fit. It's a medical condition."
But there are other worries as well, he added. "What's always a concern of mine is that these people are role models for children, and you see young boys who want to play football bulking up," Whiteson said. "We should be promoting a better health profile than linebackers."
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Last updated 10/26/2009
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SOURCES: John Helzberg, M.D., co-director, division of gastroenterology, Saint Luke's Hospital of Kansas City, and clinical professor, medicine, School of Medicine, University of Missouri-Kansas City; Jonathan Whiteson, M.D., co-director, Joan and Joel Smilow Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation and Prevention Center, NYU Langone Medical Center, New York City; Oct. 26, 2009, presentation, American College of Gastroenterology annual scientific meeting, San Diego
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