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Despite Size, NFL Players Not More Likely to Develop Heart Disease, Even After Retirement

Wednesday, September 30th, 2009

Despite Size, NFL Players Not More Likely to Develop Heart Disease, Even After Retirement
Former professional football players with large bodies don’t appear to have the same risk factors for heart disease as their non-athletic counterparts, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers have found in studying a group of National Football League (NFL) alumni