Especially prevalent amongst the offensive and defensive linemen:
Bigger has long been considered better on the football field, especially among linemen, who dole out and absorb hits as blockers and tacklers. But health experts worry about what happens at the end of the athletes’ playing days. Unless they commit to a lifestyle of nutrition and exercise, all that muscle could turn to fat “” and the fat could turn into trouble.
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I am surprised and sadden to see this growing epidemic. This will, if not already started, translate into generation after generation of young males getting fatter and fatter, from grade school to highschool to college, in attempts to become more like their heroes, and to give them a chance to play on the professional level…. I can’t understand what long term benefits people can gain by getting “bigger” for a game. Diabetes, Hypertension, Hyperlipidemia, Sleep Apnea, etc.
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