Anybody whose watched the baseball beer garden crowd swill brews, puff smokes and curse the ump will readily understand where this new UALR research is coming from:
In findings presented at the Arkansas Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance Conference, professors at UALR’s Department of Health Sciences have discovered that sports fans may engage in riskier health related behaviors than non-sports fans, placing them at an increased risk for illnesses related to unhealthy living practices, such as heart disease, stroke, diabetes, cancer, and premature death.
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Duh. It’s healthy to play sports. Rooting yourself on the sofa with a bowl of chips and a six-pack for hours of sports watching? Not so much.
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