USA Today (12/9, Weintraub) reported, “NFL players age nearly a decade faster than the general population and suffer from arthritis and high blood pressure as early as their 20s,” investigators concluded in a study that “compared survey results from 4,000 living former players with similar questions asked of the general public in government surveys.” The study matched players “with people of the same age, race and body mass index,” then compared the results, finding that former players were “almost 10 years ahead of the general population.” The findings were published online in the British Journal of Sports Medicine.
HealthDay (12/9, Murez) also covered the study.
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— “NFL players age faster than the rest of us. Harvard is researching what can be done. “Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY, December 9, 2022