Health: Big NFL players are prone to high blood pressure (AP)

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Big nfl players are prone to high blood pressure
    (AP)

 

AP - Supersized pro football players are prone to high blood pressure but fare better on some other health measures than more average-sized men, new nfl-sponsored research shows. The mixed results suggest that intense physical conditioning can help reduce but not wipe out ill effects excess weight has on heart disease-related risks.


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