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Football is bad for the heart
Viewing a stressful soccer match more than doubles the risk of an acute cardiovascular event. A German study carried out during the 2006 World Cup, which was hosted by Germany, found that there were significant increases in cardiac emergencies on days when the host nation was playing. According to the authors, it is not the outcome of a game that triggers a stress-induced coronary events, bu ...
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