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Former Football Players Prone to Late-Life Health Problems, MU Study Finds

Healthy dietary habits can improve long-term health of collision-sport athletes

COLUMBIA, Mo. – Football players experience repeated head trauma throughout their careers, which results in short and long-term effects to their cognitive function, physical and mental health. University of Missouri researchers are investigating how other lifestyle factors, including diet and exercise, impact the late-life health of former collision-sport athletes. (more…)

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