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**pitoufsd** · 10-01-2009, 12:10 AM

Dementia Risk Higher for NFL Players

By Steven Reinberg
HealthDay Reporter by Steven Reinberg

WEDNESDAY, Sept. 30 (HealthDay News) -- Former professional football players suffer from Alzheimer's disease or other memory-related conditions at rates far higher than the general population, a new study commissioned by the National Football League shows.

And retired players between the ages of 30 and 49 are 19 times more likely to struggle with memory problems than similarly aged men who never played professional football, the study found.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/hsn/dementia...rfornflplayers

10-01-2009, 12:10 AM	#10
pitoufsd Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 571 Senior Member	Dementia Risk Higher for NFL Players By Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter by Steven Reinberg WEDNESDAY, Sept. 30 (HealthDay News) -- Former professional football players suffer from Alzheimer's disease or other memory-related conditions at rates far higher than the general population, a new study commissioned by the National Football League shows. And retired players between the ages of 30 and 49 are 19 times more likely to struggle with memory problems than similarly aged men who never played professional football, the study found. http://news.yahoo.com/s/hsn/dementia...rfornflplayers
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