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Episode #218: Metabolic Syndrome in Athletes

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How Does Division III College Football Linemen's Weight Increase?

From 1956 to 2015, Division III college football linemen's weights increased by 37 and a half percent. Similar findings for height and weight in sport have been shown across 22 different sports since 1970. The big get bigger, the small get smaller, and the freaks get freakier. But not all sports are favoring larger participants. In fact, some sports tend to select four smaller athletes.

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