Why the study?
Does high-level sport participation and subsequent lifestyle improve long-term metabolic and cardiovascular health in former athletes compared to non-athletes?
Does high-level sport participation and subsequent lifestyle improve long-term metabolic and cardiovascular health in former athletes compared to non-athletes?
Former elite athletes maintain a long-term health advantage regarding metabolic and cardiovascular risk factors, provided they continue to engage in recommended levels of physical activity.
This article represents a review of the existing literature on possible long-term effects of sport participation at high-level on health. Search of databases was performed through Web of Science and Science Direct including following keywords: metabolic risk factor/syndrome, diabetes mellitus and cardiovascular health. Former athletes tend to adopt healthier lifestyles, which may give them an advantage in relation to risk factors taking into account metabolic risk factor/syndrome, diabetes mellitus and cardiovascular health. Health benefits of physical activities, moreover, depends of engagement at recommended levels, even in subjects who have never been athletes.
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Poček et al. (2018) conducted a review in Metabolic syndrome, diabetes mellitus, and cardiovascular health. Former high-level sport participation vs. Non-athletes or general population was evaluated on Long-term health outcomes (metabolic syndrome, diabetes, cardiovascular health).
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