The American College of Sports Medicine recently released a statement about a poster presentation at their Health and Fitness Exposition. In this release they discuss that findings suggest 30-81% of endurance athletes have gastrointestinal disturbances including reflux, exercise induced GI bleeding and diarrhea.
They go on to say that it's important that it be addressed if it interferes with the athlete's exercise plan. Also, they suggest the following in order to reduce the risk of GI...
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(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- There are a few endurance athletes for whom regular athletic training will increase the risk of cardiac arrhythmias and even... Read more »
(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Endurance sports can lead to potentially deadly changes in the heart, according to a new study. Belgian researchers report most... Read more »
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
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