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Research Suggests That Being a Fan of a Bad NFL Team Is Making You Fat
Sports Illustrated: As if wearing an adult-sized replica jersey, yelling at the TV, and paying extortionary sums for personal seat licenses weren’t evidence enough, science has come along and confirmed what everyone already knew: Football makes
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Study shows NFL fans get fatter after their team loses
CBS Sports: Keep a close eye on your cholesterol, Raiders fans. A new study shows that fans of losing NFL teams tend to be more obese than fans of winning teams. Via For the Win’s
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When losing leads to gaining
Chicago Tribune: If you go to a game at U.S. Cellular Field or Wrigley this season, you may wonder why you feel a bit squeezed for space. All those empty seats, and yet, somehow, it
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Sports Fans Tend To Eat More Saturated Fat, Sugar After A Big Loss
The Huffington Post: A tub of ice cream doesn’t just help numb the pain after a bad break-up — it also seems to be what we turn to after our favorite team loses the big
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In Fantasy Football, More Is More
The New York Times: Fantasy footballers’ search for psychological comfort has a distinct ring to it. It sounds a little something like this: “I’ll never draft Player X.” … We don’t like choices. We like
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Sportfans: Fett durch Niederlagen? (Sportsfans: compensate the loss with a fat frustration menu)
ORF Austria: “Panem et circenses”, Brot und Spiele halten die Massen bekanntlich gewogen. Die Spiele sind heute ein bisserl anders als damals, statt mit dem Kurzschwert kämpfen die Gladiatoren der Gegenwart nun um einen Ball.
