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IgnoreIfOffended t1_jcqi6j4 wrote

Reply to comment by Eve-3 in A Swedish study found elite male soccer players are 1.5 times more likely to develop neurodegenerative disease compared to population controls. A previous study from Scotland suggested that soccer players were 3.5 times more likely to develop neurodegenerative disease. by Wagamaga

Next thing you know, they'll be saying that taking repeated punches to the head during boxing matches may have negative impacts on your health.

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Eve-3 t1_jcqiloe wrote

Now you're just being ridiculous. You know when the punch gets to a dangerous level the brain shuts down to protect itself. That's why the boxer loses consciousness, so his brain isn't actually hurt. It's basic science.

Just in case someone thinks I'm that dumb..../s

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Rainstorme t1_jcsl352 wrote

Most of the harm is actually caused by the repeated blows sustained, not the big ones that get the KO (most don't even end with anyone being knocked out but that's not really important).

For similar reasons, that's why it's actually linemen in American football that have higher rates of CTE when they aren't the ones getting the big hits leading to concussions.

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Dealan79 t1_jcsopjp wrote

I have far more faith in your intelligence, random Internet stranger, than I do in ex-Congressmen from Missouri. I am curious as to what Akin actually died of though, since everyone knows that when it's legitimate cancer the body has a way of shutting that down.

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