Exactly How Dangerous Is Football? - Singles
Exactly How Dangerous is Football?
Mini-Book Singles Presents: Exactly How Dangerous is Football?
"The body of evidence linking head trauma to C.T.E. is now damning. It's like smoking and cancer." - Bruce Miller, neurologist & Alzheimer expert.
American football is the most popular professional sport in the United States. There's a buffet of football games broadcast throughout the week, from Sunday, to Monday night, to Thursday night. Advertisers are lining up to pay the NFL billions to show their products during the games.
While everyone is eating nachos and high-fiving after a touchdown or hard hit, parents are debating whether to let their kids play the game because it is the most dangerous spectator sport.
The movie Concussion, staring Will Smith in 2015, introduced the public to chronic traumatic encephalopathy (C.T.E.), a type of dementia, which is based on the work of neuropathologist Benent Omalu. Is the game worth the risk?
Life Lessons:
- When billions are at stake, big business will fight.
- The science will be debated.
- Make an informed decision and know the risks..
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