Science Wall Street Journal: Biology of a Sports Fan

Marco Polo · 11-05-2013, 12:47 PM

Here's an interesting article from the WSJ on the health ramifications of being a sports fan.

http://m.us.wsj.com/articles/SB10001...?mg=reno64-wsj

tooge · 11-05-2013, 12:55 PM

as many as 8% of fans are legally drunk after a sporting event? Really? Not sure about baseball or basketball, but I'd venture that with NFL football, it's closer to 50%. It only takes a beer or two to be legally drunk these days. Who the hell doesn't have a beer or two in them after the game?

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tooge MVP Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Liberty, MO Casino cash: $4014112	as many as 8% of fans are legally drunk after a sporting event? Really? Not sure about baseball or basketball, but I'd venture that with NFL football, it's closer to 50%. It only takes a beer or two to be legally drunk these days. Who the hell doesn't have a beer or two in them after the game?
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