Winning World Cup Lowers Heart Attack Deaths-Study
LONDON (Reuters) - Winning soccer's World Cup not only lifts a nation's spirits, it lowers the death rate from heart attacks, doctors said on Tuesday.
During the 1998 World Cup when France defeated Brazil in the final, deaths from heart attacks in men and women dropped on the day of the match, which was watched by 26 million French TV viewers.
Instead of about 33 deaths a day in the five days before and after the match, 23 men died of a heart attack on match day. There were also fewer deaths in women but the decrease was not as significant.
Dr. Frederic Berthier, of Nice Teaching Hospital in southern hospital, is not sure why the death rate fell but he suspects it could be due to reduced stress.
"Decreased activities and/or euphoria before and after the final could result in less stress," he said in a report in the journal Heart.
He believes the national euphoria of the victory, combined with a day off from work also contributed to the fall in heart attack deaths a few days later on Bastille Day on July 14, the national holiday in France.
― phil-two (phil-two), Wednesday, 16 April 2003 07:17 (twenty-two years ago)
Uhhh, what sort of doctor wastes his time on such studies? And why is this a Yahoo! headline? And do you think this also applies to those who live in cities who win the Super Bowl/World Series/Premiership?
― phil-two (phil-two), Wednesday, 16 April 2003 07:19 (twenty-two years ago)
Phil-two, i guess if man u win the league most of Bournemouth will live a long happy life whilst Manchester itself will be fuming (and i presume Dropping dead)
― james (james), Wednesday, 16 April 2003 08:31 (twenty-two years ago)
in other news, scientists attribute sogginess of corn flakes to be a result of having added milk
― stevem (blueski), Wednesday, 16 April 2003 09:09 (twenty-two years ago)
and finally...a tiny little kitten was rescued by firemen today after having got stuck up a tree. apparently Tiddles just wanted some attention.
― stevem (blueski), Wednesday, 16 April 2003 09:11 (twenty-two years ago)
in the keegan era, industry was proven to be more productive in newcastle than in sunderland.
― matthew james (matthew james), Wednesday, 16 April 2003 14:56 (twenty-two years ago)
all the five year olds in the toon these days are called asprilla. or duncan.
― matthew james (matthew james), Wednesday, 16 April 2003 23:32 (twenty-two years ago)
no thats more down the steady diet of Super Tenants and deep fried mars bars
― stevem (blueski), Thursday, 17 April 2003 10:49 (twenty-two years ago)