Health Briefs

Men who run, cycle or play other recreational sports are 20 times more likely to die from a sudden heart problem than female recreational athletes, according to a new study. Although it’s been known that sports-related sudden deaths are more common among men, some researchers have believed that’s due to fewer women playing sports in the first place, the lead author of the report said.
 
TV watching and eating school lunches were linked to obesity among sixth grade boys and girls in a new study, but other risk factors were gender specific. Involvement in sports, for example, was tied to a lower risk of obesity in boys but not girls, according to researchers from the University of Michigan Health System in Ann Arbor.