Copyright: Nancy Clark MS RD CSSD April 2008
Alcohol, Athletes & Pressure to Drink
Ask any coach or college athletic director, and you’ll hear concern
about alcohol and athletes. Rightfully so. Alcohol and athletics is a
dangerous duo, associated with negative consequences including
hangovers, nausea and vomiting, poor grades in school, fights,
arguments, memory loss, driving under the influence, and trouble with
the law—to say nothing of injuries. Yet, tailgating before football
games, quenching thirst at the pub after a team workout, and celebrating
victories with champaign is perceived as the norm.
College athletes are more likely to drink than non-athletes. Serious
recreational runners drink more than their sedentary counterparts.
Unfortunately, alcohol is a highly addictive substance and is the most
abused drug in the
drinking can damage the liver, heart, and brain, and result in
cirrhosis, pancreatitis, irregular heart beats, stroke, and
malnutrition. More oral cancer is seen among those who are just moderate
drinkers as compared to abstainers.
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