So, a recent study we found over at Digital Sports Daily says that what they’re calling “fervent” sports fans have worse exercise and eating habits than those who are not such big fans. Which…um…

Duh?

Clearly, we can’t be bothered to get off the couch….there’s a game on!  What if we miss it? Watch it at the gym, you say?  But if we’re  out of breath, how are we supposed to yell loudly enough?

Of course, this article is suspect in general….

First of all, the article claims that “fervent sports fans have worse dietary habits and exercise less than those who don’t follow a particular team that closely.”

a team? Singular?

Now, we’re not sure about you, dear readers, but UPH follows multiple teams. After all, baseball only goes on for part of the year, and “Player x used steroids, maybe, we think, back when nobody cared, I guess” is only a compelling off-season read the first couple times.  So, we, who started baseball-only, branched out. Football.  Good college sports. Less…um…prestigious college sports….

What kind of amateur roots for only one team?

According to this study, our BMI should be through the roof.  We’ll make a doctor’s appointment just as soon as it’s halftime. In the meantime, pass the buffalo wings…

(and, if you’re a real glutton for punishment, calculate your BMI here….