Ready For a Healthy Super Bowl Sunday?

Ready For a Healthy Super Bowl Sunday? in General Healthcare

The Super Bowl is a time for friends, football, food, and the new commercials. Hopefully it will be an exciting game in Arizona between the New York Giants and the New England Patriots.

We think of the big game as a time for fun — but have you ever thought of the Super Bowl as a hazard to your health?

One study in Europe made a connection between exciting sports events and increased risk of heart attacks and other heart-related emergencies, reported the Boston Globe.

Results of the study found that the overall number of heart health emergencies doubled during the 2006 World Cup in Germany, when the German team played. The cases in men tripled during the World Cup.

The Boston Globe also reported that European and American sports fans are historically different. But Dr. Gerhard Steinbeck, the study’s author, believes the study could be a valid warning for Americans. People with the highest risk are those that already have heart conditions.

“I know a little bit about the Super Bowl. [But] it’s reasonable to think that something quite similar might happen,“ said Dr. Steinbeck.

Researchers for the study partly blamed the higher heart-related emergencies on junk food, overeating, and alcohol consumption.

So what are you going to eat on Super Bowl Sunday?

Back around Thanksgiving, we gave a little nutritional overview of some foods on Turkey Day. Now, here’s a look at the nutritional facts of a few of our favorite Super Bowl foods and beverages:

Snacks

Lay’s Classic Potato Chips
Serving size: 1 ounce, or around one snack bag
150 total calories
10 total grams of fat

Doritos Nacho Cheese Tortilla Chips
Serving size: 1 ounce, or around one snack bag
140 total calories
8 total grams of fat

RoldGold Pretzel Sticks
Serving size: 1 ounce, or around one snack bag
100 total calories
0 total grams of fat

Pizza and Wings

Domino’s Pepperoni 12-inch Medium Pizza with Classic Hand-Tossed Crust
Serving size: 1/8 of the pizza
250 total calories
6 total grams of fat

TGI Friday’s Honey BBQ Chicken Wings
Serving size: 3 wings
190 total calories
12 total grams of fat

Beer

The serving size for each is 12 fluid ounces.

Bud Light, 4.2% alcohol content
110 Calories
6.6 grams of carbohydrates

Budweiser, 5% alcohol content
145 calories
10.6 grams of carbohydrates

Coors Light, 4.2% alcohol content
102 calories
5 grams of carbohydrates

Heineken, 5% alcohol content
150 calories
11.5 grams of carbohydrates

Miller Light, 4.2% alcohol content
96 calories
3.2 total grams of carbohydrates

Natural Light, 4.2% alcohol content
95 calories
3.2 total grams of carbohydrates

Rolling Rock, 4.5% alcohol content
132 calories
10 total grams of carbohydrates

Soft Drinks

Coca-Cola Classic
Serving size: 8 fluid ounces
97 total calories
8.1 total grams of sugar

Diet Coke
Serving size: 8 fluid ounces
1 total calorie
0.1 grams of sugar

Pepsi
Serving size: 8 fluid ounces
100 total calories
28 total grams of sugar

As always, the foods and drinks here are best enjoyed in moderation. Hope everyone has a healthy Super Bowl Sunday!

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