The evidence is convergent. Multiple independent sources reach the same conclusion, the underlying mechanism is well-characterized, and even the field's most cautious voices treat it as worth doing.
Where I started coming across this literature of these endurance athletes who do get a higher amount of respiratory tract infections, you know, like when I mean endurance athletes, I mean these guys that are like outr running marathons all year. Like they're just constantly training for a marathon, right?
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However, when compared to other athletes that attend the same events and have similar risk factors, the endurance athletes still have a significant increased risk of illness compared to, for example, power or speed athletes.