Editing Mark Spitz (section)

===Health issues===
After retirement, Spitz was diagnosed with [[Gastroesophageal reflux disease|acid reflux disease]], a condition from which his physician thinks he suffered throughout his career.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/11653.php |title=Mark Spitz expresses health issues he faced while achieving Olympic dreams |publisher=Medicalnewstoday.com |access-date=January 30, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090115025742/http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/11653.php |archive-date=January 15, 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref> "During my Olympic training, I attributed the symptoms [of acid reflux] to an overexposure to chlorine and eating too soon before and after swimming," says Spitz.  "It wasn't until the symptoms began to get in the way of my 1976 Olympic broadcasting career in Montreal, which was four years after retirement that I suspected something more serious must be happening."

He has also reported having high cholesterol and other chronic health issues.<ref>{{cite web |author=Schneiderman, Matt |date=August 1, 2008 |url=http://www.everydayhealth.com/heart-disease/cholesterol/understanding/mylife/mark_spitz/landing.aspx |title=Nearly 20 years ago, while preparing for an Olympic comeback, the decorated swimmer discovered he had high cholesterol – and he's never let it slow him down |publisher=everydayhealth.com |access-date=August 1, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080901161418/http://www.everydayhealth.com/heart-disease/cholesterol/understanding/mylife/mark_spitz/landing.aspx |archive-date=September 1, 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref>  "People don't believe that I have high cholesterol, but it's a fact," said Spitz.  "I take medication every day because my doctor told me that diet and exercise are not enough to keep my cholesterol down."  He is a paid spokesperson for [[Medco Health Solutions|Medco]], a [[pharmacy benefit management]] company.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/15897.asp |title=Lane 9 News Archive: Industry News: Mark Spitz, Greg Louganis Join Tour of Champions to Educate Americans on Health Care |publisher=Swimmingworldmagazine.com |access-date=January 30, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120404192201/http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/15897.asp |archive-date=April 4, 2012 |df=mdy-all }}</ref>