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CURRENT COMMENTS AVAILABLE FROM ACSM

ACSM Current Comments are fact sheets on a variety of health and fitness topics, including exercise, youth sports and health, athletes and sports, and much more. The authors in this series include ACSM members —physicians, researchers and educators — who are specialists and content experts in sports medicine and exercise science.  If you would like to suggest a topic for a future “Current Comment,” please e-mail publicinfo@acsm.org.

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Permission to reprint ACSM Current Comments is granted by ACSM contingent upon material being reprinted in total without alteration and on proper credit given to the College by citing the name of the Current Comment, e.g. "Reprinted with permission of the American College of Sports Medicine, ACSM Current Comment Anabolic Steroids."

ACSM has developed Current Comments on:

	Injury, Illness and Prevention Ankle sprains and the athlete Dehydration and aging Dehydration and estrogen Eating disorders Exercise and shoulder pain Exercise-induced asthma Exercise-induced leg pain Exercising with allergies and asthma Health-related fitness for children and adolescents with cerebral palsy Menstrual cycle dysfunction Posterior cruciate ligament injuries Physiology of aging Pre-participation physical examinations Resistance training and injury prevention Sickle cell trait Skiing injuries Stress fractures
	Physical Activity and Exercise Caffeine and exercise Childhood obesity Chronobiological effects on exercise Corporate wellness Endurance exercise following stroke Energy expenditure in different modes of exercise Exercise and the common cold Exercise and the older adult Exercise and age-related weight gain Exercise during pregnancy Exercise for persons with cardiovascular disease Exercise for persons with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Exercise in health clubs Exercise while traveling Explosive exercise High-velocity training Lifestyle and pediatric metabolic syndrome Overtraining with resistance exercise Perceived exertion Physical training for improved occupational performance Plyometric training Resistance training and the older adult Safety of the squat exercise Strength, power and the baby boomer Strength training for bone, muscle and hormones Vitamin and mineral supplements and exercise When to see a physician before exercising Women's heart health and an active lifestyle Youth strength training
	Sports and Athletic Performance Alcohol and athletic performance Anabolic steroids Athletes and pesticides Cocaine abuse in sports Football helmet removal Growth in young wrestlers Heat and hydration in young tennis players Pre-event meals Pre-season conditioning for young athletes Tennis elbow Weight loss in wrestlers