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"Calling all soccer players: Could the sport you love be messing with your mental health? Details...\nPinterestFacebookPHOTO: AFP/Getty ImagesIf you&amp;#39;re a fan of soccer, you probably caught this play by Team USA&amp;#39;s Abby Wambach last year, when she fielded a teammate&amp;#39;s 30-yard-pass, then headed the ball for a goal.\nBut that&amp;#39;s exactly the type of rough-and-tumble action that researchers are now saying lead to brain damage among soccer players--eeks! Harvard researchers report that frequent head pounding like this--even when it&amp;#39;s small enough to not cause a concussion--can still damage the brain over time. In fact, in their brain scans of a small group of soccer players, they found a detectable difference in the white matter of soccer players&amp;#39; brains.\nI don&amp;#39;t play soccer--never have--so I&amp;#39;m not sure how frequent your head comes into play.\nSoccer players, let&amp;#39;s discuss! Does this news worry you?\nMore reading:\nGot 10 minutes? Do this to boost your health\n5 amazing foods for runners, and one you should avoid\n*[Steal Jennifer Aniston&amp;#39;s stay-slim secrets...\n](http://www.glamour.com/health-fitness/blogs/vitamin-g/2012/10/jennifer-aniston-says-these-su.html)\nPhoto: Getty"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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