Some of the recent examples include Consensus Statements on concussions in sport (the "Berlin guidelines"),[3] relative energy deficiency in sport,[4] the relationship between training load and injury,[5] mental health issues in athletes,[6] and methods for injury and illness surveillance.

[8] In October 2018, over 170 academics signed a letter to the journal complaining after it ran an opinion piece by Aseem Malhotra.

The group argued that the article made the "misleading and wrong" statement that saturated fat did not cause heart disease.

[9] The IOC consensus statements are also not without controversy, with some writers accusing them[clarification needed] of excessive conflict of interest.

[10] Another conflict of interest was raised by Pielke et al. about the accuracy of a study published in the journal later used in the drafting of IAAF regulations on permitted testosterone levels for female athletes.