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2026 · Article · Nutrition & diabetes

Evaluating the reproducibility and verifiability of nutrition research: a case study of studies assessing the relationship between potatoes and colorectal cancer

Yasaman Jamshidi-Naeini; Colby J Vorland; Pranav Kapoor; Bailey Ortyl; Jocelyn Mineo; Luke Still; Korlu Sorsor; Shelby Rodney; Xander Tooze; Brent Flickinger; Beate Henschel; Stephanie L Dickinson; David B Allison

Attempts to reproduce and verify studies of potato intake and colorectal cancer, finding that none of 18 included studies shared data publicly and that one study could be successfully verified.

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Reproducibility & robustnessNutrition & aging

nutrition · cancer · evidence-synthesis

Author affiliations & identifiers
  • Yasaman Jamshidi-Naeini: Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Indiana University School of Public Health, Bloomington, IN, USA. · ORCID 0000-0003-4769-2764
  • Colby J Vorland: Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Indiana University School of Public Health, Bloomington, IN, USA.
  • Pranav Kapoor: Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Indiana University School of Public Health, Bloomington, IN, USA.
  • Bailey Ortyl: Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Indiana University School of Public Health, Bloomington, IN, USA.
  • Jocelyn Mineo: Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Indiana University School of Public Health, Bloomington, IN, USA.
  • Luke Still: Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Indiana University School of Public Health, Bloomington, IN, USA.
  • Korlu Sorsor: Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Indiana University School of Public Health, Bloomington, IN, USA.
  • Shelby Rodney: Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Indiana University School of Public Health, Bloomington, IN, USA.
  • Xander Tooze: Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Indiana University School of Public Health, Bloomington, IN, USA.
  • Brent Flickinger: Department of Applied Health Science, Indiana University School of Public Health, Bloomington, IN, USA.
  • Beate Henschel: Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Indiana University School of Public Health, Bloomington, IN, USA.
  • Stephanie L Dickinson: Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Indiana University School of Public Health, Bloomington, IN, USA.
  • David B Allison: USDA Children's Nutrition Research Center at Baylor College of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, and Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX, USA. David.Allison@bcm.edu. · ORCID 0000-0003-3566-9399

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Reproducibility and Verifiability of Nutrition Research: A Case Study of Studies Assessing the Relationship Between Potatoes and Colorectal Cancer

Project · 2026 · OSF Preprints (OSF Preprints)

Colby J. Vorland; Jasmine Jamshidi-Naeini

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