Within-group comparisons led to unsubstantiated conclusions in "Low-phytate wholegrain bread instead of high-phytate wholegrain bread in a total diet context did not improve iron status of healthy Swedish females: a 12-week, randomized, parallel-design intervention Study"
Explains why within-group comparisons do not substantiate conclusions from a trial of low- versus high-phytate bread and iron status.
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Statistical rigorNutrition & aging
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- Colby J Vorland: Department of Applied Health Science, Indiana University School of Public Health-Bloomington, Bloomington, IN, USA. cvorland@iu.edu.
- Luis M Mestre: Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Indiana University School of Public Health-Bloomington, Bloomington, IN, USA.
- Sachintha S Mendis: Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA.
- Andrew W Brown: Department of Applied Health Science, Indiana University School of Public Health-Bloomington, Bloomington, IN, USA. awb1@iu.edu.