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2023 · Commentary · Critical reviews in food science and nutrition

Toward more rigorous and informative nutritional epidemiology: The rational space between dismissal and defense of the status quo

Andrew W Brown; Stella Aslibekyan; Dennis Bier; Rafael Ferreira da Silva; Adam Hoover; David M Klurfeld; Eric Loken; Evan Mayo-Wilson; Nir Menachemi; Greg Pavela; Patrick D Quinn; Dale Schoeller; Carmen Tekwe; Danny Valdez; Colby J Vorland; Leah D Whigham; David B Allison

Summarizes recommendations from a workshop on strengthening nutritional epidemiology through better designs, measurements, analyses, and reporting.

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Statistical rigorReporting transparencyNutrition & aging

nutrition · epidemiology

Author affiliations & identifiers
  • Andrew W Brown: Department of Applied Health Science, Indiana University School of Public Health-Bloomington, Bloomington, Indiana, USA. · ORCID 0000-0002-1758-8205
  • Stella Aslibekyan: Department of Epidemiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Brimingham, Alabama, USA.; Department of Epidemiology, College of Public Health, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, USA.
  • Dennis Bier: Children's Nutrition Research Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA.
  • Rafael Ferreira da Silva: Department of Computer Science, Viterbi School of Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA.
  • Adam Hoover: Holcombe Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, The College of Engineering, Computing and Applied Sciences, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina, USA.
  • David M Klurfeld: Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, Beltsville, Maryland, USA. · ORCID 0000-0001-7093-3998
  • Eric Loken: Department of Educational Psychology, Neag School of Education, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut, USA.
  • Evan Mayo-Wilson: Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Indiana University School of Public Health-Bloomington, Bloomington, Indiana, USA. · ORCID 0000-0001-6126-2459
  • Nir Menachemi: Department of Health Policy and Management, Indiana University Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. · ORCID 0000-0002-3411-2700
  • Greg Pavela: Department of Health Behavior, School of Public Health, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA.
  • Patrick D Quinn: Department of Applied Health Science, Indiana University School of Public Health-Bloomington, Bloomington, Indiana, USA. · ORCID 0000-0002-6770-8762
  • Dale Schoeller: Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison Biotechnology Center, Madison, Wisconsin, USA.
  • Carmen Tekwe: Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Indiana University School of Public Health-Bloomington, Bloomington, Indiana, USA. · ORCID 0000-0002-1857-2416
  • Danny Valdez: Department of Applied Health Science, Indiana University School of Public Health-Bloomington, Bloomington, Indiana, USA. · ORCID 0000-0002-2355-9881
  • Colby J Vorland: Department of Applied Health Science, Indiana University School of Public Health-Bloomington, Bloomington, Indiana, USA. · ORCID 0000-0003-4225-372X
  • Leah D Whigham: Center for Community Health Impact and Department of Health Promotion and Behavioral Sciences, University of Texas Health Science Center School of Public Health, El Paso, Texas, USA.
  • David B Allison: Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Indiana University School of Public Health-Bloomington, Bloomington, Indiana, USA. · ORCID 0000-0003-3566-9399
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