Contrary to the Conclusions Stated in the Paper, Only Dry Fat-Free Mass Was Different between Groups upon Reanalysis. Comment on: "Intermittent Energy Restriction Attenuates the Loss of Fat-Free Mass in Resistance Trained Individuals. A Randomized Controlled Trial"
Reanalyzes a trial of intermittent versus continuous energy restriction and reports a between-group difference only in dry fat-free mass.
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Statistical rigorReproducibility & robustnessNutrition & aging
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- Jackson Peos: Faculty of Science, School of Human Sciences, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, WA 6009, Australia.
- Andrew W Brown: Department of Applied Health Science, School of Public Health-Bloomington, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 47405, USA.
- Colby J Vorland: Department of Applied Health Science, School of Public Health-Bloomington, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 47405, USA.
- David B Allison: Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health-Bloomington, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 47405, USA.
- Amanda Sainsbury: Faculty of Science, School of Human Sciences, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, WA 6009, Australia.
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