Valuing the Diversity of Research Methods to Advance Nutrition Science.

ABSTRACT: The ASN Board of Directors appointed the Nutrition Research Task Force to develop a report on scientific methods used in nutrition science to advance discovery, interpretation, and application of knowledge in the field. The genesis of this report was growing concern about the tone of discourse among nutrition professionals and the implications of acrimony on the productive study and translation of nutrition science. Too often, honest differences of opinion are cast as conflicts instead of areas of needed collaboration. Recognition of the value (and limitations) of contributions from well-executed nutrition science derived from the various approaches used in the discipline, as well as appreciation of how their layering will yield the strongest evidence base, will provide a basis for greater

SUBMITTER: Mattes RD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9340992 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature