Hard facts and misfits: Essential ingredients of public health nutrition research

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Abstract

Policy decisions and the practice of public health nutrition need to be based on solid evidence, developed through rigorous research studies where objective measures are used and results that run counter to dogma are not dismissed but investigated. In recent years, enhancements in study designs, and methodologies for systematic reviews and meta-analysis, have improved the evidence-base for nutrition policy and practice. However, these still rely on a full appreciation of the strengths and limitations of the measures on which conclusions are drawn and on the thorough investigation of outcomes that do not fit expectations or prevailing convictions. The importance of 'hard facts' and 'misfits' in research designed to advance knowledge and improve public health nutrition is illustrated in this paper through a selection of studies from different stages in my research career, focused on the nutritional requirements of resource-poor populations in Africa and Asia.

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Prentice, A. (2021). Hard facts and misfits: Essential ingredients of public health nutrition research. In Proceedings of the Nutrition Society (Vol. 80, pp. 373–381). Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0029665121000574

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