Methodologic flaws in selecting studies and comparing nutrient concentrations led Dangour et al to miss the emerging forest amid the trees

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 90, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1700-1701

  Benbrook, Charles ^a   Davis, Donald R ^b   Andrews, Preston K ^c  

^a Organic Center   (United States)

^b Washington State University ^*  (United States)

^c WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ASCORBIC ACID; BETA CAROTENE; NITRATE; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PROTEIN;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; CROP; CULTIVAR; FARMING SYSTEM; FOOD; FOREST; LETTER; NUTRIENT CONCENTRATION; NUTRIENT CONTENT; ORGANIC FOOD; PHYTONUTRIENT; SYSTEMATIC ERROR;

CROPS, AGRICULTURAL; FOOD ANALYSIS; HEALTH FOOD; HUMANS; NUTRITIVE VALUE; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 72749125193     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/ajcn.2009.28605     Document Type: Letter

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