White hat bias: Examples of its presence in obesity research and a call for renewed commitment to faithfulness in research reporting

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 84-88

  Cope, M B ^a   Allison, D B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEVERAGE; BREAST FEEDING EDUCATION; FOOD INTAKE; HEALTH SERVICE; NOTE; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ADVERSE EFFECTS; BREAST FEEDING; CARBONATED BEVERAGE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PREGNANCY; PUBLISHING; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UTILIZATION;

BREAST FEEDING; CARBONATED BEVERAGES; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; PREGNANCY; PUBLICATION BIAS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

EID: 74249097737     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: 14765497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ijo.2009.239     Document Type: Note

References (12)

1. Allison DB, Mattes RD. Nutritively sweetened beverage consumption and obesity: the need for solid evidence on a fluid issue. JAMA 2009; 301: 318-320.
2. Cope MB, Allison DB. Critical review of the World Health Organization's (WHO) 2007 report on 'evidence of the long-term effects of breastfeeding: systematic reviews and meta-analysis' with respect to obesity. Obes Rev 2008; 9: 594-605.
3. Mattes RD, Shikany JM, Allison BD. What is the demonstrated value of moderating nutritively sweetened beverage consumption in reducing weight gain or promoting weight loss? An evidence-based review and meta-analysis of randomized studies. (Submitted for publication).
4. James J, Thomas JT, Cavan D, Kerr D. Preventing childhood obesity by reducing consumption of carbonated drinks: cluster randomised controlled trial. BMJ 2004; 328: 123743.
5. Ebbeling CB, Feldman HA, Osganian SK, Chomitz VR, Ellenbogen SJ, Ludwig DS. Effects of decreasing sugar-sweetened beverage consumption on body weight in adolescents: a randomized, controlled pilot study. Pediatrics 2006; 117: 673-680.
6. Vartanian LR, Schwartz MB, Brownell KD. Effects of soft drink consumption on nutrition and health: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Am J Public Health 2007; 97: 667-675.
7. Sterne JAC, Egger M. Regression methods to detect publication and other bias in meta-analysis. In: Rothstein HR, Sutton AJ, Borenstein M (eds). Publication Bias in Meta-Analysis. John Wiley & Sons Ltd: West Sussex, UK, 2005.
8. Horta B, Bahl R, Martines J, Victora C. Evidence of the Long-Term Effects of Breastfeeding: Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis. World Health Organization Publication: Geneva, Switzerland, 2007.
9. Woloshin S, Schwartz LM, Casella SL, Kennedy AT, Larson RJ. Press releases by academic medical centers: not so academic? Ann Intern Med 2009; 150: 613-618.
10. Raben A, Vasilaras TH, Møller AC, Astrup A. Sucrose compared with artificial sweeteners: different effects on ad libitum food intake and body weight after 10 wk of supplementation in overweight subjects. Am J Clin Nutr 2002; 76: 721-729.
11. Brownell KD, Warner KE. The perils of ignoring history: big tobacco played dirty and millions died. How similar is Big Food? Milbank Q 2009; 87: 259-294
12. Levene M, Roberts P (eds). The Massacre in History (Studies on War and Genocide). Berghahn Books: Oxford, UK, 1999.