Belief beyond the evidence: Using the proposed effect of breakfast on obesity to show 2 practices that distort scientific evidence

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 99, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 212-213

  Mekary, Rania A ^a   Giovannucci, Edward ^a  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; CALORIC INTAKE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH BELIEF; HUMAN; LETTER; MEAL; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); METHODOLOGY; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SMOKING HABIT; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 84891454139     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: 19383207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/ajcn.113.077214     Document Type: Letter

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