Description
Book SynopsisA new book in the acclaimed Nutrition Society Textbook Series, Nutrition Research Methodologies addresses the rapidly advancing field of nutrition research.
Table of ContentsContributors vii
Series Foreword ix
Preface x
About the Companion Website xii
1 Nature, Purpose and Implications of Research in Nutrition 1
Alan A Jackson, Stephen A Wootton and Martin Wiseman
2 Study Design: Population-Based Studies 13
Janet Cade and Jayne Hutchinson
3 Study Design: Intervention Studies 28
Jayne V Woodside, Robert W Welch, Chris C Patterson and Michelle C McKinley
4 Methods to Determine Dietary Intake 48
Nadia Slimani, Heinz Freisling, Anne-Kathrin Illner and Inge Huybrechts
5 Food Composition 71
Barbara Burlingame and U Ruth Charrondiere
6 Biomarkers of Intake 90
Gunter G C Kuhnle
7 Methods of Data Analysis 108
Graham Horgan
8 Considerations for Including Different Population Groups in Nutrition Research 123
Maria J Maynard
9 Use of Biobanks in Nutrition Research 141
Kurt Zatloukal, Pieter van’t Veer, Christian Viertler, Marc-Jeroen Bogaardt and Peter Hollman
10 Methods Investigating Food-Related Behaviour 151
Moira Dean, Monique M Raats and Liisa Lähteenmäki
11 Methods for Assessing Nutritional Status and Body Composition 169
Peter Murgatroyd, Les Bluck and Laura Watson
12 Energy Expenditure and Intake Methods 186
Klaas R Westerterp
13 Application of ‘Omics’ Technologies 198
Helen M Roche, Baukje de Roos and Lorraine Brennan
14 Epigenetics 212
John C Mathers
15 Nutrient–Gene Interactions 225
Anne Marie Minihane
16 Data Analytical Methods for the Application of Systems Biology in Nutrition 235
Corrado Priami and Melissa J Morine
17 Stable Isotopes in Nutrition Research 250
Margot Umpleby and Barbara A Fielding
18 Animal Models in Nutrition Research 265
Andrew M Salter
19 Cellular Models in Nutrition Research 278
Kathleen M Botham
20 Translation of Nutrition Research 307
Judith Buttriss
Glossary 326
Index 335
