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Dairy Council Digest Archives

Nutrition Research: What Can Studies Tell Us?
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Robert P. Heaney, M.D.
John A. Creighton University Professor
Creighton University
Omaha, NE

David M. Klurfeld, Ph.D.
Professor and Chairman
Department of Nutrition and Food Science
Wayne State University
Detroit, MI

• Summary
  
  

• Introduction
  
  

• Types of Nutrition Research Studies
  
  

• Discrepancies Between Observational and Randomized Controlled Trials: Dietary Assessment
  
  

• Conclusion
  
  

• References