Reviewers of papers & grants (re: RCTs) have recently requested

1) testing for differences between groups at baseline

2) testing for changes over time within groups

Altman explained issues with these approaches
doi.org/10.2307/2987510

doi.org/10.3945/ajcn.1…

What difference does it make to analyse a crossover trial as a parallel-group trial?

Data from doi.org/10.1007/s00394…

24 hours of a low-carbohydrate diet on fasting glucose concentrations

Aaron Hengist, PhD

#lowcarb #science #trialdesign #stats

In this study, ~50% of people showed an increase in LDL-cholesterol that was > the minimal clinically important difference vs. their control response.

Does that mean 50% of people meaningfully increase their #LDL -C in response to low-carb?

Poll👇
doi.org/10.1007/s00394…

Looking forward to presenting some of my PhD work at ECSS #ecss2024

Curious about keto diets and sleep? Scientists at NIDDK want to know if an investigational dietary supplement impacts calorie burn during sleep. Call the NIH Clinical Center Office of Patient Recruitment at 866-444-1134. Refer to study 001690-DK. go.nih.gov/w4TAEXE

Recent UK Gov publication on UPFs: 'Setting up infrastructure and methodology for domiciled feeding studies should be a research priority. These are the most robust way to measure biological impacts of food. However, they require significant resource[s]'
gov.uk/government/pub…

After a fantastic talk from Prof Roy Taylor of DiRECT #diabetes #remission , revisiting his earlier classic work with the first direct observations of the change in muscle glycogen concentrations after a mixed meal

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8368292/

Many interesting insights, here are 3 👇

Registration for #Nutrition2024 is OPEN! Get ready to be part of the ultimate nutrition experience, June 29 – July 2, at McCormick Place in Chicago, IL. Register by April 5, for the best rates. View rates and learn more at: nutrition.org/n24/registrati…

Interested in keto diets and sleep patterns? Scientists at NIDDK want to know if an investigational dietary supplement impacts calorie burn during sleep. Call the NIH Office of Patient Recruitment at 866-444-1134. Refer to study 001690-DK. go.nih.gov/w4TAEXE

1/n. In this study, authors are interested in whether baseline BMI influences the magnitude of LDL response to a low carb diet. This “predictor of response” question is common. sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

It was an honor to present oral evidence to the UK House of Lords House of Lords Food, Diet and Obesity Committee. In the 2nd part of today's evidence session, Susan Jebb, Mathilde Touvier, and I discussed ultra-processed foods & how food environments promote unhealthy diets & obesity
parliamentlive.tv/event/index/e8…

Are all sugars equal? Role of the food source in physiological responses to sugars with an emphasis on fruit and fruit juice

New review in Eur J Nutr

#openaccess #sugar #science #metabolism #health #fruit #processing #foodmatrix

🔗link.springer.com/article/10.100…

It's wonderful to read this testimonial from Aaron Hengist, PhD NIDDK about his time as a Rank Prize PhD student in our latest #studentspotlight ☀️ Thank you Aaron for sharing your experiences & your top tips for future researchers ➡️ rankprize.org/news-events/st… #nutrition #phdlife

Would you like to experience the NIH Clinical Center for a 4-week inpatient study? NIDDK is looking at the effects of processed and unprocessed foods. To learn more, contact us at 866-444-1134 Refer to study 22-DK-0002

Nice to see this one online

Jon Watkins final study from his PhD

🔗cambridge.org/core/journals/…

Fully-funded PhD studentship available at the University of Bath. This project will investigate the interaction between adipose tissue inflammation and skeletal muscle protein metabolism in ageing.
findaphd.com/phds/project/e…

Job Alert! Post-Doctoral Research Associate position available at the University of Bath funded by Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research. This project will investigate the interaction between adipose tissue inflammation and skeletal muscle protein metabolism in ageing.
bath.ac.uk/jobs/CH11438

The clock is ticking! Submit your unpublished research in the form of abstracts for presentation at #Nutrition2024 . The deadline for abstract submissions is February 12, 2024, 11:59 PM ET. nutrition.org/n24/abstracts-…

A paper by Adrian Soto-Mota Nick Norwitz PhD Dr. David Ludwig et al. reanalyzed data from our previous study, claiming to have invalidated our primary findings, & concluding that our data support the carbohydrate-insulin model (CIM) of obesity. Our response: jn.nutrition.org/article/S0022-…

Beyond excited for this funded #PhD in my team for a #Nutritionist #RNutr or #Dietitian #RD 🧵

Dietary intake in inflammatory bowel disease and its association with gut microbiome, metabolome and treatment response

#IBD #Crohns #UC

kcl.ac.uk/study-legacy/f…

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