Nutrition Research Methodologies (Paperback)

Contributors 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