Nutrition and Health – The Association between Eating Behavior and Various Health Parameters: A Matched Sample Study

Nathalie T. Burkert; Johanna Muckenhuber; Franziska Großschädl; Éva Rásky; Wolfgang Freidl

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0088278

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Nutrition and Health – The Association between Eating Behavior and Various Health Parameters: A Matched Sample Study

Nathalie T. Burkert ,

* E-mail: nathalie.burkert@medunigraz.at

Affiliation Institute of Social Medicine and Epidemiology, Medical University Graz, Graz, Austria
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Johanna Muckenhuber,

Affiliation Institute of Social Medicine and Epidemiology, Medical University Graz, Graz, Austria
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Franziska Großschädl,

Affiliation Institute of Social Medicine and Epidemiology, Medical University Graz, Graz, Austria
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Éva Rásky,

Affiliation Institute of Social Medicine and Epidemiology, Medical University Graz, Graz, Austria
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Wolfgang Freidl

Affiliation Institute of Social Medicine and Epidemiology, Medical University Graz, Graz, Austria
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Nutrition and Health – The Association between Eating Behavior and Various Health Parameters: A Matched Sample Study

Nathalie T. Burkert,
Johanna Muckenhuber,
Franziska Großschädl,
Éva Rásky,
Wolfgang Freidl

Published: February 7, 2014
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0088278

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interpretation of the study results

Posted by freidl on 23 Apr 2014 at 11:43 GMT

The most plausible interpretation of the study results would be that persons who perceive themselves as less healthy tend to eat a healthier diet, i.e. less meat, which corresponds to the broad consensus in nutritional science. A reversed causality does not seem plausible at all.

No competing interests declared.

RE: interpretation of the study results

dr_ewan_cameron replied to freidl on 06 Feb 2016 at 14:46 GMT

Yeah, this is not the only study in which these authors push their agenda through wilful misinterpretation of bad statistics: http://www.lifescienceglo...

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interpretation of the study results

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RE: interpretation of the study results

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