Brooklyn College Library LibGuides Home: HNSC 7931X Principles of Nutrition Research: Week 7 to 14

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Week 7. Proposal review

Week 8. Quantitative data collection

Design and Analysis of Food Frequency Questionnaires--Review and Novel Metho
Wise, A., and N. M. Birrell. “Design and Analysis of Food Frequency Questionnaires--Review and Novel Method.” International Journal of Food Sciences & Nutrition, vol. 53, no. 3, May 2002, pp. 273–279. EBSCOhost, doi:10.1080/09637480220132878.
NHANES Food Questionnaire [pdf]
SNAP-Ed questionnaire
SNAP-Ed 24 dietary recall educator video
NDSR 24-hr dietary recall procedure
NDSR food amount booklet - Interviewer Copy [pdf]

Week 9. Qualitative research

Qualitative Research in Nutrition and Dietetics: Getting Started.
Swift, J.A. and Tischler, V. (2010), Qualitative research in nutrition and dietetics: getting started. Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics, 23: 559-566. doi:10.1111/j.1365-277X.2010.01116.x
An Introduction to Qualitative Research for Food and Nutrition Professionals.
Harris et al., An Introduction to Qualitative Research for Food and Nutrition Professionals. J Am Diet Assoc. 2009;109(1):80-90. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jada.2008.10.018
A Qualitative Study of Nutrition-Based Initiatives at Selected Food Banks in the Feeding America Network
Handforth et al., A Qualitative Study of Nutrition-Based Initiatives at Selected Food Banks in the Feeding America Network. J Acad Nutr Diet. 2013;113(3):411-5.

Week 10. Preclinical research

Effect of curcumin on normal and tumor cells: Role of glutathione and bcl-2.
Syng-ai et al., Effect of curcumin on normal and tumor cells: Role of glutathione and bcl-2. Molecular Cancer Therapeutics. 2004; 3(9): 1101-1108
Practical Aspects of Experimental Design in Animal Research.
Paula D. Johnson, David G. Besselsen, Practical Aspects of Experimental Design in Animal Research, ILAR Journal, Volume 43, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 202–206, doi.org/10.1093/ilar.43.4.202

Week 11. Data analysis and result interpretation

Factors Associated with Food Insecurity Following Hurricane Harvey in Texas.
Clay, L.A.; Ross, A.D. Factors Associated with Food Insecurity Following Hurricane Harvey in Texas. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2020, 17, 762.
Online statistics resource
Statistics calculator online can do all the basics like calculating quartiles, mean, median, mode, variance, standard deviation as well as the correlation coefficient.You can also do almost any kind of regression analysis (linear, quadratic, exponential, cubic , power, logarithmic and natural Logarithmic). The regressions and points can then be graphed. Can Compute student 1 or 2-Tailed T-Tests (paired and unpaired). You can enter raw data and then calculate T-tests.

Week 12. Use of databases

National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES)
CDC's National Center for Health Statistics
New York City HANES
Center for Disease Control and Prevention
What We Eat In America Database
Women’s Health Initiative
NYC Open Data
NIH Open Domain-Specific Data Sharing Repositories
Example of App generated data: Serrano et al., Mining Health App Data to Find More and Less Successful Weight Loss Subgroups
Example of App generated data:
Serrano KJ, Yu M, Coa KI, Collins LM, Atienza AA. Mining Health App Data to Find More and Less Successful Weight Loss Subgroups. J Med Internet Res 2016;18(6):e154 DOI: 10.2196/jmir.5473
PMID: 27301853, PMCID: 4925935
Malnourished Adults' Receipt of Hospital Discharge Nutrition Care Instructions: A Pilot Study.
Example of medical record mining:
Brooks et al., Malnourished Adults' Receipt of Hospital Discharge Nutrition Care Instructions: A Pilot Study. J Hum Nutr Diet. 2019;32(5):659-666

Week 13. Meta-analysis and systemic review

Systematic Reviews and Meta Analysis guide by Harvard Countway Library
A resource for finding data sources, filters, and standards to support systematic searches of the biomedical literature.
The PRISMA statement for reporting systematic reviews and meta-analyses of studies that evaluate healthcare interventions: explanation and elaboration.
Liberati Alessandro, Altman Douglas G, Tetzlaff Jennifer, Mulrow Cynthia, Gøtzsche Peter C, Ioannidis John P A et al. The PRISMA statement for reporting systematic reviews and meta-analyses of studies that evaluate healthcare interventions: explanation and elaboration BMJ 2009; 339 :b2700
Associations of omega-3 fatty acid supplement use with cardiovascular disease risks: Meta-analysis of 10 trials involving 77,917 individuals.
Aung T, Halsey J, Kromhout D, et al. Associations of Omega-3 Fatty Acid Supplement Use With Cardiovascular Disease Risks: Meta-analysis of 10 Trials Involving 77 917 Individuals. JAMA Cardiol. 2018;3(3):225–233. doi:10.1001/jamacardio.2017.5205
Use of supplemental long-chain omega-3 fatty acids and risk for cardiac death: An updated meta-analysis and review of research gaps.
Maki, Kevin C et al. “Use of supplemental long-chain omega-3 fatty acids and risk for cardiac death: An updated meta-analysis and review of research gaps.” Journal of clinical lipidology vol. 11,5 (2017): 1152-1160.e2. doi:10.1016/j.jacl.2017.07.010
Omega-3 Fatty Acid Supplementation and Cardiovascular Disease Risk: Glass Half Full or Time to Nail the Coffin Shut?
Maki, K.C.; Dicklin, M.R. Omega-3 Fatty Acid Supplementation and Cardiovascular Disease Risk: Glass Half Full or Time to Nail the Coffin Shut? Nutrients 2018, 10, 864.

Week 14. Student presentations

No reading assigned