Gorst-Rasmussen et al. Respond to "Dietary Pattern Analysis"

Gorst-Rasmussen et al respond to Imamura and Jacques' dietary pattern analysis. Gorst-Rasmussen et al challenge a fundamental premise in Immamura and Jacques' discussion that sparsity is not a natural property of a dietary pattern because a dietary pattern should reflect the cumulative eff...

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Published inAmerican journal of epidemiology Vol. 173; no. 10; pp. 1109 - 1110
Main Authors Gorst-Rasmussen, A., Dahm, C. C., Dethlefsen, C., Scheike, T., Overvad, K.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Oxford Oxford Publishing Limited (England) 15.05.2011
Subjects
Diet
Nutrition
Sparsity
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Summary:Gorst-Rasmussen et al respond to Imamura and Jacques' dietary pattern analysis. Gorst-Rasmussen et al challenge a fundamental premise in Immamura and Jacques' discussion that sparsity is not a natural property of a dietary pattern because a dietary pattern should reflect the cumulative effect of all foods. Furthermore, they say diets remain individual-specific constructs, whereas dietary patterns are population-based and usually observational and attempts to provide a universal, isolated understanding of the concept of a dietary pattern will lead to subjective and ambiguous definitions at best.
ISSN:0002-9262
1476-6256
DOI:10.1093/aje/kwr059