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Original Articles

Weighing the Evidence of Common Beliefs in Obesity Research

Krista CasazzaDepartment of Nutrition Sciences, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AlabamaUSA
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Andrew BrownSchool of Public Health, Office of Energetics, Nutrition Obesity Research Center, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AlabamaUSA
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Arne AstrupDepartment of Nutrition, Exercise and Sport, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Fredrik BertzCollege of Human Ecology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New YorkUSA
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Charles BaumDepartment of Economics, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TennesseeUSA
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Michelle Bohan BrownDepartment of Nutrition Sciences, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AlabamaUSA
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John DawsonDepartment of Biostatistics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AlabamaUSA
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Nefertiti DurantDepartment of Pediatrics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AlabamaUSA
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Gareth DuttonDepartment of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AlabamaUSA
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David A. FieldsDepartment of Pediatrics, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OklahomaUSA
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Kevin R. FontaineDepartment of Health Behavior, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AlabamaUSA
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Steven HeymsfieldPennington Biomedical Institute, George A. Bray, Jr. Endowed Super Chair in Nutrition, Metabolism-Body Composition, Baton Rouge, LouisianaUSA
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David LevitskyDepartment of Nutrition, Exercise and Sport, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Tapan MehtaDepartment of Physical Therapy, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AlabamaUSA
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Nir MenachemiDepartment of Health Care Organization and Policy, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AlabamaUSA
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P.K. NewbyDepartment of Pediatrics, Department of Epidemiology, Program in Graduate Medical Nutrition Sciences, and Program in Gastronomy, Culinary Arts, and Wine Studies, Boston University, Boston, MassachusettsUSA
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Russell PateChildren Physical Activity Research Group, Department of Exercise Science, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South CarolinaUSA
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Hollie RaynorDepartment of Nutrition, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TennesseeUSA
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Barbara J. RollsDepartment of Nutritional Sciences, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PennyslvaniaUSA
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Bisakha SenDepartment of Health Care Organization and Policy, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AlabamaUSA
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Daniel L. Smith JR.Department of Nutrition Sciences, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AlabamaUSA
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Diana ThomasCenter for Quantitative Obesity Research, Montclair State University, Montclair, New JerseyUSA
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Brian WansinkDepartment of Applied Economics and Management, Cornell University, Ithaca, New YorkUSA
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David B. AllisonSchool of Public Health, Office of Energetics, Nutrition Obesity Research Center, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AlabamaUSACorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 2014-2053 | Published online: 08 Jun 2015

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