W1 Dietary Guidelines and Energy Homeostasis

Question 1

How do agencies provide dietary advice?

Answer 1

through knowledge translation

Question 2

Where could translations come from?

Answer 2

government; may be country/region specific

Question 3

What is the goal of knowledge translation?

Answer 3

use best available evidence to create dietary guidelines for specific population

Question 4

What is the hierarchy of evidence from lowest to highest?

Answer 4

expert opinion>case studies/timeseries>cross sectional studies>case control studies>cohort studies>NRCTs>RCTs>systematic reviews & meta-analyses

Question 5

What is systematic review and meta analysis?

Answer 5

summary of available data, providing conclusive statement; states whether intervention/exposure is benefit or harm

Question 6

Why is systematic reviews and meta analysis outside of the pyramid?

Answer 6

they are only as strong as the available data you put into them. Eg. syst. rev and meta analysis of cohort studies vs. NRCTs