BIOLOGY 105 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Mediterranean Diet, Clinical Trial, Myplate
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Types of nutrition studies: experimental model systems ex: animal studies, epidemiological studies observational study; not experiment, randomized controlled trials composed of experimental group & control group. Can have large sample sizes, can be long term. Can test interventions that would be unethical/complicated to test in humans. Can control genetic background of some animals. They are done on humans, so results directly. Cheaper to carry out because we are not manipulating variable. Can look at multiple factors in one study. Done on humans, so results directly apply. The usda updates tools to implement dietary advice. Myplate vegetables, fruits, grains, proteins, dairy.
