Public health nutrition
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Public health nutrition · Jun 2015
Food insecurity and intimate partner violence against women: results from the California Women's Health Survey.
To investigate the association between food insecurity and intimate partner violence in a population-based sample of heterosexual women. ⋯ Food insecurity is an important risk indicator for intimate partner violence among women. Understanding the factors that put women, especially minority women, at greatest risk facilitates intervention development.
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Public health nutrition · Jun 2015
Communication of scientific uncertainty: international case studies on the development of folate and vitamin D Dietary Reference Values.
Transparent evidence-based decision making has been promoted worldwide to engender trust in science and policy making. Yet, little attention has been given to transparency implementation. The degree of transparency (focused on how uncertain evidence was handled) during the development of folate and vitamin D Dietary Reference Values was explored in three a priori defined areas: (i) value request; (ii) evidence evaluation; and (iii) final values. ⋯ Implementation of transparency policies may be limited by a lack of dedicated resources and best practice procedures, particularly to assist with the latter stages of reference value development. Challenges remain regarding the best practice for transparently communicating the influence of uncertain evidence on the final reference values. Resolving this issue may assist the evolution of nutrition risk assessment and better inform the recommendation setting process.