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. 2013 Jun;97(6):1413-5.
doi: 10.3945/ajcn.113.062125.

Self-report-based estimates of energy intake offer an inadequate basis for scientific conclusions

Dale A Schoeller, Diana Thomas, Edward Archer, Steven B Heymsfield, Steven N Blair, Michael I Goran, James O Hill, Richard L Atkinson, Barbara E Corkey, John Foreyt, Nikhil V Dhurandhar, John G Kral, Kevin D Hall, Barbara C Hansen, Berit Lilienthal Heitmann, Eric Ravussin, David B Allison

Self-report-based estimates of energy intake offer an inadequate basis for scientific conclusions

Dale A Schoeller et al. Am J Clin Nutr. 2013 Jun.
No abstract available

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