title: Nutritional methodologies and their use in inter-disciplinary antioxidant research.
abstract: There has been a significant increase in the volume of research relating to antioxidants and health. The very nature of this research is inter-disciplinary, yet the full potential of such an approach, whereby nutritionists (clinicians), chemists, pharmacists and others all bring their expertise to bear in a concerted way, is rarely achieved. This is perhaps due to a lack of understanding of the methodology and terminology of the various disciplines. In this review, the terminology and features of nutritional studies are examined with particular emphasis on the confounders that may often be ignored by laboratory-based researchers. Attention is drawn to the potential role that ethics approval processes may have in directing outcomes.
authors.affiliation: Charles Sturt University, School of Wine and Food Sciences, Locked Bag 588, Wagga Wagga 2678, Australia. Electronic address: mkendall@csu.edu.au.
authors.forename: Megan
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kendall
authors.affiliation: Smart Food Centre, University of Wollongong, Northfields Ave Wollongong 2522, Australia.
authors.forename: Marijka
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Batterham
authors.affiliation: Charles Sturt University, School of Wine and Food Sciences, Locked Bag 588, Wagga Wagga 2678, Australia.
authors.forename: Paul D
authors.initials: PD
authors.lastname: Prenzler
authors.affiliation: Charles Sturt University, School of Wine and Food Sciences, Locked Bag 588, Wagga Wagga 2678, Australia.
authors.forename: Danielle
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ryan
authors.affiliation: Charles Sturt University, School of Wine and Food Sciences, Locked Bag 588, Wagga Wagga 2678, Australia.
authors.forename: Kevin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Robards
keywords: Diet history; Dietary trials; Inter-disciplinary; Nutrition