Calling guidance evidence-based when it is not is against the ethos of science

Authors

• Emily J. Dhurandhar, Obthera, Lubbock, TX, United States.
• Theodore K. Kyle, ConscienHealth, Pittsburgh, PA, United States.
• Bradley C. Johnston, Department of Nutrition, College of Agriculture and Life Science, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, United States; Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, College Station, TX, United States.
• Jon Agley, Prevention Insights, School of Public Health-Bloomington, Indiana University Bloomington, Bloomington, IN, United States.
• James O. Hill, Department of Nutrition Sciences, University of Alabama Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, United States.
• Martin Binks, Department of Nutrition and Food Studies, College of Public Health, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, United States.
• Thorkild Ia Sørensen, Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research and Department of Public Health, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
• Scott Kahan, National Center for Weight and Wellness, George Washington University School of Medicine, Washington DC, United States.
• Lawrence J. Cheskin, Department of Nutrition and Food Studies, College of Public Health, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, United States.
• Hertzel C. Gerstein, Population Health Research Institute, McMaster University and Hamilton Health Sciences, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
• Raul Cruz-Cano, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Indiana University-Bloomington, Bloomington, IN, United States.
• Richard L. Atkinson, Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, United States.
• John W. Erdman, Department of Food Science and Nutrition, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, Champaign, IL, United States.
• Susan B. Roberts, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH, United States.
• David Klurfeld, Department of Applied Health Science, Indiana University School of Public Health-Bloomington, Bloomington, IN, United States.
• Steven B. Heymsfield, Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Louisana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, United States.
• Grant M. Tinsley, Department of Kinesiology & Sport Management, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, United States; Vineyard Health, Holland, MI, United States.
• Stefan M. Pasiakos, Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Louisana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, United States.
• Paul M. Coates, Department of Applied Health Science, Indiana University School of Public Health-Bloomington, Bloomington, IN, United States.
• John Foreyt, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, United States.
• Kathryn A. Kaiser, Department of Health Behavior, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, United States.
• David B. Allison, Department of Pediatrics and USDA-ARS Children's Nutrition Research Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, United States. Electronic address: David.Allison@BCM.edu.

Document Type

Letter to the Editor

Publication Date

9-9-2025

Journal

The American journal of clinical nutrition

DOI

10.1016/j.ajcnut.2025.09.013

APA Citation

Dhurandhar, Emily J.; Kyle, Theodore K.; Johnston, Bradley C.; Agley, Jon; Hill, James O.; Binks, Martin; Sørensen, Thorkild Ia; Kahan, Scott; Cheskin, Lawrence J.; Gerstein, Hertzel C.; Cruz-Cano, Raul; Atkinson, Richard L.; Erdman, John W.; Roberts, Susan B.; Klurfeld, David; Heymsfield, Steven B.; Tinsley, Grant M.; Pasiakos, Stefan M.; Coates, Paul M.; Foreyt, John; Kaiser, Kathryn A.; and Allison, David B., "Calling guidance evidence-based when it is not is against the ethos of science" (2025). GW Authored Works. Paper 7972.
https://hsrc.himmelfarb.gwu.edu/gwhpubs/7972

Department

Exercise and Nutrition Sciences