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Renowned Nutritionist Resigns Following Retraction of Six Research Papers - Enago Academy

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  4. 10/12/2018 Renowned Nutritionist Resigns Following Retraction of Six Research Papers - EnagoAcademy RenownedNutritionistResignsFollowing RetractionofSixResearchPapers Last updated Oct9, 2018 Thereproducibilitycrisisisaseriousconcernforthescientikccommunity.Soisthefrequencyofcasesofscientikc misconduct.Thiscrisisstemsfromtheinabilityofresearcherstoreproducetheresultsfoundinmanystudiesin the lab. As a result, several prestigious journals retracted a rising number of studies. Recently, the Journal of American Medical Association (JAMA) retracted six papers of Cornell University Professor and nutrition researcher,BrianWansink.Hisconsequentresignationhashighlightedtheseriousnessofthiscrisis. Dr.WansinkAmongtheMostRespectedNutrition Experts psychologyanddiet.Hecoinedthephrase“bottomlessbowls”toshowhowpeopletendtoeatmore depending on howbigaportionsizeis.And,hewascriticaloffoodwithwhathetermed“healthhalos”.ThisisaconceptDr. Dr.WansinkfoundedtheFoodandBrandLabatCornellUniversity.Heisaleaderinconnectinghuman https://www.enago.com/academy/renowned-nutritionist-resigns-following-retraction-of-six-research-papers/

  5. 10/12/2018 Renowned Nutritionist Resigns Following Retraction of Six Research Papers - EnagoAcademy Wansinkdevelopedtodescribeunhealthyfooditems.Hewasrenownedforhundredsofstudiesonthesetopics andmanymorehealthandfoodrelatedissues. However,despitetheseaccomplishments,hefoundhimselfunexpectedlyhavingtoleavehispostatCornell.The statementcameonedayaftertheJournaloftheAmericanMedicalAssociation(JAMA)retractedsixofDr. Wansink’sstudies.TheJAMAcitedthelackof“scientikcvalidity”inhisarticles.Thisisinadditiontosevenother papers that were previously retracted. Michael Kotlikoff, Cornell’s provost, said the investigation revealed “misreportingofresearchdata,problematicstatisticaltechniques,failuretoproperlydocumentandpreserve researchresults,andinappropriateauthorship.” OngoingSpeculationAboutDr.Wansink’sStudies Dr.Wansinkadmittedtomakingtypos,statisticalmistakes,andothererrorsinhisstudies.However,hecontinues todefendhiswork.Heclaimsthattheseerrorsdonotchangethe“substantiveconclusions”ofanyofhisstudies and remains proud of all of his work. However, according to Dr. Ivan Oransky, this illustrates a serious case of scientikcmisconduct.Hefeelsthatthesetypesoferrorsthreatenthestatisticalbasisandvalidityofresearchthat thescientikcjournalspublish. However,thisisnotthekrsttimeDr.Wansinkfacedallegationsofscientikcmisconduct.Aninvestigationintohis workgoesbacktoablogposttwoyearsago.Inthepost,manyreaders,includingresearchintegritywatchdogs, feltthatDr.Wansinkwasencouragingthepracticeof“p-hacking”.“P-hacking,”alsocalled“datadredging,”isthe manipulation of data to knd results that are more appealing to publishers. This contrasts with the goal of providingclear,evidence-basedresultsofanexperiment.Theresultsof“p-hacking”adulteratedthecorrelation betweenfoodsanddisease.Inonestudy,atypeofcheesemaycauseaheartdisease.Inanotherstudypublished sixmonthslater,thesamecheesemaypreventheartdisease.Thisexampleillustratesthattheaimofresearchcan sometimesbetogetpublished,ratherthantoprovidegoodinformation. CausesandEffectsofRegularCasesofScientifc Misconduct “Youcan’tgetajobifyoudon’thavepapers,”saysMarionNestle,aprofessorofnutrition,foodstudiesandpublic healthatNewYorkUniversity.Thishighlightsthetremendouspressurethatprofessorsandresearchersfaceto gettheirstudiespublished.Notonlyisthisaseriousconcerninnutritionandfoodstudies,butalsoinotherkelds ofresearch.Scientistscanlookatalargedatasetandmanipulatedatatogettheresultsthattheywant.Publishing inanyjournalistheironlygoalinthesecases.Asanexample,emailssentbyDr.Wansinkshowedthatheurgedhis researcherstoaltertheirdatatodisplayresultsthatwould“govirallybigtime.” “Goingviral”seemstobemoreimportantthandoingthedifkcultacademicandscientikcwork.Thissituation representsalargerconcerninthescientikccommunity.Therehavebeeninitiativestakentotrytocounterthis issueofscientikcmisconduct.Themostimportantmethodispeerreview.ThesituationwithDr.Wansinkshows theneedforthesemeasuresandmoretoreducethecasesofscientikcmisconduct. Aspartoftheacademiccommunity,whatelseshouldtheresearchersdotoreducethecountofretractions? Pleaseshareyourthoughtswithusinthecommentssectionbelow. https://www.enago.com/academy/renowned-nutritionist-resigns-following-retraction-of-six-research-papers/

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