Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nature, purpose, and implications of research in nutrition / Alan Jackson, Stephen A. Wootton, Martin Wiseman -- Study design : population based studies / Janet Cade and Jayne Hutchinson -- Study design : intervention studies / Jayne V. Woodside, Robert W. Welch, Chris C. Patterson, and Michelle C. McKinley -- Methods to determine dietary intake / Nadia Slimani, Heinz Freisling, Anne-Kathrin Illner, and Inge Huybrechts -- Food composition / Barbara Burlingame and Ruth Charrondiere -- Biomarkers of intake / Gunter Kuhnle -- Methods of data analysis / Graham Horgan -- Considerations when including ethnically diverse population groups in nutrition research / Maria J. Maynard -- Use of biobanks in nutrition research / Kurt Zatloukal, Pieter vant Veer, Christian Viertler, Marc Jeroen, and Peter Hollman -- Methods investigating food related behaviour / Monique Raats, Liisa Lahteenmaki, and Moira Dean -- Methods for assessing nutritional status and body composition / Peter Murgatroyd, Les J.C. Bluck, and Laura Watson -- Energy expenditure and intake methods / Klaas R. Westerterp -- Application of "omics" technologies / Helen Roche, Baukje De Roos, and Lorraine Brennan -- Epigenetics / John C. Mathers -- Nutrient-gene interactions / Anne Marie Minihane -- Data analytical methods for the application of systems biology in nutrition / Corrado Priami and Melissa J. Morine -- Stable isotopes in nutrition research / Margot Umpleby and Barbara A. Fielding -- Animal models in nutrition research / Andrew M. Salter -- Cellular models in nutrition research / Kathleen M. Botham -- Translation of nutrition research / Judith Buttriss.