Comments on: Chair of FFTB Scientific Advisory Board acknowledges that their research hasn’t been “a proper job” and hasn’t been “rigorous” http://holfordwatch.info/2008/02/14/chair-of-fftb-scientific-advisory-board-acknowledges-that-their-research-hasnt-been-a-proper-job-and-hasnt-been-rigorous/ The truth about Patrick Holford, media nutritionist Fri, 14 Oct 2011 15:11:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Patrick Holford: Why Did BBC Oxford Radio Give Him Free Advertising? « Holford Watch: Patrick Holford, nutritionism and bad science http://holfordwatch.info/2008/02/14/chair-of-fftb-scientific-advisory-board-acknowledges-that-their-research-hasnt-been-a-proper-job-and-hasnt-been-rigorous/comment-page-2/#comment-28131 Thu, 21 Jan 2010 23:48:37 +0000 http://holfordwatch.wordpress.com/?p=353#comment-28131 [...] If there is no standardisation, it seems that no lessons have been learned from the poor management of the Food for the Brain trials and the lamentable report of the results. Regular readers will recall that this quality of these trials were so poor that even the head of Food for the Brain’s Scientific Advisory Board had to acknowledge that the work had not been r…. [...]

]]> By: Patrick Holford Has What He Calls A Blog « Holford Watch: Patrick Holford, nutritionism and bad science http://holfordwatch.info/2008/02/14/chair-of-fftb-scientific-advisory-board-acknowledges-that-their-research-hasnt-been-a-proper-job-and-hasnt-been-rigorous/comment-page-2/#comment-18989 Tue, 21 Apr 2009 09:45:42 +0000 http://holfordwatch.wordpress.com/?p=353#comment-18989 [...] allowed to run further studies with them despite the lamentable results to date and the fact that Professor Smith has had to acknowledge that they haven’t done a “proper job” and their work ‘lacked [...]

]]> By: Patrick Holford on Science Friction and the Limitations of RCTs and Meta-analyses « Holford Watch: Patrick Holford, nutritionism and bad science http://holfordwatch.info/2008/02/14/chair-of-fftb-scientific-advisory-board-acknowledges-that-their-research-hasnt-been-a-proper-job-and-hasnt-been-rigorous/comment-page-1/#comment-18259 Sun, 05 Apr 2009 14:05:14 +0000 http://holfordwatch.wordpress.com/?p=353#comment-18259 [...] Does Rawlins sound as if he would be impressed by the usual standards of Holford’s scholarship or his idea of running a study or writing up the results? [...]

]]> By: The Economist: The End of a Childhood Illusion « Holford Watch: Patrick Holford, nutritionism and bad science http://holfordwatch.info/2008/02/14/chair-of-fftb-scientific-advisory-board-acknowledges-that-their-research-hasnt-been-a-proper-job-and-hasnt-been-rigorous/comment-page-1/#comment-12967 Wed, 05 Nov 2008 12:26:32 +0000 http://holfordwatch.wordpress.com/?p=353#comment-12967 [...] this year, Smith admitted that the FFTB Child Survey 2007 had not been “a proper job” and that the …. It still cost money and the goodwill of the research participants however: sometimes, competence, [...]

]]> By: Visiting Professor Patrick Holford, Not Even for a Thousand Days « Holford Watch: Patrick Holford, nutritionism and bad science http://holfordwatch.info/2008/02/14/chair-of-fftb-scientific-advisory-board-acknowledges-that-their-research-hasnt-been-a-proper-job-and-hasnt-been-rigorous/comment-page-1/#comment-12941 Wed, 05 Nov 2008 00:20:04 +0000 http://holfordwatch.wordpress.com/?p=353#comment-12941 [...] One does wonder what will happen to the PhD student who was meant to be splitting her studies between Food for the Brain and the University of Teesside. And, just where are they going to find an MSc student to lumber with the wretched (some would say impossible) task of validating the lamentable questionnaire that they used in last year’s FFTB 2007 Survey of Schoolchildren? [...]

]]> By: sue http://holfordwatch.info/2008/02/14/chair-of-fftb-scientific-advisory-board-acknowledges-that-their-research-hasnt-been-a-proper-job-and-hasnt-been-rigorous/comment-page-1/#comment-9894 Tue, 03 Jun 2008 08:22:04 +0000 http://holfordwatch.wordpress.com/?p=353#comment-9894 The May Newsletter of the ‘Food for the Brain ‘ (of which PH is the chief executative officer ) gave news of a third school project which plans to test the impact of diet only, supplements only, or diet and supplements . They have also been working with Hertfordshire County Council Catering to help them ‘tweak’ thir menu in line with FFTB principles.
FFTB board of experts have also set up an accreditation process to recognise products that they approve as beneficial for brain function. The key criteria will be
low GI and sugar
high in essential fats
high in vitamins and minerals
free from harmful or unnecessary additives!
Well that should not be too difficult as there are plenty of staple foods meeting that criteria, but I suspect that is not the intention!

]]> By: Why Do Mainstream Media Promote Patrick Holford? « Holford Myths: what is the problem with Nutritionist Patrick Holford? http://holfordwatch.info/2008/02/14/chair-of-fftb-scientific-advisory-board-acknowledges-that-their-research-hasnt-been-a-proper-job-and-hasnt-been-rigorous/comment-page-1/#comment-9153 Thu, 10 Apr 2008 13:18:27 +0000 http://holfordwatch.wordpress.com/?p=353#comment-9153 [...] the paper can not explain away Teesside’s actions or those of respected academics such as Professors Cowen and Smith who continue to endorse him. (We should recognise, of course, that some academics have struggled to have their endorsements [...]

]]> By: Patrick Holford and His Alternative to Anti-Depressants « Holford Watch: Patrick Holford, nutritionism and bad science http://holfordwatch.info/2008/02/14/chair-of-fftb-scientific-advisory-board-acknowledges-that-their-research-hasnt-been-a-proper-job-and-hasnt-been-rigorous/comment-page-1/#comment-8519 Thu, 28 Feb 2008 21:49:36 +0000 http://holfordwatch.wordpress.com/?p=353#comment-8519 [...] claim. However, we would draw Holford’s attention to a recent paper by his colleague, Professor Philip Cowen.[6] Cowen and his colleagues argue that the current evidence is limited and the results for women [...]

]]> By: Barefoot, Sex, Sleaze and Life’s 4 Living « Holford Watch: Patrick Holford, nutritionism and bad science http://holfordwatch.info/2008/02/14/chair-of-fftb-scientific-advisory-board-acknowledges-that-their-research-hasnt-been-a-proper-job-and-hasnt-been-rigorous/comment-page-1/#comment-8384 Thu, 21 Feb 2008 15:19:46 +0000 http://holfordwatch.wordpress.com/?p=353#comment-8384 [...] Holford and David Smith share common interests, they work together and are both associated with Food for the Brain and others. At one point, David Smith and Professor Kim Jobst worked on the same project, OPTIMA. [...]

]]> By: dvnutrix http://holfordwatch.info/2008/02/14/chair-of-fftb-scientific-advisory-board-acknowledges-that-their-research-hasnt-been-a-proper-job-and-hasnt-been-rigorous/comment-page-1/#comment-8335 Sat, 16 Feb 2008 18:30:06 +0000 http://holfordwatch.wordpress.com/?p=353#comment-8335 Good to see you back, Professor UKdietitian.

It deeply concerns me that in bona fide nutrition research requires ethical approval, sufficient funding to complete and summarise the study, informed consent from clients, client confidentiality and a recognised nutritional approach using validated nutrition tools and careful monitoring – especially in children – as absolute prerequisites before the research begins.

This has been bothering us. FFTB reports that they are currently running 3 projects. Did they obtain the informed consent by quoting the results from this survey and their previous studies? If so, with the extent of serious errors in these data and the erroneous assertions that have flowed from that, do they need to re-obtain that consent?

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