Protocol: The relationship between vitamin A and body mass: A systematic review and meta-analysis
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Human Nutrition Research Centre, University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Newcastle upon-Tyne, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom
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Modelling, Evidence and Policy group, University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Newcastle upon-Tyne, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom
- Published
- Accepted
- Subject Areas
- Food Science and Technology, Epidemiology, Global Health, Nutrition, Public Health
- Keywords
- Vitamin A, obesity, double burden, malnutrition, public health, meta-analysis, systematic review, nutrition, carotenoids, adipose tissue
- Copyright
- © 2018 Iqbal et al.
- Licence
- This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, reproduction and adaptation in any medium and for any purpose provided that it is properly attributed. For attribution, the original author(s), title, publication source (PeerJ Preprints) and either DOI or URL of the article must be cited.
- Cite this article
- 2018. Protocol: The relationship between vitamin A and body mass: A systematic review and meta-analysis. PeerJ Preprints 6:e27071v1 https://doi.org/10.7287/peerj.preprints.27071v1
Abstract
The proposed protocol is for a systematic review and meta-analysis on the relationship between vitamin A and body mass. The primary objective is to explore the mechanisms between vitamin A and adiposity such as inflammation, dietary intake and body fat. The secondary objective is to look at the extent to which vitamin A is stored in different adipose tissue depots. The protocol outlines the motive and scope for the review, and methodology including the risk of bias, statistical analysis, screening and study criteria.
Author Comment
The final published protocol and review is intended for the Campbell Collaboration.