Measurement rigor is not a substitute for design rigor in causal inference: increased physical activity does cause (modest) weight loss

Int J Obes (Lond). 2023 Jan;47(1):3-4. doi: 10.1038/s41366-022-01234-9. Epub 2022 Nov 28.

Authors

David B Allison¹, Dennis M Bier², Julie L Locher³

Affiliations

¹ Indiana University School of Public Health-Bloomington, 1025 E 7th Street, PH 111, Bloomington, IN, 47405, USA. [email protected].
² Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA.
³ University of Alabama at Birmingham Department of Medicine, Birmingham, AL, USA.

PMID: 36443405
DOI: 10.1038/s41366-022-01234-9

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Causality
Exercise*
Humans
Weight Loss*