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Errors and incorrect conclusions need correction in “The low-carbohydrate-diet score is associated with resting metabolic rate: an epidemiologic study among Iranian adults”

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  1. Mohammadpour S, Ghorbaninejad P, Shahinfar H, et al. The low-carbohydrate-diet score is associated with resting metabolic rate: an epidemiologic study among Iranian adults. J Diabetes Metab Disord. 2021; https://doi.org/10.1007/s40200-021-00832-0.

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This work was funded in part by the National Institutes of Health (NIH): R25HL124208 and R25DK099080. The opinions expressed are those of the authors and not necessarily of the NIH or any other organization.

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  1. Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Indiana University School of Public Health-Bloomington, Bloomington, IN, USA

    Stephanie L. Dickinson, Beate Henschel & David B. Allison

  2. New Balance Foundation Obesity Prevention Center, Boston Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA

    David S. Ludwig

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In the last 12 months, DBA has received personal payments or promises for same from: Alkermes, Inc.; American Society for Nutrition; Amin, Talati, Wasserman for KFS Acquisition Corporation (Glanbia); Big Sky Health; Kaleido Biosciences; Law Offices of Ronald Marron; Novo Nordisk Foundation; The Obesity Society; and Tomasik, Kostin, & Kasserman. Donations to a foundation have been made on his behalf by the Northarvest Bean Growers Association/Communique.

Indiana University, which employees DBA, SLD, and BH, and the Indiana University Foundation have received funds to support their research or educational activities from: Alliance for Potato Research and Education; American Egg Board; American Federation for Aging Research; Arnold Ventures; Eli Lilly and Company; Mars, Incorporated; and the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association.

Dr. Ludwig received royalties for books that recommend a carbohydrate-modified diet, and his spouse owns a nutrition education and consulting business.

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Dickinson, S.L., Henschel, B., Ludwig, D.S. et al. Errors and incorrect conclusions need correction in “The low-carbohydrate-diet score is associated with resting metabolic rate: an epidemiologic study among Iranian adults”. J Diabetes Metab Disord 21, 1189–1190 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40200-022-00991-8

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