Response to: Matters Arising in relation to “Evaluating agreement between individual nutrition randomised controlled trials and cohort studies – a meta-epidemiological study”

Key Points

• The aim is to address concerns raised regarding the interpretation and methods of the previous meta-epidemiological study.
• Responded to critiques from the Matters Arising article by Calkins et al.
• Clarified the methods used in the original study
• Discussed the agreement between trials and cohort studies
• Reiterated the original findings on the agreement between randomised controlled trials and cohort studies
• Emphasized the importance of accurate interpretation in meta-epidemiological research