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Open research questions in Dietetics, Nutrition, and Education

218 gap statements mined from Dietetics, Nutrition, and Education papers in our 4.5M-paper local library, which holds 1,137 papers on the topic — drawn mostly from each paper's own stated research gap, future-work, challenge and limitation notes, and its abstract. The ones listed below are a selection still marked open; each names the study that raised it, with a DOI link where the paper has one.

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  • Need for nurses to develop nutritional competence through clinical experience and self-directed learning.

    Nephrology Nurses’ Nutritional Competence in Chronic Kidney Disease Care: A Qualitative Study · 2026 · DOI

  • As paediatric dietetic practice diversifies across contexts, current education and workforce governance structures are insufficient to support consistent graduate preparedness and safe transition to practice.

    “They don't know what they don't know”: Exploring the education and professional development needs of the paediatric dietetic workforce · 2026 · DOI

  • Future research should examine how commonly MDs refer patients to nutritionists/dietitians, as well as strategies for improving physician knowledge on basic nutrition concepts.

    Clinical and surgical physician’s perception of nutrition knowledge · 2024 · DOI

  • Provision of information is further complicated by misconceptions about nutrition and limited knowledge about specific health conditions where nutrition plays a significant role.

    Perspectives of staff and clients regarding the delivery of nutrition information in Green Prescription: a qualitative inquiry · 2024 · DOI

  • Private practice dietetics workforce development research is warranted to address current research gaps in a coordinated, collaborative approach to ensure this rapidly expanding workforce is well supported.

    Private practice dietetics workforce: A review of the literature · 2024 · DOI

  • The secondary aim is to identify gaps in the literature to inform future priority areas and to inform private practice dietetics workforce development research.

    Private practice dietetics workforce: A review of the literature · 2024 · DOI

  • There is a significant gap in nutritional education and research within Central Asian medical and public health institutions. Nutritional medicine content is not usually taught at universities, and if so, the curricula are not adapted to the needs of the region.

    Enhancing educational and research capacities in nutrition and dietetics across central Asian universities · 2026 · DOI

  • The lack of explicit recognition of nutrition's contribution to One Health objectives. The need for integrated strategies to address interconnected health challenges.

    Nutrition as a missing link in One Health: from conceptual invisibility to strategic action · 2026 · DOI

  • The lack of scientific validation and evidence-based research in cosmetic surgery. The challenge of balancing individual patient needs with standardized approaches. The need to address confirmation bias and ensure that recommendations are based on objective evidence.

    The ABC of BBA: A Personal Perspective of a 10 Point Plan: A Critical Appraisal · 2026 · DOI

  • The study sought to ascertain principals' intentions rather than their actual behaviour of NE implementation and hence remains limited in this area, which future research may consider.

    Principals' intentions and anticipated challenges in implementing nutrition education · 2021 · DOI

  • There is a recognition that practice placement models should prepare the dietitians of the future for working beyond NHS environments, and that alternative models of placement should be explored from the perspective of raising the profile of the profession and ensuring sustainability of placement provision.

    Preparing the Dietetic Workforce of the Future – Developing Innovative Placements in Social Care Settings · 2017 · DOI

  • There have been no studies that have attempted to determine whether the level of nutrition knowledge or prevalence of misconceptions have changed over time. The study aims to fill this gap by assessing changes in nutrition knowledge over time.

    Nutrition knowledge and misconceptions of university students: 1971 vs. 1984 · 1987 · DOI

  • The need for specific academic preparation requirements for nutrition educators. The lack of clear guidelines for the development of nutrition education specialists.

    Recommendations of the society for nutrition education on the academic preparation of nutrition education specialists · 1987 · DOI

  • There is a gap in the literature on the nutrition education needs of congregate meal program participants, - Prior research has shown inconsistent trends in improvement in nutrition knowledge or dietary adequacy as a result of education programs.

    An assessment of the nutrition education needs of congregate meal program participants · 1987 · DOI

  • In an accompanying editorial, Bresalier and Kim (New England Journal of Medicine 313:1413-14, 1985) believe that the role of diet-especially the direct link of dietary calcium-in the onset of colorectal cancer remains unclear.

    Evaluation of an affective-based adult nutrition education program · 1986 · DOI

  • Traditional evaluation approaches have limitations in evaluating nutrition education programs. There is a need for a comprehensive model that integrates qualitative and quantitative methods to evaluate nutrition education programs.

    A comprehensive model for evaluating innovative nutrition education programs · 1986 · DOI

  • The challenge of varying teaching/learning strategies to meet the needs of the learner, the educator, and the situation. The challenge of promoting the creative and insightful potential of the human mind in nutrition education.

    Holistic education: A new paradigm for nutrition education · 1986 · DOI

  • Future research should focus on developing a generic theory regarding the design and implementation of nutrition education programs. Future research should explore the effectiveness of the holistic education model in increasing the effectiveness of nutrition education efforts.

    Holistic education: A new paradigm for nutrition education · 1986 · DOI

  • Readers should treat single-figure readability estimates for PDF-extracted corpora with corresponding caution; the choice of artifact filter is a researcher degree of freedom that is rarely reported and can move an estimate by more than a grade level.

    Readability of U.S. food handler training materials: a natural language processing analysis of worker study guides and the federal Food Code · 2026 · DOI

  • To explore the application of the model in different contexts and settings. To refine the model based on feedback from program administrators and evaluators.

    A comprehensive model for evaluating innovative nutrition education programs · 1986 · DOI

  • Inadequate nutrition education in medical curricula - Lack of confidence or skills among medical students to translate nutrition knowledge into patient…

    Nutriments: Integrating Patient-Centered Nutrition Education for Medical Students within a Clinical Presentation Framework · 2026 · DOI

  • The paper identifies a gap in the effectiveness of computer-assisted instruction methods for preschoolers. The study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of the computer-assisted instruction method.

    Development and testing of a microcomputer nutrition lesson for preschoolers · 1987 · DOI

  • While our study did not attempt to com pare diet improvement of homemakers and their length of participation in the program, this issue should be studied in relation to the permanence of diet change; that is, is the change that occurs during par ticipation in a program over a short period…

    Dietary changes resulting from the expanded food and nutrition education program · 1986 · DOI

  • The literature has reported significant attrition rates in worksite health programs - There is a need to identify factors that enhance and maintain worker…

    Using focus groups to plan worksite nutrition programs · 1986 · DOI

  • However, the fascinating result is that although the gastrointestinal ab sorption of cholesterol was proportional to dietary intake, it does not account for the differences in the plasma cholesterol levels…

    Status of nutrition education in elementary schools: 1981 vs. 1975 · 1986 · DOI

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Open questions raised by papers listed on this page include: (1) The lack of explicit recognition of nutrition's contribution to One Health objectives (“Nutrition as a missing link in One Health: from conceptual invisibility to…”, 2026); (2) The lack of scientific validation and evidence-based research in cosmetic surgery (“The ABC of BBA: A Personal Perspective of a 10 Point Plan: A Critical Appraisal”, 2026); (3) Future research should examine how commonly MDs refer patients to nutritionists/dietitians, as well as strategies for improving physician knowledge on basic nutrition concepts (“Clinical and surgical physician’s perception of nutrition knowledge”, 2024); (4) Private practice dietetics workforce development research is warranted to address current research gaps in a coordinated, collaborative approach to ensure this rapidly expanding workforce is well supported (“Private practice dietetics workforce: A review of the literature”, 2024); (5) The study sought to ascertain principals' intentions rather than their actual behaviour of NE implementation and hence remains limited in this area, which future research may consider (“Principals' intentions and anticipated challenges in implementing nutrition…”, 2021). 218 gap statements have been mined from Dietetics, Nutrition, and Education papers in our 4.5M-paper local library, which holds 1,137 papers on the topic; the gaps come from whichever of those papers state one. They are mostly the research gaps the authors state and the papers' abstracts, plus future-work, limitations and challenges passages. The ones listed below are a selection still marked open; each names the study that raised it, with a DOI link where the paper has one, so you can read the original claim in context.

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