Study That Took Aim at ‘Joy of Cooking’ Is Retracted

Study That Took Aim at ‘Joy of Cooking’ Is Retracted
Brian Wansink speaks during an interview in the produce section of a supermarket in Ithaca, N.Y., on Dec. 6, 2018. Mike Groll/AP Photo
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NEW YORK —More work by a prominent food researcher, including a study that took aim at the “Joy of Cooking,” has been retracted because of problems with the data.

The Annals of Internal Medicine retracted a study that said the book’s recipes changed with updated editions to include more calories and bigger portions. It said a reanalysis by co-author Brian Wansink resulted in numbers that differed—“many substantially so”—from the published versions.