What are the two hypotheses stated by the authors?

NUFD 112: Research article critique

In essay form, answer the questions below for the research article:

Hiding vegetables to reduce energy density: an effective strategy to increase children’s vegetable intake and reduce energy intake (download here), American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, First published ahead of print July 20, 2011 as doi: 10.3945/ajcn.111.015206.

1. What is the research problem?
2. What are the two hypotheses stated by the authors?
3. Describe the study design.
4. A. Who were study participants? B. Were there any exclusion criteria?
5. Briefly give the study results.
6. Did the study results support the authors’ hypotheses?
7. What was the study limitation discussed by the authors?
8. A. What conclusion do the authors make? B. What are their suggestions about how their research findings can be applied?
9. Were there any flaws? What did you notice