AESAN revises nutritional report due to gender data bias

The Spanish Agency for Food Safety and Nutrition (AESAN) has announced a revision of a report regarding the nutritional risks for women during menopause, perimenopause, and postmenopause. The agency acknowledged that the report used data from studies conducted on men to establish certain parameters, omitting necessary warnings about this limitation.

This incident highlights ongoing gender biases in scientific research, where male physiological data is often used as a default reference. Experts note that gender-specific differences in metabolism, pharmacology, and immunology necessitate the inclusion of sex-based variables in research design and interpretation to avoid inaccurate conclusions.