TABLE 2.

Values found in the priority-setting exercises in nutrition research along the priority-setting cycle

Value	Pure basic research	Pure applied research
Impact	− Dissemination	– Commitment
	− Research translation	– Effectiveness
	− Timeliness	– Acceptability
	− Answerability (21, 23–25, 35–42, 44–49)	– Community concerns and demands
		– Accessibility
		– Affordability
		− Education prevention (16–17, 21–25, 35, 37–38, 40–42, 44–48)
Understanding of the problem	– Long-term consequences	—
	– Burden
	– Comprehensiveness (Global)
	– Quantification
	– Specificity (16–17, 21–25, 35–49)
Feasibility	Research infrastructure (16, 21, 23–25, 36, 38, 40, 42–43, 46–47)	Infrastructures
		– Deliverability
		– Expertise
		– Funding
		– Network (16–17, 21–25, 35, 37–38, 40–49)
Efficacy—cost effectiveness	—	Applied research is carried out in the most cost-effective way (24–25, 41–42, 46–48)
Equity	Equal opportunities for all ethnic groups to conduct research, equal inclusion of all ethnic groups and vulnerable groups in research addressing nutrition problems (23, 43)	Equal opportunities for all ethnic groups to implement research, equal inclusion of all ethnic groups and vulnerable groups in research implementation addressing nutrition problems (23–25, 35, 37, 40–41, 43, 45, 47–49)
Sound methods	– Measurability	Accountability
	– Validity	Safety (do no harm) (16, 22, 24–25, 35–37, 44, 48)
	– Appropriateness
	– Reliability
	– Standardization of definitions and cutoff
	– Representative
	– Participatory research
	– Social grounding and perceptions
	– Transparency (16, 21–25, 35, 37–44, 47–48)
Sustainability	Doing research to evaluate and monitor the implemented interventions (21, 47)	Respect for environment
		Adaptability
		Prevention
		Capacity building
		Education
		Evaluation and monitoring (16, 21–25, 35, 37–40, 42–45, 47–49)
Novelty	Exploring new methods, new approaches, and new interventions (16, 22–24, 37–40, 43–44, 46–49)