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*Geek Box: Pooled Analysis

*Geek Box: Pooled Analysis You’ll have come across meta-analysis over and over in reading research, but a pooled analysis is same-same-but-different. Both meta and pooled...

*Geek Box: Omega-6

*Geek Box: Omega-6's and Hysteria Linoleic acid is an 18-carbon polyunsaturated fatty acid with two double-bonds, with the first double-bond occurring in the 6th position...

*Geek Box: DIT

*Geek Box: Measuring Diet-Induced Thermogenesis Measuring DIT is a methodological challenge, given that numerous variables may influence the results. The first is the timing of...

*Geek Box: The Omega-3 Index

*Geek Box: The HS-Omega-3 Index The question over what to measure to obtain reliable measures of DHA + EPA levels has been examined in numerous...

*Geek Box: Omega-3’s and Evolution

*Geek Box: A 'Shore-Based Perspective' of Evolution This predominant role of DHA in the brain has generated a “shore-based perspective” of human evolution, theorising that...

*Geek Box: Resistant Starch

*Geek Box: Resistant Starch Dietary fibre is considered the indigestible structures in edible plants, comprising both soluble and insoluble carbohydrates. Additional components to fibre include...

*Geek Box: The ‘Nutrition Transition’

*Geek Box: The 'Nutrition Transition' 'Nutrition transition’ has become the term for the rapid changes in the food environment and dietary intakes in low-middle income...

*Geek Box: Urinary Samples

*Geek Box: Urinary Samples in Nutritional Epidemiology Per the Geek Box above, the key feature of urinary recovery biomarkers like sodium or potassium, is that...

*Geek Box: Biomarkers in Dietary Assessment

*Geek Box: Biomarkers in Dietary Assessment The term “biomarker” means use of a specific biochemical measure that provides an indication of nutrient intakes. This isn’t...

*Geek Box: Pancreatic Beta-Cells

*Geek Box: Pancreatic Beta-Cells Understanding the role of beta-cells of the pancreas is critical to grasping the pathogenesis of T2DM. While impaired sensitivity to insulin...

*Geek Box: Crossover Design

*Geek Box: Crossover Design In a traditional comparative trial, a parallel design is often employed, where the intervention group receives a treatment, and the control...

*Geek Box: Indirect Calorimetry

*Geek Box: Indirect Calorimetry If you read metabolic ward studies, you may come across the term ‘respiratory chamber’ and see that energy expenditure was measured...