*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...
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*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...
*Geek Box: Ketogenic Diet
*Geek Box: Ketogenic Diet Although we often talk about the ‘ketogenic diet’ in the singular, in the clinical management of epilepsy there are in fact...