*Geek Box: Experimental Terminology Spend any time reading research and you will come across terms that describe the environment in …

*Geek Box: Fat Metabolism Fat metabolism can be complex, and the terminology even more so. So let’s run through it. …

*Geek Box: Correlation Coefficients The correlation coefficient, also known as the ‘coefficient of variation’ [CV] is the result of a …

*Geek Box: Within-Person Design In a within-person design, all participants will be exposed to every intervention or treatment. This may …

*Geek Box: The Microbiota and ‘Bacterial Core’ The “microbiome” is the term for the ‘extended genome’ provided by the bacteria …

*Geek Box: Randomisation Methods Randomisation provides a means of minimizing the risk of bias, and is most effective particularly where …

*Geek Box: Dairy – A Broad Food Group Within the sum of the food group known overall as ‘dairy’ is …

*Geek Box: Bioavailability Bioavailability is the amount of a compound that reaches circulation, generally expressed as a percentage of the …

*Geek Box: Cognitive Testing Assessing cognitive effects is very challenging from a research methodology perspective! There are many different tests that …

*Geek Box: Hormesis ‘Hormesis’ is a principle from toxicology, and describes how exposure of an organism to a physical or …