*Geek Box: Lipid Metabolism The term ‘lipid’ is the technical term for fats in the body, which are taken in …

*Geek Box: Control of Bias in the Lyon Diet-Heart Study The Lyon Diet-Heart Study was a secondary prevention trial of …

*Geek Box: Longitudinal Study ‘Longitudinal’ in research design simply means ‘over time’. Longitudinal studies are observational, and data is collected …

*Geek Box: Hazard Ratios Hazard ratios, or ‘HRs’, are used to express the chance of an event occurring in a …

*Geek Box: Prospective Cohort Studies In the biomedical model, a randomised controlled trial is considered the ‘gold standard’ of scientific …

*Geek Box: Falsification in Science What does ‘falsified’ mean in science? The concept originated with Austrian philosopher Karl Popper. In …

*Geek Box: Protein & Satiety Why does protein increase fullness? There are a few mechanisms through which increased dietary protein …