*Geek Box: Equol Producing Capacity While soy is generally recognised for the phytoestrogen activity of its main isoflavones, it is …
*Geek Box: Incretin Hormones
*Geek Box: Incretin Hormones The term “incretin hormones” describes GLP-1 and GIP, two hormones that are secreted by the gastrointestinal …
*Geek Box: Understanding Relative Risk
*Geek Box: Understanding Relative Risk Relative risk is often dismissed as the sensationalist percentages of risk seen in headlines. And …
*Geek Box: Food Frequency Questionnaires, Validation and Reliability
*Geek Box: Food Frequency Questionnaires, Validation and Reliability Dietary collection methods have been subject to significant recent criticism. While far …
*Geek Box: “Healthy User Bias” and Selection Bias
*Geek Box: “Healthy User Bias” and Selection Bias “Healthy User Bias” is a bias that can commonly occur in observational …
*Geek Box: Kaplan-Meier “Survival Analysis” and Cox Proportional Hazard Ratios
*Geek Box: Kaplan-Meier “Survival Analysis” and Cox Proportional Hazard Ratios In cohort studies, you will commonly see what is known …
*Geek Box: Nutritional Abnormalities in ASD
*Geek Box: Nutritional Abnormalities in ASD The caveat before we outline some of the nutritional characteristics of ASD is that, …
*Geek Box: The PCOS Diagnostic Evolution
*Geek Box: The PCOS Diagnostic Evolution What is colloquially known as the “Rotterdam criteria” reflects the European Society for Human …
*Geek Box: Soy Isoflavones & Prostate Cancer
*Geek Box: Soy Isoflavones & Prostate Cancer Soy foods are rich in specific types of (poly)phenol compounds known as isoflavones, …
*Geek Box: Pragmatic RCTs
*Geek Box: Pragmatic RCTs When we talk about “randomised controlled trials”, it is often as if this term refers to …