*Geek Box: Rotterdam Criteria
*Geek Box: Rotterdam Criteria The ‘Rotterdam criteria’ established a consensus in 2003 for the pathophysiological characteristics of PCOS. However, PCOS has multiple clinical manifestations, and...
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*Geek Box: Atherogenic Lipoproteins
*Geek Box: Atherogenic Lipoproteins The size and density of lipoproteins is crucial to understanding the capacity of these compounds to enter into the artery. The...
*Geek Box: Basis of Circadian Rhythms
*Geek Box: Basis of Circadian Rhythms So, how and why do we even have a chronotype in the first place? It’s one of the cooler...
*Geek Box: Assumptions of Mendelian Randomisation
*Geek Box: Assumptions of Mendelian Randomisation All MR studies start with a genetic variant, which for an MR is known as an “instrumental variable”, or...
*Geek Box: Assessing Validity for Intuitive Eating
*Geek Box: Assessing Validity for Intuitive Eating It is important to note that intuitive eating [lowercase] may refer to a measure of psychometric evaluation, and...
*Geek Box: Defining ‘Metabolically Healthy’ in BMI Categories
*Geek Box: Defining 'Metabolically Healthy' in BMI Categories The primary definition of ‘metabolically healthy overweight/obesity’ [MHO] used to date has utilised the criteria for Metabolic...
*Geek Box: The Dietary Inflammatory Index [DII]
*Geek Box: The Dietary Inflammatory Index [DII] The DII was first utilised in 2009 and was based on available research linking diet to one of...
*Geek Box: Chronotype & Social Jetlag
*Geek Box: Chronotype & Social Jetlag To grasp these concepts a bit more, let’s dig into two distinct, but highly related, concepts: your ‘chronotype’ and...
*Geek Box: Pathways of Liver Fat Accumulation
*Geek Box: Pathways of Liver Fat Accumulation In the fasted state, adipose tissue lipolysis (i.e., the breakdown of stored TGs and release of free fatty...
*Geek Box: Glycaemic Index & Glycaemic Load
*Geek Box: Glycaemic Index & Glycaemic Load Have you ever wondered, where does glucose go? Let’s use an example of glucose disposal after a hypothetical...
*Geek Box: Case-Control Studies
*Geek Box: Case-Control Study Prospective cohort studies take a cohort of people from the population, and follow them prospectively, i.e., over time. The advantage to...
*Geek Box: Microbiome Terminology
*Geek Box: Microbiome TerminologyMany terms of often used, sometimes interchangeable, when reading about this topic. So it can be helpful to define some terms. "Microbiome”...