*Geek Box: Sphingolipids
*Geek Box: Sphingolipids & Ceramides Lipids - fats - are one of the most complex groups of compounds in the body, and in the diet....
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*Geek Box: Isoflavones & Equol
*Geek Box: Isoflavones & Equol While soy is generally recognised for the phytoestrogen activity of its main isoflavones, it is the metabolism of daidzein to...
*Geek Box: Synbiotic
*Geek Box: Synbiotic You have no doubt come across the terms 'probiotic' and 'prebiotic' before. To recap, probiotics are defined as live microorganisms that, when...
*Geek Box: Effect Sizes
*Geek Box: Standardised Mean Difference Measure of Effect The standardised mean difference [SMD] of effect size is also known as Cohen's d [which we have...
*Geek Box: Research Methods
*Geek Box: Measuring Intuitive Eating It is important to note that intuitive eating [lowercase] may refer to a measure of psychometric evaluation, and also may...
*Geek Box: Research Designs
*Geek Box: Nested Case-Control & Case-Cohort Studies Prospective cohort studies take a cohort of people from the population, and follow them prospectively, i.e., over time....
*Geek Box: Research Methods
*Geek Box: Cox Regression In cohort studies, you will commonly see what is known as a "survival analysis", which is data that measure the time...
*Geek Box: TDID
*Geek Box: Total Daily Insulin Dose Insulin doses are prescribed for the management of both type-1 diabetes and type-2 diabetes. On average, one unit dose...
*Geek Box: Flavonoid Mechanisms
*Geek Box: Getting Very Mechanistic About Flavonoids This figure is taken from Williams and Spencer (1), highlighting the various pathways through which flavonoids may act...
*Geek Box: Use of Visual Analogue Scales in Nutrition Research
*Geek Box: Use of Visual Analogue Scales in Nutrition Research Visual analogue scales [VAS] are common psychometric tools in both psychology and nutrition research, used...
*Geek Box: Diabetes Definitions
*Geek Box: Diabetes Definitions There are a number of markers used in the assessment of blood glucose regulation. The following table sets out the various...
*Geek Box: 2 x 2 Factorial Design
*Geek Box: 2 x 2 Factorial Design A 2 x 2 factorial design is a specific trial design which tests two interventions in one study...