*Geek Box: Beta-Cells & Diabetes Beta-cells of the pancreas release insulin in response to increases in blood glucose after a …
*Geek Box: Circadian Rhythms
*Geek Box: Circadian Rhythms What are ‘circadian rhythms’? The term ‘circadian’ is derived from the Latin ‘circa’, meaning ‘around’, and ‘diem’, meaning ‘day’: ‘around the …
*Geek Box: DWL
*Geek Box: Doubly-Labelled Water Doubly-labelled water has been utilised in human studies since the early 1980’s, as a reliable method …
*Geek Box: Correlation, Confounding, & Control
*Geek Box: Confounders, Correlations, and Control There is a tendency when it comes to interpreting epidemiological findings to dismiss any related …
*Geek Box: Melatonin
*Geek Box: Melatonin Hearing terms like ‘circadian phase’ or ‘biological night’ can be confusing, particularly where we think of time …
*Geek Box: Area Under the Curve
*Geek Box: Area Under the Curve If you read research, you’ll come across the commonly used term ‘area under the curve’, …
*Geek Box: ALA and DHA as EFAs
*Geek Box: ALA and DHA as Essential Fatty Acids Up to 60% of the brain’s dry weight is comprised of …
*Geek Box: A Priori Indices in Nutritional Epidemiology
*Geek Box: Dietary Pattern Scores Most approaches to dietary assessment in nutritional epidemiology focus on foods and nutrients as the …
*Geek Box: Block Randomisation
*Geek Box: Block Randomisation The most basic form of randomising subjects is simple randomization, which involves dividing subjects at random …
*Geek Box: ITT Analysis
*Geek Box: Intention to Treat Analysis In a randomised controlled trial, it is important to match both arms of the …