*Geek Box: Case-Control Study Prospective cohort studies take a cohort of people from the population, and follow them prospectively, i.e., …

*Geek Box: Microbiome Terminology Many terms of often used, sometimes interchangeable, when reading about this topic. So it can be …

*Geek Box: Cluster Randomisation The present study had a design that is slightly different to the traditional method of randomisation, …

*Geek Box: Dietary Biomarkers The term “biomarker” means use of a specific biochemical measure that provides an indication of nutrient intakes. This isn’t always as straightforward …

*Geek Box: A Priori Indices in Nutritional Epidemiology Most approaches to dietary assessment in nutritional epidemiology focus on foods and …

*Geek Box: Network Meta-Analysis In a traditional meta-analysis, single studies are compiled together to obtain an overall summary of effect …

*Geek Box: Geeking on Garlic The botanical name for garlic is Allium sativum L., and as noted above contains a multiplicity …

*Geek Box: Measuring Iodine and Defining Deficiency Biomarkers may be classified according to where they are measured in the body. …

*Geek Box: (Poly)phenol Metabolites The metabolism of (poly)phenols has been of particular interest in trying to link their purported health …

*Geek Box: Weight Bias & Weight Stigma Part of the impetus for the emergence of the ‘non-diet’ or ‘weight-normative’ paradigm …