diff --git a/Pasted image 20240911131855.png b/Pasted image 20240911131855.png new file mode 100644 index 0000000..e69de29 diff --git a/education/nutrition/Misc.md b/education/nutrition/Misc.md index 80a1967..9794095 100644 --- a/education/nutrition/Misc.md +++ b/education/nutrition/Misc.md @@ -61,12 +61,26 @@ ## Types of Studies ### Experimental -- A *systematic way* of testing a hypothesis - +- A *systematic way* of testing a hypothesis. +- Animal vs human +- Treatment vs control +- There's a degree of *control* present. +- Can be used to test causation. ### Epidemiological -- An observational stu of the occurrence, distribution, and associations between factors and health or disease in a population. +- *Observations* of the occurrence, distribution, and associations between factors and health or disease in a population. +- Observations at one point or over time. +- **Case Control:** + - Cases matched with controls and information is gathered + - **Cohort** (2 types): + - Retrospective: Collect info about a group's past exposures and identify current outcomes + - Prospective: group of healthy people that are followed over time and the outcome noted. + - Most common for use on humans. +- **Never** used to determine *causation*, only correlation. +- Human experimental studies are usually **double blind**, meaning neither the investigators nor the subjects are aware of the group assignment. # Definitions | Term | Description | | -------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | Nutrient-dense | Nutrient-dense food supplies more vitamins and minerals in relation to the total calories. | +| In vivo | Experiments using entire living organisms | +| In vitro | Experiments on cells and other components. |