What Science Says about Food

Science Says is a platform giving you affordable access to food science experts

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  • How does Science Says help you?
    Finding reliable evidence-based information about food is tough. Often the science can be hard to interpret without help from an expert, but finding such an expert is also difficult.
    We make it easy to find experts
    Get access to over a dozen experts who cover a range of food science topics. Send them your questions and get answers based on science.
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    The experts on Science Says are not only experts in their fields but they are so passionate about communicating research to the general public. They make complex scientific concepts easy to understand.
    "Ivanna has been awesome helping me understand more about fermentation safety. Science Says is an excellent service."
    - Toby Mears, Millie Pickles, UK
    Trust them, they are scientists
    Jake Mey, PhD
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    11+yrs experience in dietetics and exercise physiology with a focus on skeletal muscle metabolism in health and disease
    …is translating nutrition and metabolism research so you can make better food choices
    Weyinmi Orighoye, PhD
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    6+yrs experiences in nutrition, good health and wellbeing
    …is building a world with zero hungry children
    Bryan Quoc Le, PhD
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    6+yrs experiences in Food Science
    …is discovering the science of taste and flavor for a more delicious world
    Ivanna Olivares, PhD
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    9+yrs experience in Food Science, Microbial metabolism, Probiotics, Prebiotics, Fermented foods, and Phytonutrients.
    …is exploring the friendly and not so friendly microbes living in our bodies
    Matt Lees, PhD
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    6+yrs experience in nutrition, particularly dietary protein, and exercise on skeletal muscle metabolism, using cellular and human experimental models
    …is exposing the secrets of what to eat to stay forever young
    Lishu He, pursuing PhD
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    4+yrs experience in pancreatic cancer epigenetics and therapeutics
    …is explaining popular news stories about cancer research
    All experts on Science Says are hand-picked experts in their subjects, many of them actively engaged in research in academia and industry.
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    "Science Says has been an incredible platform for sharing the research I come across in my readings with other researchers, scholars, and industry leaders. That’s allowed me connect with new collaborators and start new projects all across the world. With the ability to link directly to citations, I can easily reduce research papers to their essential insights that I can then quickly disseminate to my most important readers. Unfortunately, in our age of social media, attention spans are short. Science Says has been a great way for me to produce digital posts from evidence-backed literature without diluting the authoritative nature of those insights."
    - Bryan Quoc Le, PhD, Food Science, storyteller, consultant and author of 150 Food Science Questions Answered
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    "I have travelled the world learning different flavours and tricks on how to prepare nutritious and delicious meals. I am passionate about designing food for people with different health conditions but not sacrificing its flavours. Bryan’s insights on science of flavour are brilliant! This opens a whole new world of knowledge and possibilities to do my job better."
    - Maria Gubanska, Dietician and Food blogger
    "Science Says fills the educational gap in food science perfectly. This industry is booming but before Science Says there was not a reliable and objective source of information and advice about what is available, possible and needed to advance in the food industry. This is a must for everybody from sales, marketing to R&D and senior management in any company who wants to be a serious player in the modern food industry."
    - Ian, product manager of an organic food producer, USA