The team
A small, fully-independent group of researchers, dietitians, and software reviewers.
Dr. Elena Marquez
Lead nutrition scientist
Twelve years in clinical nutrition research, formerly at the Karolinska metabolic lab. Designs the benchmark protocol.
Jin Kobayashi
Head of testing
Eight years reviewing health and fitness software. Runs the day-to-day evaluation lab and writes most of the comparative reviews.
Sara Owusu, RD
Clinical advisor
Registered dietitian, MS in human nutrition. Translates raw benchmark results into practical guidance for clinical use cases.
Daniel Reinhart
Sports science contributor
Former Olympic team consultant. Leads our athlete-focused rankings and macro-accuracy deep-dives.