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Science Spotlights profile single or a handful of studies on a specific research topic.


🔬 Science Spotlight #015: Vitamin and Multiple Micronutrient Supplementation in Pregnant and Lactating Women

Mar 13, 2026

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3 min read

🔬 Science Spotlight #015: Vitamin and Multiple Micronutrient Supplementation in Pregnant and Lactating Women

This study looked at how giving vitamin supplements to pregnant and breastfeeding moms changes their vitamin levels and their babies' vitamin levels.

Isabelle Feldhaus
Isabelle Feldhaus
🔬 Science Spotlight #014: Protein Requirements for Lactating Women

Mar 6, 2026

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3 min read

🔬 Science Spotlight #014: Protein Requirements for Lactating Women

Estimated the actual protein requirements of healthy, exclusively breastfeeding women using a direct metabolic measurement technique.

Isabelle Feldhaus
Isabelle Feldhaus
🔬 Science Spotlight #013: Protein Requirements During Pregnancy

Feb 28, 2026

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3 min read

🔬 Science Spotlight #013: Protein Requirements During Pregnancy

Estimated the protein requirements of healthy pregnant women.

Isabelle Feldhaus
Isabelle Feldhaus
🔬 Science Spotlight #012: Protein Requirements of Pre-Menopausal Female Athletes

Feb 26, 2026

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4 min read

🔬 Science Spotlight #012: Protein Requirements of Pre-Menopausal Female Athletes

Determined if current guidelines (often based on males) are appropriate and if the menstrual cycle or hormonal contraceptives influence these requirements.

Isabelle Feldhaus
Isabelle Feldhaus
🔬 Science Spotlight #011: Creatine Supplementation for Vegetarians vs. Omnivores

Feb 18, 2026

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4 min read

🔬 Science Spotlight #011: Creatine Supplementation for Vegetarians vs. Omnivores

Whether vegetarians, who typically have reduced natural creatine stores, experience greater benefits from creatine supplementation regarding muscle concentration, physical performance, and brain function compared to meat-eaters.

Isabelle Feldhaus
Isabelle Feldhaus
🔬 Science Spotlight #010: Dietary Creatine & Female Reproductive Health

Feb 16, 2026

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3 min read

🔬 Science Spotlight #010: Dietary Creatine & Female Reproductive Health

Whether eating more creatine-rich foods relates to better reproductive health outcomes in women.

Isabelle Feldhaus
Isabelle Feldhaus
🔬 Science Spotlight #009: Chlorogenic Acids in Coffee and Your Health

Feb 8, 2026

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4 min read

🔬 Science Spotlight #009: Chlorogenic Acids in Coffee and Your Health

How much of the antioxidants found in coffee do we actually drink and how it might prevent diabetes and liver issues.

Isabelle Feldhaus
Isabelle Feldhaus
🔬 Science Spotlight #008: Bioactive Compounds in Coffee and Health

Feb 7, 2026

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3 min read

🔬 Science Spotlight #008: Bioactive Compounds in Coffee and Health

Whether specific compounds in coffee help prevent cancer, heart disease, and diabetes.

Isabelle Feldhaus
Isabelle Feldhaus
🔬 Science Spotlight #007: Coffee as a Source of Antioxidants and an Elixir of Youth

Feb 5, 2026

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4 min read

🔬 Science Spotlight #007: Coffee as a Source of Antioxidants and an Elixir of Youth

How coffee protects our cells from damage and potentially helps us live longer and healthier lives

Isabelle Feldhaus
Isabelle Feldhaus
🔬 Science Spotlight #006: Coffee’s Antioxidant and Anti-Inflammatory Effects After Digestion

Feb 4, 2026

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4 min read

🔬 Science Spotlight #006: Coffee’s Antioxidant and Anti-Inflammatory Effects After Digestion

How our digestion changes coffee and how these changes affect coffee's impact on inflammation and our colon

Isabelle Feldhaus
Isabelle Feldhaus
🔬 Science Spotlight #005: Global Calcium Deficiency and Health Outcomes

Jan 29, 2026

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4 min read

🔬 Science Spotlight #005: Global Calcium Deficiency and Health Outcomes

Taking a look at calcium intake around the world to understand how it affects our health.

Isabelle Feldhaus
Isabelle Feldhaus
🔬 Science Spotlight #004: Vitamin B12 Deficiency

Jan 26, 2026

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3 min read

🔬 Science Spotlight #004: Vitamin B12 Deficiency

Why vitamin B12 deficiency is so hard to diagnose, how it damages the brain and nerves (not just the blood), and why standard tests often miss it.

Isabelle Feldhaus
Isabelle Feldhaus
🔬 Science Spotlight #001: Creatine Supplementation for Older Adults

Jan 24, 2026

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4 min read

🔬 Science Spotlight #001: Creatine Supplementation for Older Adults

Do creatine supplements help older adults build more muscle and strength while weight lifting and does dose or timing matter?

Isabelle Feldhaus
Isabelle Feldhaus
🔬 Science Spotlight #002: Creatine and Muscle Recovery

Jan 24, 2026

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4 min read

🔬 Science Spotlight #002: Creatine and Muscle Recovery

This study investigated whether taking creatine supplements helps muscles recover better after intense exercise compared to a placebo.

Isabelle Feldhaus
Isabelle Feldhaus
🔬 Science Spotlight #003: Creatine Supplementation in Women's Health

Jan 24, 2026

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6 min read

🔬 Science Spotlight #003: Creatine Supplementation in Women's Health

How creatine supplements may help girls and women at different life stages, from young adulthood through menopause, and why hormones might change how well creatine works in women.

Isabelle Feldhaus
Isabelle Feldhaus

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