Medical Review Policy

How we review health content

A lot of what we publish touches on nutrition, supplements, ingredients, and general wellbeing. Those topics can feed into real decisions about your health, so this page sets out how the content is written and checked, and what that check is and is not.

This is editorial review for accuracy and compliance. It is not a personal medical consultation, and reading our pages is not the same as being assessed by your own clinician.

Who writes and checks the content

Our health and nutrition content is written by Cara Hayes, who holds an MSc in Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics from the University of Sydney. The work is then checked against published, authoritative sources rather than against opinion or marketing copy.

When we check a page, we look at it against:

• the EFSA register of authorised health claims, which sets out the nutrition and health claims permitted in the UK and EU;
• peer-reviewed research and recognised clinical evidence;
• guidance from bodies such as the NHS and the relevant food and medicines regulators.

We do not employ a standing panel of doctors or a medical review board, and we do not pretend to. If a specific page has been reviewed by a named, suitably qualified professional, we say so on that page, with their name and the date. Where a page does not carry that line, it has had editorial and compliance review only.

What the review covers

• We only state a health benefit where it matches an EFSA-authorised claim. We do not invent benefits or stretch the wording of an approved one.
• We do not present supplements as a treatment, cure, or prevention for any disease, and we do not offer them as a replacement for medical care.
• Where the evidence is limited or still developing, I would rather say so and narrow the claim than overstate it.
• We keep commercial product content separate from anything that could be read as clinical guidance.
• We route readers to a GP or pharmacist whenever a question is really about their own health.

This is not personal medical advice

Our content is educational. It cannot take account of your medical history, your medication, or your individual circumstances, and it is not a substitute for advice from a professional who can. Please speak with your GP or pharmacist about personal medical questions, and do so before changing anything if you are pregnant or breastfeeding, taking medication, managing a chronic condition or a cancer diagnosis, or dealing with allergies or an immune condition.

Corrections and contact

If you spot something that looks wrong, out of date, or unclear, we would genuinely rather hear about it. You can reach us through our contact page and we will look into it. You can also read how we select and cite evidence in our editorial policy, and how we handle product quality in our testing and sourcing policy.

Last reviewed and updated: June 2026.