Editorial Policy

These are the rules every page on US Health Digest is written under. They are deliberately checkable.

1. Every claim links to a primary source

Efficacy numbers come from peer-reviewed trials (linked via PubMed or the journal). Regulatory statements come from the regulator (FDA, FTC). Market statistics come from named datasets (e.g. KFF polling). If a claim in an article has no link, treat it as our editorial opinion — and tell us, because it may be a mistake.

2. No invented people, ever

We do not publish testimonials, before/after photos, or "patient stories" of any kind. The weight-loss industry is saturated with fabricated ones; the evidence we cite is trial data, not anecdotes.

3. Affiliate relationships are disclosed where they exist

Pages containing affiliate links open with a disclosure box. Commissions do not purchase rankings: where a partner product has a downside — cost, regulatory status, weaker oversight — the review says so explicitly. Our full affiliate disclosure.

4. Marketing claims are quoted as claims

When a company says "lose 25 lbs by summer," we report that as a marketing claim and put the trial data next to it. The difference between the two is usually the story.

5. Dated and updated

Every article shows its last-updated date. Health regulation is moving fast (particularly around compounded GLP-1 medications); when the facts change, the articles change, and the date reflects it.

6. Imagery is illustrative

Images on this site — including photographic-style images, which may be AI-generated — are illustrative only. They never depict actual patients, customers, or treatment results, and no image on this site should be read as evidence of anything. Evidence lives in the linked sources.