Evidence checks
Fitness claims, checked against the studies.
One claim at a time. We put the evidence next to it and give a verdict, with sources you can open.
How we check
Claim
We pick one claim, worded the way it circulates.
Evidence
We read the studies behind it and put the numbers next to the claim.
Verdict
We rate the claim on a five-step scale and say why it stops where it does.
The verdict scale
A verdict rates the claim as it circulates, never a person.
- Proven
Very well supported and consistent. Study design can separate the effect.
Typical evidence: Several randomized trials or meta-analyses of trials that agree. Rarely given.
- Mostly proven
The core holds, but part of the claim goes beyond the data.
Typical evidence: Consistent cohorts or trials, but dose, cause or group is still open.
- Partly proven
One part is supported, an important part is not.
Typical evidence: Mixed findings, stand-in measures, observational data.
- Not proven
The claim has not been shown (yet).
Typical evidence: No fitting study, or only mechanism or animal data.
- Not true
The claim contradicts the data.
Typical evidence: Only with strong evidence against it. Very rare.
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New checks go up on Instagram first: a claim, the evidence, a verdict. One at a time.
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