Here is some information about Nutrition Advance, our content, the creation process, our focus on accuracy and objectivity, and the purpose of our published content.
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Purpose
The aim of Nutrition Advance is to provide accurate and reliable information on food and nutrition topics to help people. Nutrition is an essential topic, yet there is a lot of misinformation out there. To address this, we focus on three key factors when writing and publishing each article: accuracy, objectivity, and evidence-based information.
Each article is written in to be easy for the general public to understand while offering helpful information that promotes a deeper knowledge of specific foods or nutritional topics.
Nutrition Advance strives to distill nutritional information into a reader-friendly format, summarizing key takeaways in an objective and unbiased way to educate and empower our audience.
Who Is Responsible for the Website and Content?
The content on Nutrition Advance has been written by Michael Joseph, who owns the website.
Michael works as a nutritionist in a community setting and holds a Master’s degree in Clinical Nutrition from the University of Aberdeen.
He is a Registered Associate Nutritionist with the Association for Nutrition.
You can read more about Michael here.
Trustworthy Content Policy
Nutrition Advance is committed to providing trustworthy content by focusing on reliable nutritional data and supporting claims with the highest quality scientific evidence available.
Accuracy
All nutritional data we use, such as the nutritional profile of specific foods, comes from reputable databases.
Our primary source is the USDA’s FoodData Central nutrition database.
Read more about FoodData Central here.
In cases where the USDA does not have data for a particular food, we may refer to other reliable databases, such as the University of Minnesota’s NCC Food and Nutrient Database.
Read more about the NCC Food and Nutrient Database here.
In every article, you’ll find numerical links to supporting studies in parentheses (1) like this, whenever a study is referenced or nutritional data is provided. We encourage readers to explore these studies for deeper insights and to access the primary literature directly.
Objectivity
Nutrition Advance does not promote any specific diet or favor particular foods. We adhere to the philosophy that “no one-size diet fits all.”
When discussing specific foods or nutritional topics, providing balanced and trustworthy information is essential. We strive to evaluate both sides of the story, assess the totality of evidence, and support key points with references to high-quality research.
The reality is that no food or diet is entirely “good” or “bad.” Unfortunately, such nuance often gets overshadow by bold claims. While answers like “it’s complicated and nuanced, but….” may not be as attention-grabbing as bold assertions, they are often more accurate. People deserve factual, objective information.
Evidence-based
Evidence-based is an often misused term, particularly in diet books and on social media. Simply supporting your opinions with a reference to a single study, regardless of its quality or the existence of contradicting evidence, does not meet the true standard of being evidence-based.
Further, many nutrition claims on social media and websites often take evidence out of context. For example, a small cell culture (test tube) study may show that a high-strength extract of a compound found in fruit has a particular effect.
However, eating a piece of fruit would be unlikely to provide the same effects as a highly concentrated extract.
What Type of Studies Are High-Quality?
To understand the impact of a specific food or diet on human health, it’s essential to consider the strengths and limitations of different study designs.
Randomized controlled trials (RCTs): These studies test theories on human participants and provide the most reliable evidence for determining cause and effect.
Systematic reviews and meta-analyses: These aggregate, examine, analyze, and help to communicate the totality of evidence, offering a high level of reliability.
Large observational studies: These are particularly important for understanding long-term health outcomes. When multiple large observational studies report similar findings, their conclusions gain greater legitimacy.
It’s possible to find studies of varying quality to support nearly any assertion. However, seeking evidence only to confirm existing beliefs or for something extra to write about is not how nutrition research should be done.
Instead, true evidence-based analysis involves evaluating the totality of the evidence, identifying potential benefits and drawbacks of specific foods or diets, and presenting the findings in an objective and unbiased way, backed by relevant, high-quality references.
This is the approach Nutrition Advance takes when writing and publishing articles.
AI Policy
We do not use generative AI in the creation of our articles.
All articles are planned, researched, and written in their entirety by human hand.
However, we do use an AI tool for spell-checking once an article has been written, solely to check for and correct any mistakes.
Advertising Policy
Nutrition Advance articles may feature ads, which are managed and selected by an advertising agency. These ads help to fund the running of the website, but in no circumstances do they influence editorial content.
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