Calorie.Live Editorial Policy & Standards
Calorie.Live exists to provide clear, reliable, and scientifically verifiable nutrition utilities. We hold our content, calculators, and database to rigorous standards of transparency, safety, and evidence.
1. Evidence-Based Standards (People-First Content)
We never publish content solely to capture search engine traffic. Every page on Calorie.Live must answer this fundamental test: "If search engines did not exist, would this page still be worth having?"
For whole foods, the answer must be yes because users receive an interactive serving conversion tool, verified laboratory facts, cooking variation impacts, and criterion comparisons. For guides, the answer must be yes because users receive an actionable workflow and direct answers without filler.
2. Strict Ban on Fabricated Authority & Reviews
If an article or formula is derived from public clinical studies, we cite the original peer-reviewed paper and author directly. We do not manufacture fake clinical advisory boards to manufacture synthetic trust.
3. Responsible Health Language & Scope
Calorie.Live is a nutritional education and calculation product. We are not a medical diagnostic service.
- We avoid hyperbolic claims such as "miracle fat melter", "guaranteed cure", or "toxin detox".
- We use prudent, non-judgmental language: "estimates indicate", "is associated with", and "for healthy adults".
- We explicitly warn against severe caloric restriction below physiological BMR floors (<1,200 kcal/day for women, <1,500 kcal/day for men).
- Individuals with clinical conditions, pregnancy, or eating disorders are directed to registered healthcare professionals.
4. Corrections & Continuous Review
When USDA updates nutritional survey records or new peer-reviewed consensus recommendations emerge from the ISSN or ACSM, our dataset is updated accordingly. If you detect any inaccuracy or discrepancy, please contact our editorial team directly at editorial@calorie.live.