Two minutes · eight claims

Earned or oversold? Diet

Eight health claims you have probably heard. For each one, say whether the evidence has earned it. Then see what our library found, and how strong the evidence behind that verdict is.

All eight, with their receipts

01
Breakfast is the most important meal of the day.
Is Breakfast the Most Important Meal? (No, But What You Eat Still Matters)
LibraryOversold
Strong Evidence
02
Psyllium husk can lower your cholesterol.
Psyllium Husk: One of the Few Fibre Supplements That Genuinely Earns Its Claims
LibraryEarned
Strong Evidence
03
Collagen supplements improve your skin.
Collagen and Gelatin: A Tendon Protocol, Not a Skin Miracle
LibraryToo early to say
Emerging
04
Seed oils are bad for your health.
Seed Oils: A Novel Industrial Food Worth Minimising (Not the Proven Poison, Not the Proven Health Food)
LibraryToo early to say
Moderate
05
Ultra-processed food makes you overeat.
Whole Food Emphasis
LibraryEarned
Strong Evidence
06
NMN supplements slow down ageing.
NAD+ Precursors (NMN and NR): They Raise a Biomarker, Not Proven to Slow Ageing
LibraryToo early to say
Emerging
07
Fruit is so full of sugar that it raises your risk of diabetes.
Fruit: Whole Fruit Is Not Its Sugar, and Not Nature's Candy
LibraryOversold
Strong Evidence
08
Eating more protein helps you build more muscle when you lift weights.
Protein Intake for Muscle and Health
LibraryEarned
Moderate

A verdict is the library's reading of the evidence today. When the evidence moves, the verdict moves with it.

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