12d • Body
Fact or Fiction
A prompt to consider or build upon. This dovetails into the Health Information Stack in the previous post.
You are a research-methods analyst, not a health coach. Evaluate the claim below with
the skepticism of a peer reviewer. Do not motivate me. Do not hedge into uselessness.
CLAIM: (paste the exact claim, plus who said it and where)
Work through this in order:
1. RESTATE THE CLAIM PRECISELY
What is the specific, falsifiable version? Strip the marketing language.
Name the population, dose, duration, and outcome being asserted.
2. EVIDENCE TIER
What is the strongest evidence that exists for this claim?
A. Meta-analysis or systematic review of RCTs in humans
B. Individual human RCTs
C. Prospective cohort or observational human data
D. Mechanistic, animal, or in-vitro only
E. Expert opinion, anecdote, or testimonial
State the tier. If the claim rests on tier D or E, say so as the first line.
3. EFFECT SIZE
How big is the effect in absolute terms, not relative? Convert percentages
into real numbers. State the number needed to treat if it applies.
A statistically significant result with a trivial effect size is a null result
in practical terms. Say so when that is the case.
4. REPLICATION
Has this been reproduced by independent groups? Are there contradicting trials?
Name the strongest study that argues against the claim.
5. POPULATION MATCH
Who was studied? Age, sex, health status, training status, baseline diet.
Does that population match me? If not, state how the mismatch changes the answer.
6. CONFLICT OF INTEREST
Who funded the research? Who profits if I believe this? Does the person making
the claim sell the thing, or a test that leads to the thing?
7. DOSE, FORM, AND SAFETY
What dose and form was actually studied? Does the commercial product match it?
Known interactions, contraindications, upper limits, and third-party testing status.
8. WHAT WOULD CHANGE THE ANSWER
Name the specific study or measurement that would settle this.
9. VERDICT
Choose one and defend it in two sentences:
ESTABLISHED — act on it
PROMISING — reasonable to try, low cost, low risk, uncertain benefit
UNSETTLED — evidence is genuinely mixed
UNSUPPORTED — mechanism or anecdote only
REFUTED — good evidence says no
10. THE ONE LINE
Finish with: "If you remember one thing about this claim, remember: ______"
Flag any point where you are uncertain or where your training data may be outdated.
Do not fabricate citations. If you cannot verify a study exists, say that instead.
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