How we review our content
There’s a lot of information about nutrition online, and few ways to know who’s behind it. This page explains how what we publish here is put together, so you can judge it for yourself.
Who writes it
Our healthcare content is written by qualified, registered dietitians from the Alimmenta team, based on what they see in clinic. Every guide carries the name of the professional who signed it off and their licence number, and you can see their profile on the team page. If a piece doesn’t list an author, it isn’t ready yet.
What we rely on
We only use top-tier sources: clinical practice guidelines from scientific societies, systematic reviews, documents from public health bodies, and clinical trials published in peer-reviewed journals. When the evidence isn’t conclusive, we say so in the text rather than presenting it as settled.
We don’t cite blogs, press releases, brand websites or studies funded by whoever sells the product they’re about. And we don’t sell supplements, so no recommendation on this website has a product behind it.
What we check before publishing
Every piece goes through two independent reviews before it goes live. We check the following:
- That no health claim is left unsupported, and that the supporting evidence is still current
- That there are no promised outcomes or words like “cure” or “forever”
- That amounts, doses and timeframes are consistent and correctly copied from the source
- That the text doesn’t contradict itself or other pages on the site
- That the limits of nutrition are explained, along with when to see your doctor
- That warning signs are included, along with when you need to seek advice
If the two reviews disagree, or if either flags a high risk, the piece isn’t published: it goes to human review instead.
The final sign-off
The final word rests with our clinical director: Juana Mª González, registered dietitian, licence number CAT000921. No automated review replaces that sign-off.
That’s why you’ll see two different labels at the foot of our pages, and they mean different things:
- “Reviewed by [name], licence [number]” means exactly that: this professional has read this specific page and stands behind it.
- “Editorially verified” means the text has been through our review process, but doesn’t yet carry a professional’s sign-off. We never attribute one that hasn’t actually been given.
Every healthcare page also shows the date it was last reviewed. If the text changes substantially — for example, if the recommendations on which foods to avoid change — the previous review no longer counts, and the process starts again.
What this website isn’t
It isn’t a diagnosis or a treatment. The information here is meant to guide you and help you arrive at your appointment with better questions, but it doesn’t replace an assessment by your doctor or by a registered dietitian who knows your case. If you have symptoms that worry you, seek advice.
If you spot a mistake
Email us at [email protected] with the page link and what you found. We review every report and correct what needs correcting; if the change affects a health recommendation, it needs our clinical director’s sign-off again before it’s published.