Every health article on Fit and Healthy Being links the sources behind its key claims — at the sentence where the claim is made, not buried in a pile at the bottom. This page explains which sources we accept and which we refuse, so you can hold us to it.
Sources we cite
- Public health bodies — the NHS, the US National Institutes of Health and its Office of Dietary Supplements, the World Health Organization, MedlinePlus and national equivalents worldwide.
- Specialist professional societies — The Menopause Society, the International Menopause Society, Versus Arthritis, the World Heart Federation, the International Osteoporosis Foundation and their peers.
- Systematic reviews and primary research — Cochrane reviews, and peer-reviewed trials found through PubMed. Where an article rests on a specific study, we name it: authors, year, journal.
- Long-running cohort studies — such as the SWAN study (Study of Women’s Health Across the Nation), the largest ongoing study of the menopause transition.
Sources we refuse
- Supplement vendors’ own “studies” that have never been independently replicated or published in a peer-reviewed journal.
- Wellness blogs, influencer claims, press releases and content-farm health sites — even popular ones.
- Any source we cannot trace back to identifiable research or an accountable institution.
How citations appear in our articles
You will find links placed on the exact claim they support, and our buying guides carry a short references list of the named bodies and studies used. If you ever find a claim on this site without a source that supports it, tell us — checking us should be easy, and corrections make the site better.