Our editorial policy sets the rules every page on this site follows, from the topics we choose to the words we refuse to use about medication. It sits alongside our methodology, which explains how we compare programs and grade evidence, and our corrections policy.
What we cover
Medically supervised weight loss in the United States, organized in five sections: GLP-1 medications, telehealth programs and reviews, cost and insurance, nutrition and lifestyle, and safety and research. We don’t cover general fitness, beauty or diets unrelated to weight management.
Health and safety rules
- No dosing advice, and no advice to start, stop or switch a medication.
- No promise of results: weight-loss figures are averages from trials, with the trial named.
- Compounded GLP-1s are always described as not FDA-approved.
- Pages about medication include the relevant label warnings and who should not take it.
- We are an editorial team, not clinicians. We don’t describe articles as “medically reviewed” unless a named, licensed clinician has actually reviewed them.
Who writes our articles
Each section has one byline: Rachel Moreno (GLP-1 medications), Daniel Okafor (telehealth programs), Priya Raman (cost and insurance), Megan Holloway (nutrition and lifestyle) and Thomas Reyes (safety and research). These are pen names of our editorial team, not separate people with medical credentials. Author pages never claim a degree, a license, a personal treatment experience or a test we didn’t do.
How articles are produced
Articles are researched and drafted with the help of AI tools, then checked in two separate steps before publication: a fact-check of every claim, number and price against its source, and a health and safety review against FDA labels and official guidance. Either step can block publication. Every article shows its publication or update date.
Money and independence
Some links earn us a commission. Pages that contain them say so at the top, before the first link, as required by the FTC. Commissions never change a ranking, a grade or a verdict, and no company sees or approves an article before publication. Sponsored content, if any, is labeled “Sponsored”. Details are in our affiliate disclosure.
Updates
Prices, coverage rules and FDA status change often. Pages that depend on them are written “as of” a date and rechecked: monthly for the price tracker, and whenever the FDA changes a label or status.