Readers deserve to know not only what a study found, but how much confidence that finding can reasonably carry. Our evidence labels are editorial judgments anchored to study design, replication, relevance and the totality of available research.
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High evidence generally requires convergent, replicated human evidence or an authoritative regulatory record. Moderate evidence describes credible but limited human research, mixed results or important constraints. Preliminary evidence covers early human work, observational signals, animal research and mechanistic studies.
A label is not a permanent grade. We update it when stronger studies, safety signals, retractions or regulatory actions change the record.
Every consequential claim should reveal the strength and limits of the evidence beneath it.
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