EDITORIAL STANDARDS
How articles here are written
The rules this site holds itself to, written down so they can be checked against.
Evidence
Claims are drawn from published research and from established practice. Where a figure is a rough guide rather than a measured constant — most figures in nutrition are — it is given as a range and described as an estimate.
What gets left out
Anything that cannot be justified. If a supplement, technique or protocol lacks decent evidence, it does not appear here with a hedge attached; it simply does not appear. The exception is when a belief is widespread enough that not addressing it would be a disservice, in which case the article explains why it does not hold.
Conflicts of interest
There are none, and this is structural rather than a promise. Nothing on this site is for sale, there are no affiliate links, no sponsored articles, and no products.
Corrections
Articles are updated when the evidence changes or when something here turns out to be wrong. Because nothing is dated, corrections are made silently in the text rather than appended as notes — the article should always read as the current best answer.
If you have found an error, write to hello@fedandstrong.com and say what is wrong and why. Specific corrections with a source attached get acted on quickest, but a plain "this does not match what I have read" is also useful.
The limits of this format
A general article cannot account for your medical history, medication, training age, injuries or circumstances. Everything here assumes a healthy adult with no contraindications, and that assumption does not hold for everyone. The more a decision matters, the more it deserves a professional who can actually assess you.