Trust and transparency
Editorial Policy
This policy explains who is responsible for CalToLbs content, how calculator formulas and health claims are checked, when qualified clinical review is required, and how readers can request a correction. Last updated July 15, 2026.
What is the purpose of CalToLbs content?
CalToLbs publishes free educational calculators and explanations to help readers understand energy-balance estimates. Content is designed to explain assumptions and uncertainty, not to diagnose a condition, prescribe calories, replace clinical care, or guarantee a particular weight outcome.
Who creates and reviews the content?
The CalToLbs editorial team maintains the code, formula descriptions, citations, and supporting explanations. Automated tools may assist drafting, consistency checks, or technical testing, but they are not presented as authors, clinicians, or medical reviewers. Pages identify their clinical review status rather than implying credentials that have not been verified.
Which sources are acceptable?
Health and methodology claims should prioritize government health agencies, original peer-reviewed research, systematic reviews, professional clinical guidance, and established academic references. Commercial summaries, anonymous posts, and unsourced search snippets are not treated as primary evidence for medical or physiological claims.
How are calculator formulas checked?
Each calculator should state its equation, units, constants, range restrictions, and important assumptions. Formula code is checked against the displayed methodology, representative inputs are tested, and generated pages are built and crawled for broken links, structured-data errors, and accessibility problems before release.
How is medical review represented?
A “Medically Reviewed by” claim may be published only after a real, appropriately qualified reviewer has examined the relevant content and supplied a verifiable name, credential, and professional profile. Until that happens, CalToLbs states that the material has not been independently medically reviewed.
How are updates and corrections handled?
Material changes to formulas, interpretation, safety language, or cited evidence require a new editorial review date. Readers can report possible errors through the contact page. Substantiated errors should be corrected promptly and the affected methodology or review date updated.
How is editorial independence protected?
Editorial conclusions must follow the cited evidence. If sponsored, affiliate, or otherwise compensated material is introduced, it must be clearly labeled and cannot change calculator outputs, safety language, sourcing standards, or clinical-review claims.