Define the claim
Turn a broad health promise into a question with a measurable outcome.
Methodology · Updated 10 October 2026
Health claims should survive contact with the evidence.
MPSANO translates public research into general health education. The method below explains how claims are selected, limited and corrected before they become practical guidance.
The MPSANO research standard
A recommendation should show its work.
“Evidence-based” is not a badge. It is a sequence of decisions that limits what we are allowed to claim.
Read the full methodologyRank the evidence
Prioritize reviews, guidelines and controlled human research over mechanisms alone.
Pressure-test it
Check dose, population, duration, conflicts, limitations and what the intervention replaces.
Translate carefully
Separate supported action from plausible interpretation and state meaningful uncertainty.
Human outcomes outrank dramatic mechanismsContradictory evidence stays visibleEducational boundaries stay explicitFactual corrections remain open
Evidence hierarchy
Different sources answer different questions.
The highest available tier does not automatically settle a claim. Quality, relevance and consistency still matter.
Highest decision weightSystematic reviews · guidelines
Synthesize multiple relevant studies and recommendations.
Direct intervention evidenceControlled human trials
Test what changed under defined conditions.
Pattern detectionObservational human data
Find associations without automatically proving cause.
Mechanism and hypothesisAnimal · cell · mechanistic research
Explain plausibility without proving a human outcome.
Always labelled separatelyMPSANO interpretation
Practical synthesis that may not be a settled scientific conclusion.
What we do
Make uncertainty usable.
- Attach claims to the most relevant evidence level.
- Distinguish statistical signals from meaningful outcomes.
- Show practical trade-offs, dose and context.
- Keep important contradictions visible.
What we do not do
Turn education into diagnosis.
- No individual diagnosis or treatment.
- No personal medication or hormone advice.
- No certainty stronger than the evidence.
- No hidden supplement or affiliate stack.
Corrections stay open
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