Editorial policy
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This page says how CalorTracker's articles, food pages and calculators are made, what we do when something is wrong, and what we do not claim. We would rather you know the method than take our word for it.
Who writes the content
Content is written by the CalorTracker team with AI assistance. We do not publish pieces under invented expert names, and we do not present anyone as a doctor or dietitian. Our pages are not reviewed by a registered dietitian, and none of them says so.
Where the numbers come from
Numbers come from USDA FoodData Central and from deterministic math, never from an AI model. The nutrient values on the food pages are read from USDA's published files by a script and checked by software before a page can go live; nobody types them in. The calculators run the formulas written out on how we calculate, and the outside sources are listed on sources.
An AI model may help draft or tidy wording. It does not supply a calorie, a gram or a percentage that ends up on a page. The one place a model does produce a number is inside the app, when you photograph or describe a meal; that is an estimate for you to review, and how we calculate explains how it is made.
How we check a post
Before a post that quotes figures is published, the figures are compared with the USDA data or with the output of our calculators. Where a claim rests on research, we cite the source on the post or on the sources page. Food and calculator pages also pass automated checks: the build refuses pages with missing data, placeholder text, duplicate titles or broken internal links.
What we do not do
- We do not give medical advice, diagnose, or tell anyone to follow a particular diet for a health condition.
- We do not let an AI model supply the numbers on a food page or in a calculator.
- We do not present estimates as exact. Food values are averages, and the app's photo estimates are for you to check.
This is general information, not medical advice. If you are pregnant, under 18 or managing a health condition, talk to a doctor or registered dietitian before changing how you eat.
Corrections
If you find a number, a claim or a link that is wrong, write to support@calortracker.com with the page address and what you think is wrong. We check it against the source and fix the page if you are right. When a fix changes what a page tells the reader, the page's date is updated and the change is added to the log below.
Changelog
- : Published the editorial policy, the how we calculate page and the sources page.
This log covers corrections and changes to the method pages. Each blog post carries its own publication date. The food database records the USDA release and the retrieval date on every food page.
CalorTracker's tools give estimates. A calculator or a photo scan is a starting point to check against how you feel and how your weight trends, not a prescription.