Sourcing policy

Every story starts with a primary source. For celebrity coverage, that means an on-the-record interview, a published podcast, a magazine sit-down, or a verified social-media post from the celebrity's own account. Tabloid claims, "source close to the star" anonymous quotes, and paparazzi captions are labeled tabloid claim or unverified when they appear at all — never as fact.

For supplements, the primary source is the actual ingredient label, the manufacturer's own marketing claim (quoted), and the published peer-reviewed research on each ingredient. We do not work from press releases without checking the underlying study.

For health and movement claims, we cite peer-reviewed research, government sources (FDA, NIH, CDC), or named clinical experts on the record. "Studies show" without a citation does not appear in our copy.

Citation requirements

• Every health claim links to a named primary source — peer-reviewed paper, government registry, manufacturer's own filing, or named expert quote.
• Every celebrity quote includes the original outlet, episode, or publication and date.
• Every ingredient claim cites the trial, including population size and dose where available.
• "Studies have shown" without a link does not survive editing.
• Numbers in copy (calorie counts, dose ranges, percentages) cite their source inline.

Affiliate disclosure policy

Some stories — particularly supplement reviews — contain affiliate links. If you click one and buy something, we may earn a commission. That commission has zero influence on whether we recommend a product.

• Every page with affiliate links opens with a visible disclosure block, not buried in the footer.
• Specific products are recommended on ingredient and value grounds, not on commission rate.
• We do not run "best of" lists where the order is paid. Our rankings are editorial.
• Sponsored content, when it ever appears, is labeled Sponsored at the top of the page and excluded from editorial rankings.
• We follow the FTC's endorsement guidelines exactly as written.

The full text of our affiliate disclosure lives at /affiliate-disclosure/.

Correction policy

Mistakes happen. When we make one, we fix it in public.

• The article shows a visible Correction note at the top with the date and what changed.
• The original wording is preserved in our editorial archive — we don't quietly rewrite the past.
• Corrections that change the substance of a claim trigger a republish notification on the homepage strip.
• Reader-submitted corrections come in to editorial@realeasydiet.com and are reviewed within five business days.

AI use policy

Real Easy Diet uses AI tools (large language models, transcription, summarization, and search) as part of the research and drafting process. We are honest about this because hiding it would be a worse standard than facing it.

• AI is used to summarize source material, suggest structure, draft initial language, and find sources.
• Every published claim is reviewed by a human editor against the underlying source.
• AI does not get a byline. AI does not own a position on the masthead.
• AI-assisted drafts are checked specifically for hallucinated quotes, fabricated studies, and made-up expert names. Those are the failure modes that matter most for a YMYL publication.
• If an article was substantially shaped by an AI tool, the byline still belongs to the human writer who verified and signed off on every sentence.

Privacy & data policy

We don't sell reader data. We collect what's necessary to run the site (basic analytics, newsletter signups), and we say so on our privacy page. Affiliate links may set cookies from the merchant we link to — that's how affiliate tracking works, and merchants disclose it on their own sites.

What we won't write

• Medical advice. We are not a clinic.
• Promises that any product, recipe, or routine causes specific weight loss outcomes.
• Before-and-after photos we cannot verify.
• Made-up expert quotes or fictional "Dr. Someone" attributions.
• Tabloid speculation presented as fact.
• Endorsements driven by commission rather than research.
• Recipes we haven't cooked.
• Diagnoses based on paparazzi photographs.

Contact for tips & corrections

Email editorial@realeasydiet.com. Please put Tip, Correction, or Source in the subject line. We won't publish your name without permission. We read every email — we don't always reply, but every correction request gets reviewed within five business days.

For affiliate or business inquiries: /contact/.

Masthead

Real Easy Diet is published by an independent editorial team. Current bylines:

• The Editors of Real Easy Diet Editorial Desk
• Marin Cole Celebrity Desk
• Ren Hassan Reviews & Movement Desk
• Jules Park Recipes & How-To Desk