Medical review

Why medical review matters

SureShotFatLoss publishes content that intersects with clinical medicine — diet, metabolism, exercise, pharmacological interventions like GLP-1 drugs. Although we explicitly frame our content as educational rather than medical, accuracy at the clinical level matters. Our medical-review process exists to catch errors before they reach readers.

What gets reviewed

The following content categories pass through medical review before publication:

• All articles in the GLP-1 vertical (/glp1) — these address pharmacological intervention decisions and warrant the highest review threshold
• The 12 archetype protocols (/protocols) — these are recommended action plans and need clinical credibility
• The 29 diet audits (/audits) — these summarize peer-reviewed evidence and need accuracy in citation interpretation
• Tool calculations and educational content (/tools) — calculator formulas and the educational content beneath each tool
• Articles tagged with strong evidence claims (any article making claims about diabetes reversal, cardiovascular benefit, drug efficacy, etc.)

Cluster pages (research hub, sourcing, history pieces) receive editorial review only — they don't make individual clinical claims.

Review process

1. Drafting. Editorial team drafts the article with citations.
2. Citation verification. Editor verifies each citation links to the correct paper and that our characterization of the paper is accurate.
3. Medical review. An appropriately-credentialed reviewer reviews the article for clinical accuracy, contraindications, and appropriate hedging on contested topics.
4. Revision. Editorial team incorporates reviewer feedback. If changes are substantive, the reviewer re-reads the revised version.
5. Publication. Article publishes with reviewer credit and date.
6. Annual re-review. Date-sensitive content (drug approvals, recent trial results) is re-reviewed at least annually and updated as needed.

Reviewer credentials

Our medical reviewers hold credentials in:

• Endocrinology / metabolism — for GLP-1, insulin resistance, and diabetes-related content
• Registered dietetics (RD) — for nutrition and dietary protocol content
• Sports medicine / exercise physiology — for resistance training and athletic-population content
• Women's health / OB-GYN — for perimenopause, PCOS, and female-physiology-specific content

Disclosures from reviewers

Each medical reviewer discloses any commercial relationships that could constitute a conflict of interest with the topic they're reviewing. Reviewers cannot review content directly bearing on their own commercial interests.

Compensation

Reviewers are compensated for their time at standard medical-consulting rates. Compensation is not contingent on positive review or specific findings — reviewers are paid the same for verifying accuracy regardless of whether they approve, request revision, or reject the content.

Limitations of medical review

Medical review increases accuracy; it doesn't make our content medical advice. Reviewer approval indicates clinical accuracy of the educational content — not that the content is appropriate for any individual reader's specific medical situation. As stated in our disclaimer, readers should consult their own physician before applying any specific guidance.

Becoming a reviewer

We're building our medical-review network. Credentialed clinicians interested in reviewing content for accuracy in their specialty: medical-review@sureshotfatloss.com.

Contributor list

Specific reviewer names and credentials will be listed here as they're added. We don't list reviewers who haven't agreed to be publicly associated with the Service.