How to read The Verdict
Most health content tells you what sounds true.
The Verdict tells you how hard you can lean on it.
Verdict = direction
What does the evidence point to?
Conviction = confidence
How hard should you lean on it?
Conviction levels
High conviction
Act on it confidently.
Does not mean perfect. Means the practical call is stable.
Moderate conviction
Useful, but conditional.
The signal is real. The confidence around it is not fully stable yet.
Low conviction
Interesting, not reliable.
Too early, too mixed, or too indirect to bet on.
Insufficient evidence
Not enough quality human data yet.
Different from low. Means we cannot score it reliably in any direction.
The SIGNAL framework
Six factors. No single study determines the score.
Were the studies actually good?
Do multiple strong studies agree?
Does this apply to real people?
Is the effect meaningful?
Can this guide a real decision?
How much uncertainty remains?
What makes this different
Most health content tells you what to do.
The Verdict tells you how much to trust that recommendation.
A single viral study is not the same as a replicated finding.
The conviction score captures that difference.
Every review includes an honest limitations section.
If the evidence has gaps, we say so.