Editorial process & AI disclosure

Last updated: May 26, 2026

TDEE Calculator Hub is a small, opinionated site. Everything here goes through a consistent process — and we're transparent about where AI assists in that process and where human judgment takes over.

1. Research

Topics start with three filters: a real user question, a defensible evidence base, and a perspective worth adding. For nutrition and physiology topics, sources include:

• Peer-reviewed research, prioritized via PubMed and Google Scholar
• Position stands from the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM), the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (formerly ADA), the International Society of Sports Nutrition (ISSN), and similar bodies
• Long-form reviews from Examine.com, Stronger By Science, and Strongerbyscience-adjacent practitioners
• The USDA Dietary Guidelines for Americans
• Personal experience tracking my own intake and helping a small number of friends through deliberate fat-loss and lean-gain phases

2. AI use disclosure

We use AI tools (Claude, ChatGPT) to:

• summarize long studies into plain English;
• draft initial outlines and first-pass copy that the editor (Sukie) then revises;
• generate phrasing variants where the human draft feels stilted.

We do not publish unedited AI output. Every page is read, fact-checked, restructured, and rewritten by a human editor before it goes live. Specific changes the editor adds: personal experience, real anecdotes (sometimes anonymized as “friend L” or “friend R”), corrections to anything the AI got wrong, citation links, and the voice/tone of the site. If a page reads like a generic AI summary, it didn't pass our edit.

3. Fact-checking standards

• Numbers cite sources. Any specific number (e.g., “protein at 1.6–2.2 g/kg”) links to or references its source.
• Equations are reproducible. Every calculator on the Site shows its math openly, including the variant equations.
• Studies are weighted. We prioritize systematic reviews and meta-analyses over single studies and population-level statements over individual case reports.
• Uncertainty is flagged. If a topic is contested in the literature, we say so rather than picking a side.

4. Updates and review cadence

We review every page at least annually. When a page is meaningfully edited, the “Updated” date at the top reflects the real edit date — not an auto-generated build timestamp. Small typo fixes don't bump the date; substantive content changes do.

5. What we don't do

• We don't publish sponsored content, paid placements, or guest posts.
• We don't use affiliate links on this site.
• We don't make claims about products we haven't personally researched.
• We don't promise health outcomes — that's the body's job, not a calculator's.

6. Corrections

If you find a factual error, an outdated citation, or a confusing explanation, please email sukielovesupport@gmail.com with the page URL and the issue. We update pages quickly when they're wrong.