Papers we cite

Every source behind the health statements on this site. Grouped by study design, and each paper links back to the articles that cite it.

sources: 255
citations: 949
publication years: 1984–2026

Why this list exists

Saying how many papers you have read is easy. The number only means something if you can trace which article rests on which paper.

So every source carries the ingredients and nutrients that cite it. Anything never cited does not stay on this list.

How it is ordered

Stronger study designs come first — meta-analyses, trials, systematic reviews, literature, animal and in-vitro work, health authorities, then databases.

Within each group, the most cited come first, and where citations tie, the more recent paper. A stronger design does not make a conclusion right; grading weighs a study's size alongside its design.

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