Question

Nutrition topics dominate the media. How do you determine whether a nutritional claim or product is too good to be true? What type of language do ads use that raise your suspicion?

Answer 1

Plato answer:

Any nutrition product that claims “Doctors don’t want you to know about this supplement!” always raises suspicion because if the food or product was that beneficial and safe, doctors would recommend it to their patients. Also, when an ad says that the product will bring quick results with little or no legitimate scientific data to support the claim, it usually means that the product is too good to be true.

Answer 2

In order to check the claims of any nutritional product, it is better to refer a known   or recognized dietitian in one’s area. The best way is to find the dietan is to check them on the website of Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (AND)  

Along with this there product must be checked based on its reference gives on some credible web addresses, It must have been referred in some popular newspaper, magazines, books etc.  

Some of the  common languages that are being used which create suspicion in terms of product creditability are “ Top most accomplished nutrition product”,  “ Recommended by dietian”, “Bestselling product” etc.