The internet is full of confident health claims. Many are wrong, exaggerated, or only half true.
WhatEvidence.Health (WEH) exists to help you sort what is proven, what is plausible but still unproven, and what is likely just marketing.
WEH is built for people who want clear answers to questions like:
“Does this supplement actually work?”
“Is this device worth buying?”
“Is this diet claim backed by good studies?”
“Is this natural remedy real, or just snake oil?”
You get plain-language summaries, simple visuals, clear bottom-line verdicts, and links to the studies and sources so you can check the evidence yourself.
How we reach conclusions
For each claim, WEH looks for the best available research and weighs it by quality, not hype.
In general, we trust evidence more when it comes from:
- Systematic reviews and meta-analyses – studies that combine and analyse results from many studies.
- Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) – studies where people are assigned by chance to a treatment or comparison group.
- Larger human studies – because very small studies can easily produce misleading results.
The total number of participants in a trial, often shown as N, matters. If a study includes fewer than 50 people, WEH usually treats it as very weak evidence unless there is a clear reason to discuss it.
We trust evidence less when it comes from:
- Animal or lab studies – useful for early clues, but not proof that something works in humans.
- Small case reports or expert opinion – sometimes interesting, but easy to overinterpret.
- Marketing claims without published evidence – especially when the claim sounds too neat, too broad, or too good to be true.
If evidence is strong, WEH says so.
If results are mixed, WEH says so.
If evidence is weak, WEH says so.
If there is no good evidence, WEH says that clearly too.
A note on AI: how it is used here
WEH uses AI as a research and publishing assistant to help:
- collect and organize reliable sources
- double-check details across papers
- spot gaps or inconsistencies
- create draft summaries and visual explanations
But AI does not make the final call.
Every conclusion on WEH is treated like a clinical decision: evidence first, plus context, uncertainty, and what the research does not say.
WEH is created and curated by a practicing Australian family doctor.
What WEH is
- pro-evidence
- pro-context
- pro-learning
- skeptical of confident claims without strong data
- designed to be clear, calm, and usable
What WEH is not
- anti-medicine
- alternative medicine marketing
- a place for miracle cures
- a substitute for personal medical care
Medical disclaimer
WEH provides general education, not personal medical advice.
Health decisions depend on your situation, your risks, your medications, your medical history, and your goals.
Use WEH to get informed, then discuss what applies to you with your own clinician.
If you think you have an urgent or emergency problem, seek urgent medical care.
Help us keep WEH honest
If you spot an error, or if you want a claim reviewed, please reach out through the contact page.
Real questions – the ones people are actually asking – help shape what WEH covers next.