Medical Disclaimer

Effective September 18, 2026. This disclaimer applies to every page, guide, image and download published on Buddymagazine.org, and to our email newsletter once it launches. It applies alongside our terms and conditions and privacy policy. By using the site you accept the terms below.

General information only, not medical or dietetic advice

We write for a general audience about food, nutrients and everyday eating habits. We cannot see your medical history, your medications, your lab results or your budget, so nothing we publish can be tailored to you.

Nothing on this site should be read as a claim that a food, nutrient, eating pattern or supplement prevents, treats or cures any disease. We do not promise weight loss, symptom relief, improved test results or any other outcome. Never delay seeking care, and never stop or change a prescribed treatment, because of something you read here.

No professional-client relationship

Reading Buddy Magazine, sending us a message, or subscribing to our newsletter once it launches does not create a doctor-patient, dietitian-client or any other professional relationship between you and Buddy Magazine or anyone who contributes to it.

We cannot answer individual health questions, review your diet, interpret your test results or tell you whether a particular plan is safe for you. If you send a personal medical question through the contact page, our reply will say what this page says: take it to a professional who can assess you properly.

Talk to a qualified professional before you change your diet

Speak to your physician, a registered dietitian or another appropriately credentialed professional before making a significant change to how you eat, before starting any restrictive diet or fast, and before beginning any supplement. In the United States, the credential to look for is RD or RDN, and the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics directory lets you search by ZIP code and specialty, including diabetes, kidney disease, pediatrics and eating disorders.

Groups who should get individual advice first

General guidance is least reliable for people whose needs sit outside the average. Get personalized advice before acting on anything you read here if you are:

• pregnant, planning a pregnancy, or breastfeeding, where folate, iron, iodine and fish choices all have specific targets
• feeding an infant, child or teenager, whose energy and nutrient needs change with every growth stage
• an older adult, particularly if appetite, weight, chewing or swallowing has changed
• living with diabetes or another condition that requires carbohydrate counting or insulin dose matching
• living with kidney disease, where protein, potassium, phosphorus, sodium and fluid may all be restricted
• living with liver disease, where protein and sodium targets are set individually
• living with a heart condition, or managing blood pressure, cholesterol or heart failure fluid limits
• managing a food allergy or intolerance, where a single ingredient can cause a serious reaction
• living with celiac disease or another condition that needs strict lifelong avoidance
• living with a digestive condition such as inflammatory bowel disease, where fiber advice is individual and can change during a flare
• recovering from surgery or illness, or living with a current or past eating disorder or any history of disordered eating
• taking prescription medication, including medicines with known food and supplement interactions such as warfarin (vitamin K intake) and levothyroxine (timing around calcium, iron and food)

If you have a history of disordered eating, content about portions, calories or restriction can be difficult to read. Work with a clinician who knows your history rather than with general articles, and skip the numbers in our guides if they are unhelpful for you.

Food, supplements and medication interactions

Food and supplements can change how prescription medicines work. Sudden swings in vitamin K intake matter for people taking warfarin, calcium and iron reduce absorption of thyroid medicine taken at the same time, grapefruit affects several drug classes, and many herbal products interact in ways that are easy to miss because supplements are not approved for safety and effectiveness before they are sold.

We cannot assess your specific combination. Ask your prescriber or pharmacist before adding a supplement or changing your intake of a food group, and bring the actual label with you, since dose and form matter. The NIH Office of Dietary Supplements publishes fact sheets for each nutrient, and NCCIH on detoxes and cleanses is a useful example of how thin the evidence behind popular products can be.

If a guide here contradicts your own clinician

Your clinician wins. They know your diagnosis, your labs and your medication list, and we know none of that. Follow their instruction and do not adjust it to match an article. If you think the contradiction means we got something wrong, send the page address and the exact sentence to hello@buddymagazineorg.com or use the contact page. We check the sentence against its source, correct or remove it if it is wrong, and note the change and its date on the page.

Individual results vary

Nutrition needs are personal. Age, sex, body size, activity, genetics, medical conditions, medications, budget, culture, cooking skill and what is actually sold near you all change what a sensible diet looks like.

Research findings describe averages across groups. An average says little about any one person: a trial where participants lowered a marker by a few percent on average includes people who moved further and people who did not move at all. Any example, sample day of eating or portion figure on this site is an illustration, not a prescription.

Accuracy, currency, and how nutrition science changes

We research carefully and correct errors openly, as described in our editorial policy. Even so, we make no warranty that any page is complete, accurate, current or suitable for your purposes.

Nutrition science moves. In the United States the Dietary Guidelines for Americans are revised every five years, and the current 2025-2030 edition was released on January 7, 2026. A single new trial rarely overturns a body of evidence, but a systematic review sometimes does. Every guide in our nutrition guides hub carries a last-updated date, which tells you when a person last checked it, not that the topic is settled. Pages may be edited, replaced or removed at any time without notice.

Links to other websites

We link to outside sources, including WHO fact sheets and research indexed in PubMed, so you can check our work. Those sites are not under our control. We are not responsible for their content, accuracy, availability, advertising or privacy practices, and a link is not an endorsement of any product, service, organization or opinion.

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Any commercial content is labeled, and a commercial relationship never changes what a guide concludes. Buddy Magazine does not sell supplements, meal plans, tests or coaching, and we do not accept payment to review a product favorably or to remove criticism of one.

Testimonials and reader stories

Any reader story, comment or testimonial published on this site reflects one person's individual experience. Those accounts are not evidence, they are not verified as medical outcomes, and they are not typical or expected results. Your experience may be entirely different.

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To the fullest extent permitted by law, Buddy Magazine and its contributors are not liable for any loss, injury, illness, or direct, indirect, incidental or consequential damages arising from your use of the site or your reliance on anything published here. This limitation is explained further in our terms and conditions, which apply alongside this page. Nothing here excludes liability that cannot lawfully be excluded.

Emergencies

Do not use this website in an emergency. If you think you are having a medical emergency, such as a severe allergic reaction with swelling of the lips, tongue or throat, trouble breathing, chest pain, fainting, severe dehydration or a diabetic emergency, stop reading and get help now. In the United States, call 911 or go to the nearest emergency department. Elsewhere, call your local emergency number.

For a suspected poisoning, or an overdose of a supplement or medicine, call Poison Control in the United States at 1-800-222-1222. The line is free, confidential and answered 24 hours a day, and it is worth saving in your phone now rather than looking for it later. Keep the container with you when you call, so you can read out the product name and strength. Outside the United States, contact your national or regional poison center. If the person is unconscious, having a seizure or not breathing, call the emergency number first, not the poison line.

Questions about this disclaimer

If anything here is unclear, or if you believe a page on Buddymagazine.org overstates what the evidence supports, tell us at hello@buddymagazineorg.com or through the contact page. Reports of that kind are read and acted on.