- Source type
- Study
- Access type
- Publisher
- Publisher
- Cell Metabolism
- Date
- 2019-07-02
- Added
- 2026-06-27
Trust profile
VV Source Trust Matrix v1.0
VV Source Trust Matrix v1.0 asks whether this source is trustworthy for the claim lane being used, not whether every possible claim from it is equally strong.
88
Peer-reviewed research publisher
- Publisher type
- Peer-reviewed journal
- Bias profile
- Moderate
This source is strongest for clinical outcomes and mechanism and weaker for regulatory status and trial discovery.
VV Source Fit Score 1.0
Fit by use case
Fit scores are role-specific. A source can be excellent for one claim lane and weak for another.
- Regulatory status
- 65/100
- Context Source
- Clinical outcomes
- 92/100
- Primary Anchor
- Mechanism
- 90/100
- Primary Anchor
- Safety
- 86/100
- Strong Support
- Consumer context
- 72/100
- Context Source
- Trial discovery
- 65/100
- Context Source
Best used for
- Primary studies
- Systematic reviews
- Mechanistic research
Weak for
- Regulatory status
- Universal consumer recommendations
Used in Viral Vitalism
Seed Oils: Toxic Sludge or Internet Scapegoat?
Roles: Primary source
Calories Are the Accounting System, Not the Whole Metabolic Story
Roles: Primary source
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Ultra-Processed Diets Cause Excess Calorie Intake and Weight Gain
Roles: Primary source
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Claim ledger
Claims supported
Reviewed claim cards that cite this source in the evidence graph.
ultra processed food: Ultra-processed diets can increase spontaneous calorie intake and weight
Ultra-processed diets can increase spontaneous calorie intake and weight gain under controlled inpatient conditions, even when presented diets are broadly matched for macronutrients, sugar, sodium, and fiber.
weight loss: Calories describe the accounting of tissue-energy change, but they
Calories describe the accounting of tissue-energy change, but they do not explain all biological friction around appetite, expenditure, adaptation, food environment, hormones, sleep, lean mass, and maintenance.
seed oils: Seed oils are not supported as toxic at normal
Seed oils are not supported as toxic at normal dietary exposure, though the food pattern they often appear in can still be low-quality.
seed oils: Seed oils may be more useful as a marker
Seed oils may be more useful as a marker of ultra-processed food exposure than as the independent cause of poor metabolic health.
seed oils: Avoiding seed oils is not proven to fix obesity
Avoiding seed oils is not proven to fix obesity or metabolic disease by itself.
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