Editorial policy
The rules we write under
Health content should be held to a higher standard than most of the internet holds it to. These are the standards we hold ourselves to, published openly so you can call us out when we miss.
Sourcing
Medical and scientific claims must trace to identifiable primary sources: peer-reviewed trials (STEP, SURMOUNT, SELECT and similar), regulatory documents from bodies like the FDA and EMA, or official prescribing information. Secondary sources like news articles and other health sites can point us to a story, but they don't count as evidence on their own.
Where evidence is weak, mixed, or still emerging, we say so in the text rather than rounding up to certainty. "Researchers are still debating this" is a sentence we're comfortable publishing.
What we will not publish
- Specific weight-loss promises. Trial averages, always with context; guarantees, never.
- Content encouraging use of these medications outside medical supervision, or by people the prescribing criteria exclude.
- Guidance on sourcing prescription drugs from unlicensed or gray-market sellers.
- "Miracle," "breakthrough," or fear-bait framing in either direction.
Updates and corrections
This field moves fast. Prices change, regulations shift, new trials publish. Guides carry their publication date, and substantive revisions get a visible "updated" date. When we get something factually wrong, we correct the article promptly rather than quietly deleting it. Errors can be reported through the contact page; we read all of it.
The affiliate wall
Lion Gate Portal earns revenue from affiliate partnerships, disclosed in full here. The wall works like this: editorial conclusions are drafted from the evidence first, and any commercial relationships are layered on afterwards, never the reverse. No partner sees content before publication, edits it, or is exempted from criticism. If honestly covering a partner costs us the partnership, the coverage stays and the partnership goes.
What we are not
We are a publisher, not a healthcare provider. Nothing here is medical advice, and no article can account for your history, medications, or risks. The full version of that caveat lives in our medical disclaimer, but the short version is simple: read here, decide with your clinician.