About

Trim Truth covers weight-loss and appetite supplements, a category that sells certainty and rarely earns it. We read labels, find the dose behind the claim, and show the gap. We do not promise outcomes, we do not publish transformation stories, and we do not treat weight as a moral question.

Who writes here

The site is edited by Rosalind Beck, a disclosed house pen name maintained by our editorial team — the Economist model, stated openly rather than hidden. Reviews run under the editor's byline; news runs under “Staff, Trim Truth.” We publish no fabricated author biographies and claim no credentials we do not have — see the editorial policy for how the bylines work.

How this site is funded

Trim Truth is an independent, commercially supported publication. We may earn affiliate or advertising revenue from links on the site. That revenue never dictates our conclusions: scores, pros and cons are editorial judgments, sponsored material is always disclosed with the post, and no verdict can be bought. Commercial enquiries go through the advertise page.

Who this is for

We write for consumers deciding whether a product on a shelf is worth their money.

How we work

Our method is arithmetic and attribution. We take the claim on the front of the bottle, find the ingredient and dose on the back, and compare that to what the cited research actually used. Where the two do not match, we say so. We do not test products, we do not measure outcomes, and no post here will ever tell you how much weight anything will cause you to lose.

Corrections

If we have published an error — a figure, a date, a term, anything — we want to know. Reach the editorial desk via the contact page. Corrections are the fastest queue we run, and material ones are noted in the post.