{"id":15416,"date":"2026-10-01T14:45:02","date_gmt":"2026-10-01T14:45:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/happytummy.aashirvaad.com\/en\/?p=15416"},"modified":"2026-10-01T14:53:46","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T14:53:46","slug":"gut-health-advice-who-to-trust","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/happytummy.aashirvaad.com\/en\/fitness-wellbeing\/gut-health-advice-who-to-trust\/","title":{"rendered":"Gut Health Advice: How to Know Who to Trust"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6abe9a283db67\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"ez-toc-cssicon\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #4d948b;color:#4d948b\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #4d948b;color:#4d948b\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6abe9a283db67\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/happytummy.aashirvaad.com\/en\/fitness-wellbeing\/gut-health-advice-who-to-trust\/#In_This_Column\" >In This Column<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/happytummy.aashirvaad.com\/en\/fitness-wellbeing\/gut-health-advice-who-to-trust\/#Why_Gut_Health_Advice_Feels_So_Contradictory\" >Why Gut Health Advice Feels So Contradictory<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/happytummy.aashirvaad.com\/en\/fitness-wellbeing\/gut-health-advice-who-to-trust\/#Four_Questions_to_Check_Any_Gut_Health_Claim\" >Four Questions to Check Any Gut Health Claim<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/happytummy.aashirvaad.com\/en\/fitness-wellbeing\/gut-health-advice-who-to-trust\/#1_Who_is_saying_it_and_what_do_they_gain\" >1. Who is saying it, and what do they gain?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/happytummy.aashirvaad.com\/en\/fitness-wellbeing\/gut-health-advice-who-to-trust\/#2_Is_there_a_mechanism_or_just_a_miracle\" >2. Is there a mechanism, or just a miracle?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/happytummy.aashirvaad.com\/en\/fitness-wellbeing\/gut-health-advice-who-to-trust\/#3_Would_FSSAI_allow_this_claim_in_an_advertisement\" >3. Would FSSAI allow this claim in an advertisement?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/happytummy.aashirvaad.com\/en\/fitness-wellbeing\/gut-health-advice-who-to-trust\/#4_Does_it_survive_the_one-food_test\" >4. Does it survive the one-food test?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/happytummy.aashirvaad.com\/en\/fitness-wellbeing\/gut-health-advice-who-to-trust\/#What_Trustworthy_Gut_Health_Advice_Sounds_Like\" >What Trustworthy Gut Health Advice Sounds Like<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/happytummy.aashirvaad.com\/en\/fitness-wellbeing\/gut-health-advice-who-to-trust\/#Three_Research_Terms_Worth_Knowing\" >Three Research Terms Worth Knowing<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/happytummy.aashirvaad.com\/en\/fitness-wellbeing\/gut-health-advice-who-to-trust\/#What_is_a_health_claim\" >What is a health claim?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/happytummy.aashirvaad.com\/en\/fitness-wellbeing\/gut-health-advice-who-to-trust\/#Correlation_and_causation\" >Correlation and causation<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/happytummy.aashirvaad.com\/en\/fitness-wellbeing\/gut-health-advice-who-to-trust\/#What_does_%E2%80%9Cstudies_show%E2%80%9D_actually_mean\" >What does \u201cstudies show\u201d actually mean?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/happytummy.aashirvaad.com\/en\/fitness-wellbeing\/gut-health-advice-who-to-trust\/#True_or_False_Can_You_Spot_a_Dubious_Health_Claim\" >True or False: Can You Spot a Dubious Health Claim?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-14\" href=\"https:\/\/happytummy.aashirvaad.com\/en\/fitness-wellbeing\/gut-health-advice-who-to-trust\/#Score_Yourself_Are_You_a_Careful_Health_Reader\" >Score Yourself: Are You a Careful Health Reader?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-15\" href=\"https:\/\/happytummy.aashirvaad.com\/en\/fitness-wellbeing\/gut-health-advice-who-to-trust\/#Ask_Happy_Tummy_GPT\" >Ask Happy Tummy GPT<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-16\" href=\"https:\/\/happytummy.aashirvaad.com\/en\/fitness-wellbeing\/gut-health-advice-who-to-trust\/#Sources\" >Sources<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Reliable gut health advice explains who is making the claim, what evidence supports it, how it might work and where its limits are. Be cautious when one food is presented as a cure, a product seller offers certainty without independent evidence, or a dramatic result is promised within days. In India, food claims must be truthful, not misleading and scientifically substantiated; foods cannot claim to prevent, treat or cure disease unless specifically permitted. Persistent, severe or unexplained digestive symptoms belong with a qualified healthcare professional, not a reel or search result.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"In_This_Column\"><\/span>In This Column<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Why gut health advice can sound so contradictory, even when nobody is deliberately lying.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Four questions to ask of any claim: who is saying it, is there a mechanism, would a regulator allow it, and does it survive the one-food test?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What FSSAI rules say about health claims on food labels and in advertising.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What trustworthy advice sounds like, and which words should make you pause.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Where content stops and a healthcare professional starts.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tell someone you study nutrition and, sooner or later, they reach for their phone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It happens at weddings, in staff rooms and in the queue at a buffet. Someone pulls up three screenshots. One says dairy is inflammatory and should go. One says curd is the best thing that can happen to an Indian digestive system. The third is a doctor, on video, explaining why both of those people are wrong.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then comes the only sensible question in the whole exchange: so who am I supposed to believe?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I want to begin this series there. Not with fibre or fermented food, but with the filter that makes every later choice more useful. If you cannot tell useful advice from confident noise, everything that follows becomes guesswork \u2014 and often expensive guesswork.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_Gut_Health_Advice_Feels_So_Contradictory\"><\/span>Why Gut Health Advice Feels So Contradictory<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is tempting to assume the internet is full of liars. Mostly, it is not. What it is full of is people who are partly right, speaking with total confidence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nutrition is genuinely unsettled in places. Sensible, qualified people can disagree about fasting, dairy or how much protein a particular person needs. That is not a scandal; it is ordinary science, still working. The trouble is that a thirty-second video has no room for \u201cit depends\u201d, and \u201cit depends\u201d is the honest answer to many questions about digestion. The nuance gets trimmed off, and what remains sounds like certainty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There is a second thing worth naming plainly. A lot of health content is also selling something. Not always a product; sometimes it is simply your attention. Either way, it shapes what gets said and how loudly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Four_Questions_to_Check_Any_Gut_Health_Claim\"><\/span>Four Questions to Check Any Gut Health Claim<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You do not need a science degree to filter gut health advice. You need four questions, and they take about ten seconds each.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1_Who_is_saying_it_and_what_do_they_gain\"><\/span>1. Who is saying it, and what do they gain?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is not cynicism; it is arithmetic. Someone explaining how fibre works has different incentives from someone whose supplement link sits in the caption. Both may be right. But knowing which one you are reading tells you how hard to squint.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Check the person\u2019s relevant qualifications, whether they name their evidence, whether the information is current and whether the same advice appears in an independent source. A disclosure does not make a claim false; it simply helps you weigh it properly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2_Is_there_a_mechanism_or_just_a_miracle\"><\/span>2. Is there a mechanism, or just a miracle?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Good advice usually explains why. \u201cSome fibres absorb water or add bulk, which may help stool pass more comfortably\u201d is a mechanism. You can follow it, and you could go and check it. \u201cThis powder detoxes your gut\u201d is not a mechanism. It is a claim with nothing underneath.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A missing mechanism is not proof that something is nonsense. It is a reason to ask more questions before you change your diet or spend money.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3_Would_FSSAI_allow_this_claim_in_an_advertisement\"><\/span>3. Would FSSAI allow this claim in an advertisement?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is my favourite because it is a shortcut most people do not realise they already have. In India, food-claim rules cover labels and advertisements, including internet and website promotion. Claims must be truthful, unambiguous, meaningful, not misleading and scientifically substantiated. Foods also cannot claim to prevent, treat or cure a disease unless the regulations specifically permit it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So when a reel or post says a food \u201ccures\u201d acidity or \u201celiminates\u201d a condition, do not assume the caption lives outside the rules. Ask whether the same sentence could survive regulatory scrutiny. A reel does not get a truth exemption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One more distinction matters: the FSSAI licence number on a packet identifies a licensed food business and helps with traceability. It does not prove that a particular health claim works.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"4_Does_it_survive_the_one-food_test\"><\/span>4. Does it survive the one-food test?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No single food fixes a gut. Not curd, not ghee, not any seed, however photogenic. Digestion responds to patterns: what you eat across a week, how you sleep, how much you move and how rushed your meals are. Advice that hangs everything on one hero ingredient is, at best, one small tile in a much larger mosaic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A related test is the promised timeframe. Some effects can be noticed quickly; others take weeks. A fair timeframe depends on the change and what you are measuring. Be wary of any promise that a long-standing problem will be transformed by Friday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_Trustworthy_Gut_Health_Advice_Sounds_Like\"><\/span>What Trustworthy Gut Health Advice Sounds Like<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is, I am afraid, less thrilling than the alternative. It contains words such as \u201cmay\u201d, \u201coften\u201d and \u201cfor some people\u201d, because that is how evidence about real people often reads. It explains who the advice is for, names uncertainties, avoids making one change responsible for everything and gives a realistic timeframe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Crucially, trustworthy advice tells you when to stop reading and seek help. Anything persistent, severe, new or unexplained belongs with a qualified healthcare professional, not a search bar. Ongoing pain, bleeding, unexplained weight loss or symptoms that wake you at night deserve medical attention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I will hold this column to the same standard. In the columns ahead, I will separate what is well established from what looks promising and what we genuinely do not know yet. Where the evidence is thin, I will say so rather than dressing it up. You should expect that of anyone asking for your trust, including me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Start there. Everything after it gets a great deal easier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/happytummy.aashirvaad.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/pexels-diet-advice-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Paper cards displaying assorted messages about diet, exercise, weight and body image.\" class=\"wp-image-15422\" srcset=\"https:\/\/happytummy.aashirvaad.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/pexels-diet-advice-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/happytummy.aashirvaad.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/pexels-diet-advice-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/happytummy.aashirvaad.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/pexels-diet-advice-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/happytummy.aashirvaad.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/pexels-diet-advice-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/happytummy.aashirvaad.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/pexels-diet-advice.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Health advice is easy to compress into a slogan; bodies are not. Look for context, credible evidence and appropriately qualified guidance before changing how you eat. Image via PEXELS.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Three_Research_Terms_Worth_Knowing\"><\/span>Three Research Terms Worth Knowing<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_a_health_claim\"><\/span>What is a health claim?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In India, a health claim is a statement that says, suggests or implies a relationship between a food, or something in it, and health. Under the Food Safety and Standards (Advertising and Claims) Regulations, such claims must be truthful, not misleading and scientifically substantiated. Foods may not claim to prevent, treat or cure disease unless specifically permitted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Correlation_and_causation\"><\/span>Correlation and causation<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Two things happening together does not mean one caused the other. People who eat more fibre may also sleep better, move more and drink more water. A study showing that higher-fibre eaters report feeling better cannot, on its own, tell you which part of that pattern did the work. This is one of the most common ways a real finding becomes an unreal headline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_does_%E2%80%9Cstudies_show%E2%80%9D_actually_mean\"><\/span>What does \u201cstudies show\u201d actually mean?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Not all evidence is equal. One small study is a hint, not a verdict. A well-conducted systematic review can give a stronger picture because it evaluates the wider evidence rather than one result. It is not magic: its conclusion is only as sound as the studies and methods behind it. When a claim rests on \u201ca study\u201d, it is fair to ask how many people took part, for how long and whether anyone else found the same thing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Further reading: <\/strong>ICMR\u2013National Institute of Nutrition, <a href=\"https:\/\/nin.res.in\/dietaryguidelines\/pdfjs\/locale\/DGI_2024.pdf\">Dietary Guidelines for Indians (2024)<\/a> \u2014 India\u2019s official dietary guidance, including advice on varied diets, food labels and supplements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"True_or_False_Can_You_Spot_a_Dubious_Health_Claim\"><\/span>True or False: Can You Spot a Dubious Health Claim?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Six quick ones. Answers below. (No peeking!)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>If a food advertisement in India claims that the product cures a disease, it is likely breaking food-claim rules.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A qualified expert saying something makes it settled science.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u201cChemical-free\u201d is a meaningful description of food.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Two or three days is always long enough to judge whether a dietary change is working.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A health supplement is regulated in the same way as a medicine in India.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If a claim has no explanation of how it works, that is a reason to be sceptical.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Answers<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">1. <strong>TRUE \u2014 <\/strong>Food advertisements and labels may not claim to prevent, treat or cure disease unless specifically permitted. A claim that does so deserves scrutiny and may breach the rules.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">2. <strong>FALSE \u2014 <\/strong>Credentials tell you someone is worth hearing; they do not make that person the final word. Qualified people can disagree, especially where the evidence is unsettled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">3. <strong>FALSE \u2014 <\/strong>Everything, including water and dal, is made of chemicals. \u201cChemical-free\u201d is a marketing phrase, not a useful nutritional description.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">4. <strong>FALSE \u2014 <\/strong>The right timeframe depends on the change, the outcome and the person. A brief experiment may not answer a long-term question.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">5. <strong>FALSE \u2014 <\/strong>In India, health supplements and nutraceuticals are regulated as foods under specific FSSAI rules and must carry \u201cNOT FOR MEDICINAL USE\u201d. That is not the same as medicine approval.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">6. <strong>TRUE \u2014 <\/strong>A missing mechanism does not prove a claim is false, but it is a sound reason to ask for better evidence before acting on it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Score_Yourself_Are_You_a_Careful_Health_Reader\"><\/span>Score Yourself: Are You a Careful Health Reader?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Add and subtract as you go. Reach 80 or more and your filtering habits are already doing useful work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Ladders: Habits that move you up<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><td><strong>HABIT<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>POINTS<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>You check what the person recommending a food or supplement actually sells<\/td><td><strong>+15<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>You read the ingredient list and nutrition panel, not just the front of the pack<\/td><td><strong>+15<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>You check the FSSAI licence number and know it is not proof that a health claim works<\/td><td><strong>+10<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>When you hear a new claim, you check whether an independent source says the same<\/td><td><strong>+10<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>You give a dietary change a reasonable timeframe instead of expecting an overnight result<\/td><td><strong>+10<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>You have asked a qualified professional about something you read online<\/td><td><strong>+10<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>You notice when a \u201cstudy\u201d turns out to be a brand\u2019s own marketing<\/td><td><strong>+10<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>You are comfortable saying \u201cI don\u2019t know\u201d about a health question<\/td><td><strong>+10<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>You check how old a piece of health advice is, because guidance can change<\/td><td><strong>+10<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Snakes: Habits that slide you back<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><td><strong>HABIT<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>POINTS<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>You have bought a supplement mainly because of a reel or celebrity endorsement<\/td><td><strong>\u22125<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>You have cut out an entire food group without professional advice<\/td><td><strong>\u22125<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>You have forwarded a health tip without checking it first<\/td><td><strong>\u22125<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>You have tried a \u201c7-day fix\u201d for a long-standing problem<\/td><td><strong>\u22125<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>You believe a single food can cure a condition<\/td><td><strong>\u22125<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Where you landed<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>80\u2013100: You are already a careful reader. Your next job is patience: give sensible changes enough time, and keep checking the evidence.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>50\u201379: Good instincts, with a few gaps. Pick one ladder you do not currently use and add it this month.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Below 50: No judgement; this is where most of us start. Begin with one habit: read the ingredient list before the claim.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Ask_Happy_Tummy_GPT\"><\/span>Ask Happy Tummy GPT<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Try this prompt: <\/strong><em>\u201cBreak this gut-health claim into what is established, what is uncertain, what evidence would support it and which words may be overstating the case: [paste claim].\u201d<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/happytummy.aashirvaad.com\/happy-tummy-gpt\">Open Happy Tummy GPT<\/a>. Use the answer as a starting point, then check the cited source and date before acting on it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Sources\"><\/span>Sources<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/fssai.gov.in\/upload\/uploadfiles\/files\/Compendium_Advertising_Claims_Regulations_04_03_2021.pdf\">Food Safety and Standards Authority of India: Food Safety and Standards (Advertising and Claims) Regulations, 2018<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/fssai.gov.in\/upload\/uploadfiles\/files\/Compendium_Nutra_29_09_2021.pdf\">Food Safety and Standards Authority of India: Health Supplements, Nutraceuticals and related regulations<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/nin.res.in\/dietaryguidelines\/pdfjs\/locale\/DGI_2024.pdf\">ICMR\u2013National Institute of Nutrition: Dietary Guidelines for Indians, 2024<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/tools\/your-life-your-health\/how-to-find-and-use-health-information\/using-the-internet-and-the-media-to-get-health-information\">World Health Organization: Using the internet and the media to get health information<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/library.hee.nhs.uk\/patient-information\/health-information-online\/health-information-online\/how-to-start-your-search\">NHS Knowledge and Library Services: How to start your search for health information online<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cochrane.org\/hi\/evidence\/what-are-systematic-reviews\">Cochrane: What are systematic reviews?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Disclaimer: <\/strong><em>This article provides general information and is not medical advice or diagnosis. 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