Hallmarks of a good Web Site
-Presented by a reputable agency, university or institution
-Authors are legitimate scientists, nutrition professionals, physicians
-articles are dated and they are frequently reviewed and updated
-Information provided is regulated and/or refereed
-Information is reliable, can be found in reputable written sources
-Information is based on many scientific studies; studies are
referenced or can be reached from the web site
-Non-profit, non-commercial site
-Tufts rating
Hallmarks for an unreliable source of nutrition information
-Commercial site, trying to sell something
-studies have no controls, not done by reputable scientists, not
supported by data
-not much information, poorly organized site, no links to other
sites
-apparent bias
-someone's personal home page
-unrealistic, misleading advice
-promises of phenomenal results
-sponsor or writer unknown, author has no obvious training, degrees
or institutional affiliation
-extremely critical of nationally recognized groups or institutions
-Tufts rating
