Standards in Practice.
Granelod operates on a defined editorial methodology — one that governs how research is selected, how conclusions are drawn, how sources are archived, and how content is revised over time. This page documents that methodology in full.
Research Identification
Candidate studies and papers are identified through systematic searches of nutritional science, food psychology, and behavioural science literature. Search parameters are defined per topic area and documented in the internal archive. Only peer-reviewed material with accessible methodology sections is admitted to the first review stage.
Source Evaluation
Each source is assessed against four criteria: population relevance, methodological transparency, sample adequacy, and replication status. Studies with undisclosed methodologies or conflicts of interest in the funding disclosure are flagged. Flagged sources are held in a secondary archive and may be cited with explicit qualification only.
Content Drafting
Approved sources are synthesised into topic documents. Drafting follows a defined structure: observation summary, mechanism description, evidence quality notation, and scope limitation. Language is calibrated to general literacy without reducing scientific accuracy. No inferences are drawn that are not directly supported by the cited material.
Internal Review
Each draft undergoes an in-house review pass that checks for: unsupported assertions, stop-word proximity (i.e., language that implies individual intervention claims), source-claim alignment, and structural completeness. Review notes are archived alongside the published version with a timestamp and reviewer initials.
Publication and Versioning
Approved content is published with a revision marker — for example, "Rev. 01-A, March 2024". The marker identifies the edition and quarter. Readers can use this to establish which version of a topic document they accessed and when.
Quarterly Revision Cycle
All published topic documents enter a rolling quarterly review cycle. During each cycle, new research is assessed for its potential impact on existing conclusions. Where new evidence materially changes the documented picture, the topic document is revised and republished with an incremented revision marker.
What Qualifies as a Source
Admitted Sources
- — Peer-reviewed papers in indexed nutritional science journals
- — Peer-reviewed behavioural science and food psychology literature
- — Longitudinal observational studies with disclosed methodologies
- — Systematic reviews and meta-analyses in relevant fields
- — Published population surveys from established research institutions
Conditionally Cited
- — Studies with undisclosed funding, cited with explicit qualification
- — Small-sample studies where replication has not been established
- — Industry-funded research where the methodology is fully transparent
- — Preprint studies pending peer review, marked as provisional
Excluded Sources
- — Non-peer-reviewed blog content or opinion pieces
- — Anecdotal case reports not embedded in research contexts
- — Commercial white papers produced by supplement producers
- — Studies retracted since publication
- — Any source with a demonstrable conflict of interest and no disclosure
Independent Verification of Archive Entries
Each archive entry — a document covering a specific topic within the stress eating or food psychology space — is independently reviewed before publication. The review is carried out by a second editorial reader who has not participated in the drafting stage, using a structured review checklist.
The checklist covers: accuracy of claim attribution, absence of language that exceeds what the evidence supports, structural completeness, and compliance with the Granelod scope policy (which excludes individual wellness guidance and intervention claims).
Review outcomes are recorded with a pass/revision/reject notation. Revised documents re-enter the review queue before publication. The review record for each entry is retained in the internal archive alongside the source list and draft history.
What Granelod Does and Does Not Cover
The scope policy defines the boundaries of Granelod content. It exists to ensure that the archive remains within the domain of general educational information and does not drift into territory that would require individual professional oversight.
Granelod products are nutritional food-supplements registered with the applicable local regulatory authority under food-supplement classification. Products meet compositional and labelling requirements for nutritional supplement categories.
General patterns in behavioural nutrition research. Documented observations about stress and appetite. Evidence summaries for published food psychology frameworks. Contextual notes on how intuitive eating methods are studied.
Individual nutritional guidance. Personalised eating plans. Structured support programmes. Specific dietary recommendations tailored to individual health circumstances. Any content that implies a one-to-one advisory relationship.
Browse the Resource Archive
The services section organises archive content by topic — each area presenting the documented research in structured form, with evidence quality notations and revision markers.