Diet Web Site

2007-04-17 10:41:55

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A recent ratings report on top diet web sites showed that a number of these sites lack basic information about their sources and author credentials, making these web sites unreliable. The sites were rated by a handful of doctors, health care executives, medical librarians and web site producers.

Previous ratings of diet web sites used ten criteria. If you intend to start a web site on dieting, these attributes should guide you in creating a reliable, reader-friendly diet site.

1. Identity - Your diet web site should state your name, your contact information and your mission and objectives.

2. Advertising - Your diet web site should identify your sponsors. You should also differentiate information from advertising, and separate search results from paid advertisements.

3. Ease of Use - Your diet web site should be easy to navigate. This can be achieved by providing navigational tools such as site maps and menus. Articles should also be understandable by the average reader.

4. Corrections - Your diet web site should also correct false health information. You should also ask for user feedback to improve your site.

5. Privacy - Your diet web site should include clear privacy policies and how your user’s personal data will be used.

6. Content - Your diet web site should provide adequate health information and include the dates when the articles were posted. Articles should be supported by valid references. Disclaimers, warnings and limitations of use should also be provided.

7. Authors - Your diet web site should contain articles by qualified authors and should include your authors’ credentials.

8. References - Your diet web site should contain your references and access to these materials via links, if possible.

9. Editorial Policies - Your diet web site should state the process of checking and reviewing submitted information before posting.

10. Self-Help Plan - Your diet web site should provide information regarding diet options for different kinds of people. If you are selling self-help products, you should also include an overview of the program, the length of time needed for the program to take effect, the typical outcomes and the cost.

The web sites that received the highest ratings in the study were generally non-profit sites that accept advertising. They offer unbiased articles by health professionals, and show a clear distinction between editorial and sponsored articles. The diet web sites with the lowest ratings typically contained sponsored information and appeared to be a marketing site for health products.


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