Methodology

How WhichPeps turns source material into evidence summaries without flattening important differences.

Evidence before conclusions

The method is designed to preserve study type, population, route, formulation, outcome, limitations and source provenance so a reader can see why a statement is being made.

The evidence pipeline

1

Identify the compound precisely

Names, analogues, formulations and related molecules are not treated as automatically equivalent.

2

Classify the evidence

Human, animal, laboratory, review, regulatory and development records remain distinct.

3

Capture the outcome

Population, intervention, comparator, endpoint, duration, route and limitations are recorded at outcome level where possible.

4

Write the plain-English summary

The summary should reflect what the source supports, including negative or null results and uncertainty.

5

Link back to sources

Readers can go deeper rather than being asked to trust an unsupported statement.

What WhichPeps does not do

  • Does not treat animal evidence as proven human benefit.
  • Does not hide negative results because they weaken a popular claim.
  • Does not let commercial relationships change an evidence conclusion.
  • Does not silently turn uncertain evidence into a treatment recommendation.