{"article":"What your food log can actually tell you","published_at":"2026-09-15T20:14:29.243793+00:00","periods":[{"meals":913,"period":"current","contributors":48,"mean_protein_g":29.3,"median_protein_g":26,"valid_protein_meals":913},{"meals":956,"period":"previous","contributors":33,"mean_protein_g":23.1,"median_protein_g":18,"valid_protein_meals":955}],"methodology":"Public, discoverable, feed-visible, non-hidden meal records; team and coach accounts excluded. UTC creation windows. Protein estimates restricted to 0–250 g per log. Meal-weighted, not person-weighted. Missing logs and automated estimates limit interpretation. Small cohorts are omitted. These are observational logging patterns, not measured diets or outcomes.","window_start":"2026-08-18T00:00:00Z","minimum_records":100,"minimum_contributors":20,"window_end_exclusive":"2026-09-15T00:00:00Z","previous_window_start":"2026-07-21T00:00:00Z"}