1. Purpose of This Website
All content on zaydeayvaz.com — including articles, recipes, tables, graphics, downloadable resources, newsletter messages, and interactive tools — is provided strictly for general informational and educational purposes. It summarizes publicly available science, peer-reviewed literature, and the published guidance of regulatory agencies such as the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the World Health Organization (WHO), the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), and the Turkish Ministry of Health.
2. Not Medical, Nutritional, or Pharmacological Advice
The information on this website is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease or medical condition. It is not a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment from a licensed physician, registered dietitian, pharmacist, or other qualified healthcare provider. Reading this website does not create a provider–patient relationship.
Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified healthcare provider with any questions you have regarding a medical or nutritional condition. Never disregard professional medical advice or delay in seeking it because of something you have read on this website.
3. No Individualized Recommendations
General information about fish, seafood, omega-3 fatty acids, mercury, micronutrients, or dietary patterns does not account for your individual health status, medications, allergies, or risk factors. Published averages and serving-size recommendations may not apply to your situation. Individual nutrient needs, medication interactions, and safety considerations vary significantly from person to person.
4. Higher-Risk Groups — Consult Your Clinician First
Readers in the following groups should consult their healthcare provider before acting on any information on this website:
- Pregnant, planning pregnancy, or breastfeeding
- Infants, children, and adolescents
- Adults with kidney disease, liver disease, or thyroid disorders
- Adults with diabetes, a history of pancreatitis, cardiovascular disease, or a history of food allergies or anaphylaxis
- Immunocompromised individuals (for raw or lightly processed seafood content)
- Adults taking prescription medications, including GLP-1 receptor agonists, anticoagulants (blood thinners), immunosuppressants, or any medication with known food or nutrient interactions
5. GLP-1 Medication Users (Ozempic, Wegovy, Zepbound, Mounjaro, and Related Drugs)
Where this website discusses food, nutrition, or side-effect management relevant to users of glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonist medications — including but not limited to semaglutide (Ozempic®, Wegovy®, Rybelsus®), tirzepatide (Mounjaro®, Zepbound®), liraglutide (Saxenda®, Victoza®), dulaglutide (Trulicity®), and exenatide (Bydureon®, Byetta®) — the content is informational only.
These medications can cause delayed gastric emptying, nausea, vomiting, food aversions, and altered food tolerances. Individual responses vary significantly and may change over the course of treatment. This website does not provide dosage, titration, initiation, or discontinuation guidance, and nothing on this website should be used to start, stop, or change any GLP-1 medication. Consult your prescribing healthcare provider and, ideally, a registered dietitian before making dietary changes while taking a GLP-1 medication.
6. No Author–Reader Clinical Relationship
Prof. Dr. Zayde Ayvaz holds a doctorate in Fisheries Industry Engineering and is a professor at Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University. This academic background supports an informational role. It does not establish any clinical, medical, dietetic, or pharmacological relationship with readers. The author is a civil servant (memur) and does not offer paid consulting, individualized medical advice, or clinical services through this website.
7. Content Currency and Updates
Scientific knowledge and regulatory guidance evolve over time. While we make reasonable efforts to keep content current and to cite primary sources such as FDA, EPA, USDA, NIH, WHO, and peer-reviewed journals, we cannot guarantee that any single article reflects the most recent update. Check the "Last updated" date at the top of each article and verify any time-sensitive facts against the cited primary source before acting on the information.
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10. Limitation of Liability
Use of this website is at your sole risk. To the fullest extent permitted by law, Prof. Dr. Zayde Ayvaz and any contributors disclaim all warranties, express or implied, including but not limited to warranties of accuracy, completeness, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement. Neither the author nor any contributor is liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, or punitive damages arising from access to, or use of, this website or its content.
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