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Community Guidelines

Last updated: May 19, 2026

YourFitnessPal's community is a place to share progress, ask questions, and cheer each other on. To keep it that way, we ask everyone to follow a small set of rules. These guidelines apply to every community area: forums, groups, comments, and any future social surface.

Be kind

• Treat members with respect, even when you disagree.
• No personal attacks, harassment, bullying, or intimidation.
• Zero tolerance for hate speech or slurs targeting any protected characteristic.
• Don't gatekeep — every body and every level of experience is welcome.

Keep people safe

• Do not promote unsafe or extreme dieting practices (very-low-calorie diets without medical supervision, purging, etc.).
• Do not promote or glorify eating disorders. We have a non-negotiable line here.
• No medical claims you can't back up. The Service is not medical advice.
• No before/after photos used to shame, mock, or pressure others.

Keep it on-topic

• Stick to nutrition, fitness, habits, recipes, member journeys, and product feedback.
• No political, religious, or otherwise divisive topics — there are better places for those.
• No spam, no chain posts, no duplicate threads. Search before you post.
• No commercial solicitation, affiliate links, or self-promotion without staff approval.

Protect privacy

• Don't share other members' personal information.
• Don't repost private messages without consent.
• Don't recruit for research, studies, or surveys without staff approval.

Stay clean

• Keep language family-friendly. No profanity in titles; minimal in posts.
• No NSFW, sexual, or explicit imagery.
• No promotion of illegal activity.

Be honest

• No impersonating staff or other members.
• No multiple accounts to evade moderation or game votes.
• No misinformation about health, nutrition, or the Service itself.

How moderation works

Each post has three actions:

• Flag for spam — bot-style or promotional. Five flags auto-hides the post pending review.
• Flag for abuse — hate speech, harassment, ED promotion, etc. Five flags auto-hides.
• Report — anything else that may violate these guidelines; reviewed by a human moderator.

Warning ladder

• Notice — friendly heads-up. 0 points.
• Minor violation — 2 points, restrictions for one week.
• Major violation — 3 points, restrictions for two weeks.
• 5 cumulative points or 10 warnings in a rolling 12-month window — permanent account ban.
• Severe, single-incident violations (e.g. threats of violence, doxxing) may result in immediate permanent ban.

Reporting & appeals

If you think a moderation action was wrong, email appeals@yourfitnesspal.org within 14 days. A different moderator will review.

Final note

Our community is one of the things we're proudest of. These rules exist so that the people doing the hard work of changing their habits have a safe place to do it. Thanks for helping us keep it that way.