Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Sadkhin Complex

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The result was delete. Courcelles (talk) 20:33, 7 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Sadkhin Complex[edit]

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Inadequate evidence for notability. One article is USA today is not enough for a fad diet. There are a number of press releases in /Google News, but none of them would help. DGG ( talk ) 21:41, 17 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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Comment I found two sources via HighBeam. Have no idea if these are reputable sources.
Los Angeles Sentinel, 2002: [1]

Obesity, Fitness & Wellness Week, 2002: [2]

Until these are evaluated, I don't have an opinion on notability. Brianhe (talk) 02:17, 18 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

The Los Angeles Sentinel is a mainstream newspaper and as such it should be considered a reliable non-academic third-party source. I never heard about Obesity, Fitness & Wellness Week and I really doubt it has a solid reputation for fact-checking and accuracy like academic and peer-reviewed publications. For sure, none of those two newspapers could be considered a scientific literature, or an authority in the scientific field of nutrition. An example of reliable source, on the topic of diets, is the medical journal Nutrition. Toffanin (talk) 09:03, 2 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Delete I've been looking for sources. It's actually a franchise, so there are franchise disclosure documents and other reports available. None indicate notability. The actual business names are The Sadkhin Complex, Inc. and Sadkhin Franchising Company, LLC. I can't find anything on this business that indicates notability and isn't promotional. Manta (business directory) says "Categorized under Weight Reducing Clubs. Our records show it was established in 2005 and incorporated in New York. Current estimates show this company has an annual revenue of 110000 and employs a staff of approximately 2" [3]. That fails WP:CORP. John Nagle (talk) 04:46, 18 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, —☮JAaron95 ^Talk 15:19, 24 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, —☮JAaron95 ^Talk 13:33, 31 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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Delete I have searched for sources but could only find poor-quality advertorial pieces with zero coverage in books or journals. For a diet that has been around since 1989 it would suggest that it is not notable. SmartSE (talk) 20:51, 1 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Delete — Despite the claim to be a well established diet since 1989, I was not able to find peer-reviewed publications on PubMed, or other prominent scientific databases, about Sadkhin Complex. No scientific literature exists about the use of acupressure to control hunger. The only sources mentioning this diet are secondary sources talking exclusively about alternative medicine and pseudo-scientific diets. In absence of valid evidences, Sadkhin Complex should be considered quackery, and the WP page shoud be treated according to WP:OR. Toffanin (talk) 08:38, 2 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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