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Nutritionists Assess Diets Created by AI
Experts explain where a chatbot's meal plan helps and where it becomes a risk.
- Profession
- Nutritionist, Patient
- Source
- estadao.com.br ↗
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Report date
- February 11, 2026
- Verified on
- October 24, 2026
What they did
The report interviewed nutritionists about meal plans suggested by chatbots. Marle Alvarenga argues that good technology starts a conversation rather than replacing the appointment.
How it went
The risks cited are dietary monotony, "miracle" ingredients and a worse relationship with food. The account gives no numbers.
Good to know
For professionals: use AI to vary recipes and shopping lists, and do the calculations and clinical adjustments yourself.
The prompt
I'm a nutritionist. Based on this plan I've already prescribed [summary], suggest [n] recipe variations with the same food groups and portions, using affordable ingredients from [region]. Do not change the quantities.
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