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Artificial Intelligence in Personalized Wellbeing and Nutrition

A special issue of Nutrients (ISSN 2072-6643). This special issue belongs to the section "Nutrition Methodology & Assessment".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 November 2026 | Viewed by 1240

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State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
Interests: big data; health; data analysis; nutrition
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Dear Colleagues,

This Special Issue investigates the transformative role of artificial intelligence in redefining personalized wellbeing and nutrition. Modern nutrition science faces dual challenges: the complexity of individualized metabolic responses and the limitations of static dietary guidelines. This Special Issue investigates how artificial intelligence (AI) transforms personalized wellbeing through multimodal data integration and predictive precision. We spotlight AI methodologies that synergize machine learning, deep neural networks, and big data analytics to decode interactions between genomic predispositions, real-time biosensor data, dietary behaviors, and metabolic outcomes. This issue prioritizes three innovation tiers: (1) Predictive Modeling—Developing AI architectures for the early detection of nutrient deficiencies and diet-related chronic diseases; (2) Causal Mechanism Discovery—Advancing AI-driven frameworks to unravel causal relationships between diet, metabolism, gut microbes, and health; (3) Dynamic Intervention—Creating adaptive tools for real-time dietary monitoring, culturally sensitive meal planning, and microbiome-aware nutrition strategies.

We seek contributions demonstrating AI’s role in the following fields:

  • Multimodal fusion of omics data, wearable metrics, and dietary patterns;
  • Computer vision-enhanced food intake quantification;
  • Nutrigenomic prediction of individualized nutrient requirements.

Submissions may span algorithm development, clinical validation trials, or population-level implementation studies. Cross-disciplinary work bridging computational nutrition, preventive medicine, and food science is particularly encouraged.

Dr. Jinlin Zhu
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • multimodal nutrition research
  • personalized health prediction
  • AI in nutritional epidemiology
  • deep learning for diet analysis
  • precision meal planning
  • nutrigenomics AI
  • metabolic pattern recognition
  • automated nutritional assessment

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Artificial Intelligence in Anorexia Nervosa Care: Comparing ChatGPT and Google Gemini
by Weronika Witkowska and Agnieszka Bzikowska-Jura
Nutrients 2026, 18(11), 1705; https://doi.org/10.3390/nu18111705 - 27 May 2026
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Background and Objective: In recent years, there has been a dynamic development of artificial intelligence (AI), which has resulted in increased interest in its use in medical areas such as dietetics and psychodietetic. Current evidence remains insufficient to determine whether large language models [...] Read more.
Background and Objective: In recent years, there has been a dynamic development of artificial intelligence (AI), which has resulted in increased interest in its use in medical areas such as dietetics and psychodietetic. Current evidence remains insufficient to determine whether large language models (LLMs) are capable of generating diagnostically and therapeutically relevant responses in simulated psychodietetic scenarios. The aim of this study was to evaluate the performance LLMs—ChatGPT and Google Gemini—in simulated tasks related to diagnosis and psychodietetic intervention in anorexia nervosa (AN). Methods: Two complementary studies were conducted—the first, in which both models played the role of a patient suffering from anorexia and were tasked with answering questions asked in a psychodietetic interview, and the second, in which the chats analysed the case of a patient suffering from anorexia presented to them, and their task was to propose a correct diagnosis and therapy. Results: Both models have demonstrated the ability to engage with prompted scenarios and generate relevant, consistent responses. They were able to perform appropriate analyses, identify abnormal behaviors and formulate orderly diagnostic and therapeutic interpretations. At the same time, during the research, some differences were observed between the models in their interpretative approach and the level of development of the analyses. Conclusions: A key limitation of the models was a limited depth of empathic engagement and a reduced capacity for context-sensitive emotional responsiveness. Nevertheless, LLMs can potentially provide support in psychodietetic interventions if they are programmed correctly and are not abused in areas where they are not doing well enough. Full article
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