In the digital age, artificial intelligence (AI) has emerged as a transformative force in many industries, including the food industry. Artificial intelligence has become an important tool in detecting and meeting people’s individual nutritional needs, especially when doing our grocery shopping. In recent months, the impact of data on shopping processes has been transforming the consumer experience by enabling more informed and personalized food decision-making to encourage people to live a healthier lifestyle. Chronic diseases according to the World Health Organization diabeteshigh blood pressure and cancer They pose a global health threat due to their increasing prevalence and high mortality rates. In fact, they kill more than 41 million people worldwide every year. 74 percent of deaths worldwideand they are becoming increasingly common. Prevention and appropriate treatment are crucial in reducing their impact on society. Scientific studies agree on the importance of a healthy lifestyle, good nutrition and eating habits in combating these diseases.
CONTINUOUS PRODUCT ANALYSIS SPECIFIC TO OUR NEEDS
One of the most popular aspects of artificial intelligence that helps us fill our shopping carts is its ability to constantly analyze products in real time. AI systems can scan nutrition labels, ingredients, and dietary values to provide detailed information about each item. With this on-site screening, consumers can select products and ingredients that meet their specific nutritional needs.
AI also relies on previous data, such as past purchases and food preferences, to customize recommendations at the time of purchase. There are tools that can predict consumers’ changing needs and respond to them by recommending healthier alternatives or products that can complement their current diets. This personalization not only saves time, but also promotes a more balanced, personalized diet. It is also important that these new technologies alert consumers to possible allergies, dietary restrictions, and even overconsumption of certain nutrients. Meanwhile, consumers can receive real-time recommendations on how to best balance their diet, as well as healthier alternatives or nutritional supplements that may benefit their health.
FROM HEALTHY NUTRITION TO DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL
The value of AI is not limited to supermarkets and other stores; It can also connect to personal devices such as smartwatches and virtual assistants to provide personalized reminders and tracking. Users can receive custom alerts if their body needs certain nutrients or reminders to stay hydrated, contributing to a healthier, more conscious lifestyle. As technology improves, we can envision a future where artificial intelligence not only detects our nutritional needs but also guides us towards a healthier lifestyle.[1]
An artificial intelligence platform has been developed that can track information on physiological parameters provided by various electronic devices (especially bracelets and smartwatches), trigger an alert if a parameter falls outside the healthy range, and provide specific nutritional recommendations on how best to correct malnutrition. parameters are back in order. The aim is to prevent the emergence of chronic diseases in the healthy population and to support the treatment of those already affected with non-drug solutions. In particular, we have introduced two tools that support each other and help prevent and control chronic diseases such as diabetes and high blood pressure. The scientific community is largely of the opinion that the prevention and treatment of these diseases should not be solely pharmacological but should also include changes in lifestyle habits, especially when it comes to nutrition. Unsurprisingly, more and more studies show that the type of food we consume has a decisive impact on the onset and progression of chronic diseases.[2]
HealthGuard™ is a chronic disease prevention and management solution that relies on neural networks to leverage information about physiological parameters collected by various organizations. electronic devicesespecially wristbands and smart watches. The application tracks the values of these parameters and detects significant changes. These changes do not necessarily mean that the values fall into worse ranges considered pathological; Even if these values are still within ranges considered normal, the app is able to detect trends over time; If these trends persist for a long time, they can actually cause values to drift into pathological territory. HealthGuard™ can interpret such deviations and classify them as a potential risk of occurring in a particular therapeutic category.
The tool not only identifies risks at an early stage, but also offers specific nutritional recommendations and, with the help of a second product, NutriGuard™, recommends healthy lifestyle habits aimed at correcting such deviations in a simple and attractive way. This application relies on deep learning neural networks to take advantage of all available scientific knowledge in specialized fields (databases created and maintained by prestigious organizations within the international scientific community, as well as high-impact scientific literature) and determine the physiological impact of various molecular components. food ingredients. By scanning all this information, it can recommend foods that may trigger a physiological effect to correct any deviations from what it considers to be healthy parameters.
Nowadays, there are countless sources of information for people who want to take proper care of their health and prevent or control chronic diseases such as those mentioned before, but it is very difficult to check the accuracy of this information. Fads and “self-serving” advice that is not actually based in science can often lead to disastrous health consequences. The average citizen does not have access to consistently reliable and medically sound information.
Innovation and health will combine in the supermarkets of tomorrow. We will be able to purchase products that suit our nutritional needs, determined by our own vital parameters measured in real time. Paradoxically, tomorrow has already arrived, thanks to artificial intelligence.
Carlos Galmarini, CEO of Topazium
References
[1] A.Doherty et al. (2021) Prev. Genet. 12:768979
[2] D. Dicker et al. (2018). Lancet 392:1684