Advantages and disadvantages of using ChatGPT as a tool for prescribing healthy eating anddiets

Introduction: ChatGPT is an artificial intelligence chatbot that generates natural-language (human-like text)utterances in reply to human prompts. It learns from internet text and then fine-tunes its responses viareinforcement learning from human feedback. ChatGPT was launched on November ۳۰, ۲۰۲۲, and has attracted۱۰۰ million users in just two months after launching. To predict words, ChatGPT has been trained on a vastamount of text data from websites all around the Internet. Therefore, it is not fully transparent which datasetsChatGPT has digested. Applications of ChatGPT in nutrition science can include:۱- A tool for getting information۲- A tool for writing information۳- A tool for prescribing healthy eating and diets۴- A tool for generating nutritional diagnosesIn this narrative review, we investigate the advantages and disadvantages of using ChatGPT as a tool forprescribing healthy eating and diets.Methods: In this study searching in various texts, and authentic scientific articles were used.Results: In general, according to scientific studies, the advantages of using ChatGPT as a tool for prescribinghealthy eating and diets include the following:۱- Providing clear answers that are relatively in line with scientific guidelines.۲- Offering crucial warnings about working with registered dietitians.۳- Providing step-by-step recipes for menus.۴- The possibility of providing a shopping list.However, there are also some disadvantages of using ChatGPT for this purpose, which include:۱- ChatGPT answers to the same prompt may vary over time.۲- It is difficult to know which information a patient/client would receive.۳- ChatGPT may provide inappropriate food options on the menu.۴- The possibility of offering repetitive menus.۵- Failure to consider sex, age, food preferences, available budget, and cultural background.Conclusion: ChatGPT can assist nutritionists, but it cannot be used as a replacement for their expertise andjudgment because it uses both scientific and non-scientific opinions. In parallel, nutritionists should reinforcetheir profession to provide high-quality, accurate, and tailored nutrition counseling and care.