In recent years, artificial intelligence (AI) has evolved in all industries and gained popularity from healthcare to finance. Artificial intelligence can revolutionise and transform the approaches towards weight management, it would be effective and safe. Weight loss goals are challenging and need consistent effort in today’s fast-paced world. In this blog, we can see the roles that AI plays in the weight loss journey.

What is artificial intelligence?

Artificial intelligence is a field of science and a simulation of human intelligence (brain) in machines that makes computers perform tasks that humans do such as understand, analyse, make recommendations and more. It delivers you an instant solution and AI is smarter, faster and more efficient in healthcare. AI never fails to bring innovations in each industry. These innovations deliver solutions to people looking for weight management guidance and support. 

In-depth assessment 

AI collects history of your anthropometric details, medical conditions, medical history, physical activity level, and sleep cycle. With collected information, AI uses algorithms to assess your health and mental status in depth. It will formulate or create a plan that suits your health status and age.

Predictive health monitoring

AI offers a wearable device like a smart watch and continuous glucose monitoring device that tracks and records the heart rate, step counts, calories burnt and sleep pattern, and glucose levels. It helps to set up goals and to make personalised diets and workouts. Wearables can be more helpful to those who set weight loss goals. It detects underlying conditions and alerts the person to take precautions. With these, AI will help you to easily personalise your daily activities, diet and sleep.  

Personalised diet plans

AI assesses your health status, weight, height, food preferences, dietary habits, likes and dislikes. AI also assesses the nutritional status and provides suggestions to overcome nutritional deficiency if any. It calculates the required amount of energy and other vital nutrients. It creates a nutrition care plan personalised based on the information collected. And it suggests diet plans for a week or a month. It also provides recipes based on our likes and dislikes. 

Recommendation of activities/exercises

Physical activity is an important factor in your daily life similar to diet plans, physical activities and exercises would be suggested by AI based on the type of lifestyle. AI suggests you go from low-intensity exercise to high-intensity exercise. It gives you instant feedback so that you can do adjustments in your activity. 

Behaviour modification

Behaviour and stress management plays a role in your weight management. AI gets updated with your stress and mood every day to make sure you feel good. If you do not feel good, it gives you a list of methods such as listening to music and doing meditation to handle your stress. 

Motivation and support

AI never fails to motivate and support you with motivational quotes and messages, when you feel down. And also it never fails to give you credits and rewards when you achieve a milestone in your weight loss journey. It motivates you further to reach your goal. It instantly supports you with the result or guidance whenever you ask doubts, it is available for you 24/7 and there is no time limitation.

Virtual coach

AI also acts as a virtual coach. Weight loss Applications incorporated with AI support and human support have more effective weight loss results than AI support alone. Weight loss Applications offer AI health coaches similar to a human, it will assist you in your weight loss journey and guide you in your weight management with personalised diet and exercises.

Helps you to get on track

As artificial intelligence monitors your goals and results of your weight loss journey, it finds out if you get out of tracks. It also provides you instant guidance in choosing foods if you want to dine out. AI sets and sends you the reminder or notification to have your meal, to do physical activity and to drink water. 

Conclusion

The future role of weight loss has the greatest potential. As technology starts to evolve, AI will come up with more interventions and advancements that support you in your weight loss journey. But the one thing missing in AI is human touch. AI can be used in weight management, if you do not have any other medical conditions. AI could lead to healthier outcomes. Use AI wisely, stay fit and achieve your weight loss goals. 


Vishnupriya S,
Clinical Dietitian, Simplyweight