Maybe from a Chinese chat bot named Donna Chang.
As long as she’s not some girl from Long Island.
But you should not get it from some loon on the internet either.
I don’t take nutrition advice from anyone.
I just eat as I please and figure life is not forever.
Only if you’re retarded.
Should You Take Nutrition Advice From a Chatbot?
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If they have good sources, of course. It’s like evaluating any argument. Next stupid question.
You shouldn’t take ANY advice from any type of AI/chatbot.
No. And don’t take advice from anyone with a nose ring, ID Lanyards, or bureaucracy interests.
Me to Claude: "Why should I take nutrition advice from you?"
Claude to me: Honestly, you probably shouldn't — at least not without skepticism. A few reasons:
I'm not a dietitian or doctor. I have no clinical training, can't assess your individual health, and don't know your medical history, medications, or specific needs.
I can get things wrong. My knowledge has a cutoff date, nutrition science evolves, and I can make mistakes or oversimplify complex topics.
I'm generic by nature. Good nutrition advice is personalized. What works well for one person may be wrong for another.
What I can reasonably help with: explaining general concepts (what does fiber do?), summarizing what mainstream nutrition science says on a topic, helping you formulate questions to ask an actual dietitian, or thinking through meal ideas based on preferences you share.
For anything that actually matters to your health — managing a condition, significant dietary changes, weight loss, etc. — a registered dietitian (RD) or your doctor is the right call. I'm a decent starting point for curiosity, not a substitute for professional advice.
AI can get you to the best data available but you have to dig and dig deeply.
Sure. Right up to the moment that it tells you to commit suicide or kill someone else.
More objective than a Pharma doctor
A few months ago I asked Grok about a chewie recipe i was making for my dogs.
I don’t like AI and I don’t use it, but I thought I’d give it a shot to be fair.
I plugged in the ingredients and asked if it was healthy.
I already knew the nutrition and ingredients were well balanced for my dogs in the serving size.
Grok basically got most of it wrong and I had to point out his errors until he agreed I was right.
I wouldn’t use it for people advice.
No. Nor any other kind of advice.
You should only take advice from pseudonymous internet dudes.
I just do what the dog tells me.
Just the other day, I asked ChatGPT if it thought yogurt was Gluten Free. It answered the yogurt probably isn’t but if it has the crumbs sprinkled on top, those might be.
You just need to know how to ask it.