Are AI health tips useful or not?
New AI assistants provide simple nutrition tips for everyone. But can they help keep your heart healthy? How do doctors rate the benefits of these assistants?
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00:00 Keeping your heart healthy could be so easy.
00:04 But let's face it, it's not, is it?
00:08 But maybe AI can help.
00:12 How much protein?
00:14 A half a cup of almonds has 15 grams of protein.
00:18 Soon, this AI will be able to scan food and list its nutrients,
00:23 useful for those looking to live a healthier life.
00:28 Getting information on what you eat is incredibly important
00:31 because most people aren't aware of what they eat on a regular basis.
00:34 They had breakfast two hours ago and perhaps didn't realize
00:38 how many calories are in that muffin or in the pancakes that they consumed.
00:42 And then if they get an update on a regular basis throughout the day,
00:45 I'm sure that this will make them more aware of their lifestyle choices.
00:50 There are many ways to find out what constitutes a healthy diet.
00:55 I'm gonna eat it.
00:58 Enjoy it.
01:00 But does talking to AI really make a difference?
01:03 The AI PIN for one is hands-free, no smartphone required.
01:08 The main restriction for our patients today is that the smartphones, etc.,
01:12 they are available, but the interactions with our surroundings
01:15 and the devices to record this is limited.
01:18 AI devices can warn users when food is overly unhealthy
01:22 or contains allergens.
01:25 And in future it could follow what you're consuming
01:28 and keep track of nutrients.
01:31 You have had 22 grams of protein today.
01:34 But how effective it will be is still unclear.
01:37 At Bonn University's Hospital Cardiac Center,
01:41 patients with calcified heart valves are admitted every day.
01:45 It's not only a consequence of aging genetics,
01:48 but also of poor nutrition or little exercise.
01:51 Without treatment, the consequences of the illness can be fatal.
01:55 AI is becoming increasingly important for prevention.
01:59 For example, implanted defibrillators transmit data to the clinic daily.
02:03 If there are any abnormalities, the AI sounds the alarm.
02:06 AI-supported data on nutrition and health helps too.
02:10 The interaction between a patient and a physician
02:14 will become more intimate because the patient
02:17 will get more data available.
02:20 The choices or recommendations we give to the patient
02:23 can be based on a larger data set.
02:26 But as with all applications of this kind,
02:30 data protection is a concern.
02:32 Manufacturers assure consumers that nothing is recorded unintentionally
02:36 and that data isn't sold to third parties.
02:39 But the fact that data is often stored in the cloud is worrying,
02:43 because it could fall into the wrong hands.