Towards Blended Obesity Care: An LLM-Based Nutrition Coach on FHIR
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Contributors
Abstract
In-person obesity programs lack adequate digital support for blended care approaches. In addition, existing nutrition applications rarely integrate evidence-based personalization with clinical infrastructures. To address this gap, we present an early-stage prototype of an LLM-based conversational nutrition coach combining natural language interaction with a validated nutrient database and HL7 FHIR-based persistence. The system supports meal logging, personalized feedback, and goal tracking with interoperable storage. A formative usability study (n = 16) indicates high user acceptance, while revealing limitations in efficiency and consistency. These results demonstrate the feasibility of combining LLM-based interaction with interoperability standards for patient-centered nutrition therapy.
Details
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Opening the Personal Gate between Technology and Health Care |
| Publisher | IOS Press |
| Pages | 1051-1053 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| ISBN (electronic) | 978-1-64368-661-5 |
| Publication status | Published - 21 May 2026 |
| Peer-reviewed | Yes |
Publication series
| Series | Studies in health technology and informatics |
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| Volume | 336 |
| ISSN | 0926-9630 |
External IDs
| Scopus | 105039957744 |
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| ORCID | /0000-0002-6513-9017/work/216556826 |
| ORCID | /0009-0001-6054-7812/work/216558147 |
Keywords
Sustainable Development Goals
ASJC Scopus subject areas
Keywords
- AI, Blended Care, FHIR, LLM, Nutrition App, Obesity