Towards Blended Obesity Care: An LLM-Based Nutrition Coach on FHIR

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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 languageEnglish
Title of host publicationOpening the Personal Gate between Technology and Health Care
PublisherIOS Press
Pages1051-1053
Number of pages3
ISBN (electronic)978-1-64368-661-5
Publication statusPublished - 21 May 2026
Peer-reviewedYes

Publication series

SeriesStudies in health technology and informatics
Volume336
ISSN0926-9630

External IDs

Scopus 105039957744
ORCID /0000-0002-6513-9017/work/216556826
ORCID /0009-0001-6054-7812/work/216558147

Keywords

Sustainable Development Goals

Keywords

  • AI, Blended Care, FHIR, LLM, Nutrition App, Obesity