Artificial Intelligence in Anorexia Nervosa Care: Comparing ChatGPT and Google Gemini.
Background and Objective: In recent years, there has been a dynamic development of artificial intelligence (AI), which has resulted in increased interest in its use in medical areas such as dietetics and psychodietetic. Current evidence remains insufficient to determine whether large language models...
| Publicado en: | Nutrients Vol. 18; no. 11; pp. 1705 - 1722 |
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| Formato: | case study pictorial research tables/charts Journal Article |
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Jun2026
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