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Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Sports Nutrition

Artificial intelligence has become embedded in daily sports nutrition workflows, from wearable readiness scores to automated meal‑plan generators. The technology excels when problems are well‑defined, data are accurate, and outcomes are objective—exemplified by AI‑driven endurance nutrition planning and real‑time analysis of continuous glucose monitoring. However, generative AI struggles with ambiguous, context‑rich questions, often producing hallucinated citations and unreliable food‑image estimates, especially when input data are incomplete. Practitioners who blend AI efficiency with critical oversight stand to gain the most, while those who ignore or over‑trust the tools risk misguiding athletes.