Technological enhancements in personalized dietary management for chronic conditions

Dietary compliance plays a vital role in the control of chronic diseases and influences response to therapy. The rapid development experienced nowadays through smart technology has enabled the personalization of dietary advice to meet individual needs. This paper provides an overview of the current technological solutions to dietary adherence among patients with chronic conditions. With the increasing prevalence of chronic diseases requiring diet-specific interventions, this review encompasses mobile apps and wearables to IoT-based devices and generative intelligence tools, including chatbots, aimed at offering specific guidance as well as providing individualized support for dietary requirements. This review provides an overview of the strengths and limitations of these approaches in real world applications, as well as emerging methodologies that attempt to improve this by focusing on means to personalize dietary management more effectively. The study suggests that technology-enabled dietary interventions can be useful to support chronic disease management and generative artificial intelligence may have a profound effect on the further personalization of dietary guidance. However, issues surrounding regulatory alignment, content validity and long-term user engagement remain to be resolved in order to maximize the tools’ functionality in clinical and home settings.