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. 2026 Jul 24;9(5):1075–1083. doi: 10.31662/jmaj.2026-0180

Table 3.

Examples of AI Support for Rehabilitation Nutrition Care Processes.

Rehabilitation nutrition assessment and diagnostic reasoning, rehabilitation nutrition diagnosis Diagnosis of malnutrition, sarcopenia, and cachexia presence; diagnostic reasoning for causes of appetite loss, weight loss, and sarcopenia
 - Machine learning/deep learning
Rehabilitation nutrition goal setting Weight goal setting based on integrated analysis of body composition (muscle mass, fat mass), activities of daily living, swallowing function, and other data
 - Machine learning, generative AI
Rehabilitation nutrition intervention In addition to treatment recommended by clinical practice guidelines, proposes prioritized interventions such as optimal nutrition interventions and exercise programs based on causal reasoning
 - Reasoning AI, generative AI
Support for individualized advice and motivation maintenance through AI chatbots to encourage behavioral change
 - Generative AI
Rehabilitation nutrition monitoring Automatically estimates intake volume and nutrients from meal image analysis (pre- and postmeal) to adjust dietary plans
 - Deep learning

AI: artificial intelligence.