Digital Health Trial Opens: AI-Powered Nutrition App vs Standard Tracking in Food-Insecure Young Adults — Implications for Population Health
247 Health News Editorial
·16 Apr 2026
·3 min read
·clinical-trialsNew feasibility study examines AI-powered nutrition app delivering behavioural nudges to improve dietary choices in food-insecure university students. The randomised trial compares gamified intervention versus standard dietary tracking over six weeks.
Originally reported by ClinicalTrials.gov
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