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“ChatGPT beats 95% of nutrition & health influencers”

**Prompt**: “*what’s a common nutrition myth*” **ChatGPT response**: “*One of the most common nutrition myths is that eating fat will make you fat. This is not true. While it is true that fat contains more calories per gram than carbohydrates and protein, eating fat does not directly cause weight gain. In fact, certain types of fats, such as unsaturated fats, can be part of a healthy diet and are important for heart health.* *Another common nutrition myth is that carbohydrates are bad for you. This is also not true. Carbohydrates are an important source of energy for the body and are found in many healthy foods, such as fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and legumes.* *It's also a myth that all processed foods are unhealthy. Some processed foods, such as canned fruits and vegetables, can be a convenient and nutritious part of a balanced diet. However, it's important to be mindful of the amount and type of processing that foods undergo and to limit those that are high in added sugars, salt, and unhealthy fats.* *It's important to base your nutrition choices on scientific evidence and to be skeptical of diets or eating patterns that are not supported by credible research. A balanced diet that includes a variety of nutrient-dense foods and minimizes processed foods and added sugars is typically the best approach for overall health and wellness.*” \[1\] [Gil Carvalho asked ChatGPT a question about nutrition and posted its response on Twitter](https://twitter.com/NutritionMadeS3/status/1624853956613529603)

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I’m comfortable with saying that any regular poster on this subreddit understands that most fitness influencers aren’t a valuable source of nutrition or fitness advice. Fitness influencers are fine as a source of motivation, albeit unrealistic most of the time, or as a source of entertainment. Nothing more.

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I didn’t save the prompt but this is another ChatGPT answer. A formatted table.

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##Tempeh

Nutrient | Amount per 100 g | % Daily Value (for 2,000 cal diet) | Calories:—–|:—–:|:—–:|:—–:Protein | 19 g | 38% | 165 kcalFat | 11 g | 17% | 165 kcalCarbohydrates | 8 g | 3% | 165 kcalFiber | 5 g | 20% | 165 kcalVitamin B1 (Thiamin) | 0.2 mg | 18% | N/AVitamin B2 (Riboflavin) | 0.2 mg | 16% | N/AVitamin B3 (Niacin) | 1.5 mg | 9% | N/AVitamin B6 | 0.3 mg | 15% | N/AVitamin B9 (Folate) | 79 mcg | 20% | N/AIron | 3.6 mg | 20% | N/AMagnesium | 140 mg | 35% | N/APhosphorus | 282 mg | 40% | N/AManganese | 2.3 mg | 115% | N/A

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The core problem with ChatGPT is that its purpose is to make a human-like response.

Crucially: verifying the accuracy of its claims is not its purpose, it’s not what it was designed to do. “Human-sounding-ness” is the trait it was built for, not truth, not utility, not accuracy.

It’s not in any way designed to be a source of fact, and in fact, it systematically just makes up facts as long as they sound like something a human would say, such as when you ask it for book recommendations about a US President, and it literally makes up books that don’t exist.

It’s good that some basic facts about the world have been implicitly encoded in it as “this is what a human sounds like”; however, it can only do this because of how many people have said things like this, and, there’s no assurance or even any system of checking that this result bears any resemblance to any reality other than “things people say”. Ironically: if 95% of “people who talk about nutrition”, did disagree with this, did say things like “carbs are bad for you”, then, ChatGPT, which has no way of verifying the falseness of popular dialogue, would readily and heartily and blithely adopt that viewpoint… at least if it was exposed to it during its construction.

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Want to see a ChatGPT question and answer?

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provide 3 recipes for low calorie protein smoothies

include whole foods, fresh frozen or fresh

include lightly processed plant derived proteins or lightly processed dairy derived proteins

use only very low calorie sweeteners

do not include any supplement “protein powders”

list the macronutrient content with calories for a 8 oz serving

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Here are 3 low calorie protein smoothie recipes that use whole foods, fresh frozen, or fresh ingredients:

##Banana-Peanut Butter Smoothie:

Calories: approximately 330Protein: approximately 14gFat: approximately 18gCarbs: approximately 33g

##Berry-Cottage Cheese Smoothie:

Calories: approximately 220Protein: approximately 20gFat: approximately 5gCarbs: approximately 25g

##Spinach-Kale Smoothie:

Calories: approximately 270Protein: approximately 7gFat: approximately 17gCarbs: approximately 33g

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Note: The calorie and macronutrient content may vary slightly depending on the specific ingredients used and their exact measurements.

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I’m not impressed. These things are all true. I just don’t see chatgpt as being as earth shattering as everyone says it is. Edit: I’m not saying it’s useless. I’ve found it really useful for making recipes with things on hand. So far it hasn’t been a huge benefit in my life. I know it’s still early days. It is still cool for it to be publicly available and I know it will get better with time.

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>It’s also a myth that all processed foods are unhealthy.

If someone is claiming that all processed foods are unhealthy, sure it’s a myth. If they’re saying that it’s a really solid rule of thumb to eat minimally processed foods, it’s not a myth. One thing chat GPT also missed with regards to processed foods is preservatives, other than salt. Preservatives can be a killer.

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isnt this common knowledge?
Also i dont think anyone things carbs are bad, but sugars/simple carbs are.
I think there are scientists comparing regular sugar to alcohol in terms of nutritional value and harm to the body.

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Couldn’t agree more!

One thing though - putting scientific advice into simple daily eating habits - that’s where art is and where people get it wrong. I don’t think at this moment in our human development the lack of science is the problem - application of it is.

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I think it could have done a better job of pointing out processed carbs vs. natural whole food carbs. I would also have said that canned fruits aren’t better for you if they have added sugar, which many do.