Safety & guardrails
We can't guarantee the advice will always be correct — no nutrition app, dietitian, or doctor can promise that. What we can do is build serious guardrails, be honest about limits, and treat your body with the caution it deserves. Here's exactly how EatWisely does that.
The AI screens every message for symptoms that need a doctor, not a food swap — unexplained weight loss, severe or worsening pain, blood in stool or urine, chest pain, shortness of breath, fainting, suicidal ideation, signs of an eating disorder, pregnancy complications. When it sees them, it stops the nutrition conversation and points you to urgent medical care.
Every plan is filtered against your conditions and medications. Examples: high-iodine foods held back on active Hashimoto's without T4 replacement; goitrogens moderated on unmanaged hypothyroidism; high-oxalate foods reduced on a history of kidney stones; grapefruit removed on statins or certain immunosuppressants; high-vitamin-K foods stabilised (not banned) on warfarin.
Before any supplement is suggested, the AI checks against common interactions — St. John's wort with SSRIs and hormonal contraceptives, high-dose fish oil with anticoagulants, iron with levothyroxine timing, magnesium with certain antibiotics, and more. If there's a conflict, the supplement is dropped or explicitly flagged for your doctor.
The AI is trained to say 'I don't have strong enough evidence for that specific case' rather than invent a protocol. When confidence is low, it falls back to broadly-safe, well-studied patterns — Mediterranean, anti-inflammatory, adequate protein, whole foods — instead of aggressive elimination or megadosing.
Every recommendation ties back to peer-reviewed research (PubMed, Cochrane, major clinical guidelines). If the AI can't cite a source it trusts, it says so and softens the claim. We treat 'because studies show' with a citation as the minimum bar.
EatWisely supports healing through nutrition. It does not promise to cure Hashimoto's, Graves', IBD, PCOS, infertility, or any condition. We track how you feel, adjust the plan, and celebrate real progress — always alongside your medical team.
When a parent adds a child, EatWisely switches to a pediatric mode. We never prescribe adult-style calorie deficits for a minor. Plans focus on nutrient density, familiar textures, and age-appropriate micronutrient targets (calcium, iron, iodine, zinc, vit D, omega-3, B12). Growth is read the Dutch way — the trajectory of the growth curve and the mid-parental target height matter more than any single measurement. If the curve flattens, or BMI-for-age looks off, we ask you to see a pediatrician or consultatiebureau. We do not diagnose.
EatWisely is built solo and open about it. These are the safety layers being added as the app grows:
Base plans for each condition will be curated with practitioners who specialise in that area (functional-nutrition dietitians, gastroenterologists engaged with nutrition, endocrinologists engaged with metabolic health, reproductive specialists with documented nutrition training). The AI adapts on top of a reviewed foundation, not from scratch.
For complex cases — multiple conditions, medications, or when you want a second opinion — a paid review add-on will let a qualified practitioner review your plan and any specific concern. Priced separately from the subscription so the base tiers stay accessible.
A living page listing what EatWisely currently does well, what it's cautious about, and what it explicitly won't touch. Updated as the evidence base and the app evolve.
The honest bottom line.
EatWisely is a rigorous, evidence-grounded companion that works alongside your doctor — not a replacement for one. If something feels wrong in your body, please seek medical care. If a EatWisely recommendation ever conflicts with your clinician's advice, follow your clinician.