<ul><li>Researchers from NYU Tandon School of Engineering have developed an AI system that can recognize meals from photos and provide a full nutritional breakdown.</li><li>The smart food scanner uses an AI image recognition tool called YOLOv8 to identify different types of food, estimate portion sizes, and calculate the nutritional content.</li><li>The AI system has an accuracy rate of around 80% and is currently a prototype, but it has the potential to be expanded for everyday health tracking and used by healthcare providers.</li><li>The tool aims to make healthy eating easier and smarter, helping people manage their weight, diabetes, and other diet-related health concerns.</li></ul>

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