Medical Disclaimer
Last updated: April 2026
Wellness Tool, Not Medical Advice
BuddyFood-AI is a digital wellness and nutrition-planning tool. The website, quiz, calculators, AI-generated plans, recipes, insights, shopping lists, PDFs, emails, and support content are provided for general informational, educational, and personal wellness purposes only. They are not medical advice, diagnosis, treatment, professional nutritional counselling, psychological advice, emergency advice, or a substitute for a physician, registered dietitian, pharmacist, therapist, or other qualified healthcare professional.
Consult a Qualified Professional First
Consult a physician, registered dietitian, or other qualified professional before starting, changing, or stopping any diet, weight-loss, muscle-gain, exercise, supplement, medication, or nutrition program, especially if you have a medical condition, allergies, food intolerance, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, kidney/liver/gallbladder disease, gastrointestinal disease, thyroid or hormonal issues, pregnancy, breastfeeding, history of eating disorder, underweight status, recent surgery, prescription medication, or symptoms that require medical attention.
No Emergency or Urgent Care
Do not use BuddyFood-AI for medical emergencies, urgent symptoms, or time-sensitive health decisions. If you may be experiencing a medical emergency, severe allergic reaction, anaphylaxis, chest pain, breathing difficulty, fainting, severe dizziness, severe abdominal pain, rapid unexplained weight change, severe weakness, or thoughts of self-harm, contact local emergency services immediately. Stop following any plan and seek professional care if you experience concerning symptoms or an adverse reaction.
AI and Algorithmic Limitations
The Service may use formulas, rules, automated systems, and AI assistance to estimate calories, BMR, TDEE, macros, BMI/body metrics, meal structures, recipes, insights, and shopping lists. AI and formula-based outputs can be incomplete, inaccurate, unsuitable, outdated, or inconsistent with your individual health needs. BuddyFood-AI does not guarantee that any output is safe, complete, error-free, medically appropriate, clinically validated, or suitable for your personal circumstances. You must review every recommendation before using it.
Estimates, Results, and No Guarantees
Calorie targets, BMR, TDEE, BMI, body fat, macros, weight-loss rate, muscle-gain rate, progress insights, and timeline estimates are planning references only. Real results depend on accuracy of your inputs, adherence, metabolism, genetics, sleep, stress, activity, medication, health status, menstrual cycle, water retention, food tracking accuracy, and many other factors. BuddyFood-AI does not guarantee weight loss, muscle gain, maintenance, health improvement, performance improvement, disease prevention, symptom improvement, or any specific result.
Allergies, Food Safety, and Ingredient Review
You are responsible for accurately disclosing allergies, intolerances, dietary restrictions, avoided foods, medical conditions, and food preferences. You are also responsible for checking every ingredient, label, allergen warning, substitution, product, restaurant item, preparation method, and cross-contamination risk before eating. Food labels, recipes, products, and local ingredients can change. BuddyFood-AI cannot guarantee that every allergen, intolerance, contamination risk, food safety issue, or ingredient variation will be detected. If a plan or recipe appears unsafe for you, do not use it.
Not Intended for Certain Users Without Medical Approval
The Service is intended for adults using general wellness guidance. It is not intended for minors, pregnant or breastfeeding individuals, people with current or past eating disorders, people who are underweight, people requiring a medically prescribed diet, people with serious or unstable medical conditions, or anyone advised by a healthcare professional to follow specific nutrition restrictions, unless they first obtain approval from a qualified professional.
Your Responsibility
You agree to provide accurate, complete, current, and truthful information and to update it when it changes. You are responsible for deciding whether to use any plan, recipe, calorie target, macro target, insight, or recommendation, for monitoring your own response, and for seeking professional advice where appropriate. Do not ignore professional medical advice or delay seeking it because of something you read or received from BuddyFood-AI.
Not a Medical Device or Clinical Service
BuddyFood-AI is not intended to diagnose, prevent, monitor, predict, treat, cure, alleviate, or manage disease, injury, disability, or a pathological condition. It is not marketed as a medical device, clinical decision-support tool, healthcare provider, pharmacy, telemedicine service, or regulated clinical service. If the product is ever changed to include medical-purpose functionality, additional regulatory review and controls may be required before launch.
Nutrition and Health Claims
Any general nutrition or wellness content on the Service should be read as educational information, not as a claim that a food, recipe, plan, ingredient, supplement, or diet will treat, cure, prevent, or reduce the risk of a disease. Do not interpret plan wording, marketing text, insights, or recipe descriptions as individualized medical claims.
Third-Party Content, Products, and Links
The Service may mention foods, ingredients, recipes, external resources, payment providers, AI systems, hosting providers, or other third-party tools. BuddyFood-AI is not responsible for third-party product labels, ingredient changes, recalls, restaurant practices, food handling, supplement use, external websites, or third-party advice. Always verify information directly with the relevant provider or a qualified professional.
Assumption of Risk and Limitation of Liability
By using the Service, you acknowledge that dietary and lifestyle changes carry risks, including allergic reactions, digestive issues, nutrient imbalance, inadequate or excessive calorie intake, disordered eating triggers, interactions with medical conditions or medication, and other adverse outcomes. To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, BuddyFood-AI is not liable for health issues, injuries, losses, or adverse outcomes resulting from your use or misuse of the Service, inaccurate inputs, ignored warnings, failure to review ingredients, or use contrary to professional advice. Nothing in this disclaimer excludes liability that cannot legally be excluded.
Contact
If a plan appears unsafe, inaccurate, or unsuitable, stop using it and contact us at buddyfood.ai@gmail.com. For medical questions or symptoms, contact a qualified healthcare professional or emergency services, not BuddyFood-AI.
Last updated: April 2026