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ArticleScientific reports2026

The effect of education provided to university students on sustainable nutrition: a comparison of ChatGPT and individual nutrition education.

Hilal Toklu Baloğlu, Ece Nur Ece, Asel Ada Sönmez, Başak Sağlam

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Hilal Toklu BaloğluNutrition and Dietetics, Bitlis Eren University, Rahva Campus, Five Minaret Neighborhood, Ahmet Eren Boulevard 13000 Center/BİTLİS, Bitlis, 13000, Turkey. tokluhilal@gmail.com.ORCID 0000-0002-0052-4838
Ece Nur EceNutrition and Dietetics, Bitlis Eren University, Rahva Campus, Five Minaret Neighborhood, Ahmet Eren Boulevard 13000 Center/BİTLİS, Bitlis, 13000, Turkey.ORCID 0009-0002-5127-3255
Asel Ada SönmezNutrition and Dietetics, Bitlis Eren University, Rahva Campus, Five Minaret Neighborhood, Ahmet Eren Boulevard 13000 Center/BİTLİS, Bitlis, 13000, Turkey.ORCID 0009-0003-3764-1135
Başak SağlamNutrition and Dietetics, Bitlis Eren University, Rahva Campus, Five Minaret Neighborhood, Ahmet Eren Boulevard 13000 Center/BİTLİS, Bitlis, 13000, Turkey.ORCID 0009-0006-3698-6061

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Abstract

This study aims to compare the effectiveness of face-to-face, individually delivered sustainable nutrition education for university students with that of a ChatGPT-generated educational brochure. The Sustainable Eating Behavior Scale, the Sustainable Food Literacy Scale, and the Sustainable Food Choice Questionnaire were used. Face-to-face group education was provided, and the ChatGPT-generated data was distributed to students in the brochure group without modification. In generalized linear mixed model analyses, while the main effect of time was strong for all scales (p < 0.001), statistically significant results were obtained for the time × education type interaction in the Behaviors Scale Towards Sustainable Nutrition (β = -27.47, p < 0.001), the Sustainable Food Literacy Scale (β = -38.54, p < 0.001), and the Sustainable Food Choice Scale (β = -26.41, p < 0.001). Face-to-face education yielded greater improvements across all scales compared to a ChatGPT-generated educational brochure. To the best of our knowledge, this study is the first in the literature to compare the effects of face-to-face and ChatGPT-generated educational brochure on sustainable nutrition. Although both types of education were effective, face-to-face nutrition education had a stronger effect than the ChatGPT-generated educational brochure. AI-powered tools may complement sustainable nutrition education; however, face-to-face education demonstrated stronger effects on the measured outcomes in the present study.

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Health EducationNutritional SciencesStudentsAdultFeeding BehaviorFemaleHumansMalePamphletsSurveys and QuestionnairesUniversitiesYoung AdultChatGPTNutrition educationSustainable nutritionUniversity students

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PMID42613345
PMCPMC13486500

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