Aplicaciones de la Inteligencia Artificial en la educación para la promoción de hábitos de vida saludable: una revisión de alcance

Carmen María  Delgado Vilela; María Victoria  Padilla Samaniego; Laura Gabriela  Fierro Valverde

doi:10.59169/pentaciencias.v8i1.1719

Authors

Carmen María Delgado Vilela Universidad Estatal de Milagro https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4255-1930
María Victoria Padilla Samaniego Universidad Estatal de Milagro https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4565-7084
Laura Gabriela Fierro Valverde Universidad Estatal de Milagro https://orcid.org/0009-0003-7478-6237

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.59169/pentaciencias.v8i1.1719

Keywords:

Artificial intelligence; Health education; Healthy lifestyle habits; Machine Learning; Health promotion

Abstract

This scoping review synthesizes 2024 literature on the application of artificial intelligence (AI) in educational settings aimed at promoting healthy lifestyle habits. PubMed and SciELO searches yielded 142 records, with 14 studies meeting inclusion criteria. Reported interventions included physical activity, mental health, nutrition, oral health, and chronic disease prevention. Key findings highlight machine-learning and reinforcement-learning algorithms for personalized exercise goals, mobile-based student health monitoring systems, early detection of depression and anxiety symptoms in university populations, and social media content analysis to enhance cancer prevention messaging. Overall, evidence indicates that AI provides effective, scalable tools to strengthen health education, support preventive decision-making, and encourage healthy behaviors. Ethical, technological, and equity challenges remain, underscoring the need for clear regulatory frameworks and educator training to ensure safe, inclusive, and sustainable implementation.

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