Doydum is built to make keeping track of food kinder and easier. It is not a medical service. Please read this before you rely on any number in the app.
Estimates, not medical advice
Your daily targets come from widely used formulas: the Mifflin–St Jeor equation for resting energy, an activity multiplier and the weekly pace you choose. Photo, barcode and AI results are estimates too. They are a starting point, not a prescription. Doydum doesn’t diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease or condition, and it doesn’t replace a doctor, a registered dietitian or any other health professional.
Who should talk to a professional first
Doydum is for adults (18 and over) only; it isn’t for anyone under 18. If any of these apply to you, use Doydum only with guidance from a doctor or registered dietitian:
- you are pregnant or breastfeeding;
- you have, or have had, an eating disorder;
- you have a medical condition such as diabetes or kidney, liver or heart disease, or you take medicines that affect your appetite, weight or blood sugar;
- a professional has asked you to follow a specific diet.
Why the plan has minimums
When you choose to lose weight, Doydum subtracts a fixed amount from your daily energy for the pace you pick (0.25, 0.5 or 0.75 kg a week). It never sets a target below 1,200 kcal a day with the female formula or 1,500 kcal a day with the male formula, and it never offers a pace faster than 0.75 kg a week. Below these levels, it gets hard to eat enough of what your body needs, and very low-calorie eating should only happen under medical supervision. Doy will never suggest going below your minimum, fasting or “earning” food with exercise.
What AI can get wrong
- Photos: a picture can’t show the oil, butter or sugar mixed into a dish, what’s under the top layer or how big a bowl really is. Portions are the hardest part.
- Barcodes: database entries and web results can be out of date or belong to a different version of a product.
- Doy’s insights and chats: Doy reads your log the way an experienced registered dietitian might, but he is an AI. He can misunderstand, miss context or simply be wrong. Every note says so: AI-written, not medical advice.
So check items before you save, correct what looks off, and treat AI answers as ideas to consider, not instructions.
When to see a doctor or dietitian
Talk to a doctor or registered dietitian:
- before changing how you eat, if you have a medical condition or take regular medication;
- if your weight changes a lot without you trying;
- if you often feel dizzy, faint, unusually tired or unwell;
- if keeping track of food starts to make you anxious, guilty or obsessive about eating. It’s fine to take a break: your streak forgives, and so does Doy.
If you need help now
If you are in a medical emergency, call your local emergency number right away. In Turkey and across the European Union, call 112. If you are struggling with eating, with your mood or with thoughts of harming yourself, please reach out today to a doctor, a mental health professional or someone you trust. You don’t have to deal with it alone.
Questions
Questions about this notice: support@doydum.app. See also our terms of use and privacy policy.