AI & Wellness Disclaimer

Alex is artificial intelligence

Alex, the coach in TORCH™, is an AI system powered by Claude, a model from Anthropic. Alex is not a person, not a doctor, nurse, dietitian or therapist, and not a healthcare professional of any kind.

AI can make mistakes

Alex's replies, calorie and macro estimates from photos or descriptions, and daily plans can be wrong, incomplete or out of date. Check anything important, and use your judgment. You can report a reply from the ••• menu next to it.

General fitness and wellness only

TORCH is designed for weight loss and general wellness: goal-setting, calorie education, meal ideas, steps, habits, general sleep habits and consistency. TORCH does not diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease or condition, and it does not provide medical, nutritional-therapy, or mental-health treatment. Sleep-quality scores and trends are general wellness estimates, not a sleep assessment or diagnosis. Alex does not recommend supplements or medication.

Glucose information

If you connect a glucose monitor, TORCH shows your readings, how meals may have affected them, and general tips. This is general wellness information, not medical advice, and TORCH is not a medical device. Never use TORCH to decide an insulin or medication dose or how to treat a low or high reading. Readings reach TORCH through Apple Health, often hours late, and TORCH gives no low or high glucose alerts, so rely on your monitor's own app and alarms. The 70–140 mg/dL “steady range” is a general reference, not your personal target. Glucose is never sent to Alex or any AI.

Talk to a professional

See a qualified healthcare professional for symptoms, injuries, medications, medical conditions, pregnancy, or any history of disordered eating, and before starting a new diet, exercise or fasting program.

Diet, exercise and fasting carry risk

Changing how you eat, exercise or fast can cause dizziness, fatigue, dehydration, low blood sugar, injury or other harm. Fasting in TORCH is optional. Stop and seek help if you feel unwell.

No guaranteed results

Goal dates and projections are estimates. TORCH does not guarantee weight loss or any health outcome.

Built-in safety limits

• No planned loss faster than 2 pounds per week.
• No calorie targets under 1,200 per day.
• No weight-loss plan, deficit or target date when your BMI is under 18.5, and no goal weight below BMI 18.5.
• Step goals up to 15,000 per day.

How your data is used for AI

When you use an AI feature, only the information relevant to that request is sent to Anthropic to generate a response. TORCH doesn't store your conversations and doesn't use your data to train AI models. See the Privacy Policy.