Nutritional assessment

6 important questions on Nutritional assessment

What are the 4 catergories in nutritonal assesment

  • Dietary intake
  • anthrometry
  • lab assesments
  • clinical assesments 

What are the 4 subclasses of the dietary intake catergory in nutritional assesment and provide an description of each?

  • 24 hr food recall, limitation is not enough data
  • diet history, data over 2-3 months
  • food frequency questionare, questionare filled by patient about their food choices but the limitation is if they forget.
  • food records, food data from the past 7 days

What is the sole purpose of the dietary intake nutritional assesments?

Understand if nutritional deficiency is low due to primary or secondry deficiency?
  • Higher grades + faster learning
  • Never study anything twice
  • 100% sure, 100% understanding
Discover Study Smart


what is Primary Deficiency?


The nutrient isn't in your food.

What are the 3 antropometary techniques

BMI
waist circumference
waist to hip ratio
head circumference


list the other 5 measures of body fat and its distribution?


  • Fatfold (skinfold) measures
  • Hydrodensitometry
  • Bioelectrical impedance
  • Air displacement plethysmography
  • Dual energy

The question on the page originate from the summary of the following study material:

  • A unique study and practice tool
  • Never study anything twice again
  • Get the grades you hope for
  • 100% sure, 100% understanding
Remember faster, study better. Scientifically proven.
Trustpilot Logo