clinical methods of assessing nutrition

In the ABCDs of nutritional assessment, A stands for

• Acute diseases

• Anthropometric measurements

• Allergies

It is characterized by lack, excess or imbalance nutrients.

(a)  

Deficiencies, excesses or imbalances in a person’s intake of energy and/or nutrients

• malnutrition

• nutrition

• overnutrition

A malnourished child always feels happy and energetic.

• True

• False

1- Assessment is ...............................

• lack of proper nutrition

• the foods and drinks regularly consumed by a person

• the action of judging someone or something

3- Nutritional status is the state of a person’s health depending on his or her weight

• True

• False

4- The person who is malnourished is always undernourished.

• True

• False

Deficiency of which nutrient leads to this disease?

• Vitamin A

• Vitamin D

• Vitamin C

If you suffer from Anaemia you should eat foods rich in _____.

• Vitamin A and C

• Calcium and Phosphorus

• Iron and Vitamin B12

Lack of exposure to sunlight may lead to deficiency of this ______________.

• Vitamin D

• Vitamin K

• Vitamin E