Nutritional assessments

why do dietitians measure the nutritional status of a person?

• Physical check up

• understand their health status

• lack of micronutrients

• for report files

define "nutritional status"?

• state of person's health depending on their physical activity

• state of person's health depending on their mental health

• state of person's health depending on their diet

• state of person's health depending on their looks

Malnutrition is..?

• describe someone who has poor nutritional status.

• lack or shortage of something

• underweight

• state of person's health depending on their diet

there are __ types of malnutrition

• 4

• 7

• 3

• 2

there are ___ types of Undernutrition

• 4

• 5

• 3

• 7

what is wasting?

• low height compared to age

• low weight for their height

• low weight for their age

• none of the above

What is the difference between Wasting and Underweight?

• underweight is low weight for a person's age and

  wasting is low weight for their height.

• underweight is low weight for a person's height and

  wasting is low height for their age.

• underweight is micronutrient deficiency for a person's age and

  wasting is low height for their age.

There are ___ nutritional assessments techniques

• 4

• 5

• 6

• 7

A child who is ______ maybe also be stunned, wasted, or both.

• micronutrient deficiency

• Anthropometric methods

• underweight

• clinical methods

overnutrition may include

• stunting and wasting

• stunting and obesity

• overweight and wasting

• overweight and obesity