Lecture 24: Nutrition Assessment in Practice Flashcards
What data do we need to collect to assess food intake?
Intake through:
- Diet history or
- Food diary or
- Diet apps
How do we analyse food intake?
- Foodworks analysis or
- Qualitative analysis or
- Diet apps
Foodworks analysis vs Qualitative Analysis
Qualitative = quicker
Foodworks = more accurate/detailed
What is qualitative assessment?
Using evidence based guidelines to assess and compare the clients diet records (e.g. healthy eating guidelines)
How do you carry out a qualitative assessment?
- Go through food diary/recall and categorise into food groups
- Add up marks in each column
- Compare to guidelines
- Identify any nutrients of concern
What happens if a food doesn’t match a food group during a qualitative assessment?
Take note of it - these discretionary items usual contribute a lot to calorie intake
What do we need to consider about extras in the diet?
Are they high in:
- Saturated fat?
- Sodium
- Refined CHO (e.g. sugars)
What do we need to consider when look at grain foods?
Are they whole grains or high in fibre?
What do we need to consider when looking at vegetables?
Is there variety?
Are they starchy or non-starchy?
What do we need to consider when looking at milk and milk products?
Low or high fat?
Calcium content?
What do we need to consider when looking at legumes, nuts, seeds and meats?
Aiming for lean cuts of meat
Aiming for no more than 500g of cooked red meat per week
Aim to limit processed meats
How do we assess energy intake?
- Need height, weight, gender
- Normally use an energy equation or the NRV energy requirements
- Compare to calories consuming
How do we assess nutrient intake?
- Food composition tables
- Nutrient Reference Values
What is ceoliac disease?
A permanent immune-mediated response to gluten present in barley, rye, oats and wheat (BROW)
What is ceoliac disease characterised by?
A small bowel injury and the presence of specific antibodies
