NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT Flashcards
Is an active process of becoming aware of and making choices toward a healthy and fulfilling life. It is more than being free from illness, it is a dynamic process of change and growth.
WELLNESS
WHO
HEALTH is a state of complete PHYSICAL, MENTAL AND SOCIAL WELL-BEING and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.
Refers to the nutritional status of an
individual between the nutrient intake and
tthe nutrient expenditure or need.
Nutritional Assessment
Is the current body status of a person or a population group related to their state of nourishment
Nutritional Status
Age, sex, nutrition, behavior, physical activity and diseases
Internal/ Constitutional Factor
Food safety, cultural, social and
economic circumstances.
Environmental Factor
Occurs when the supply of nutrients conforms to the nutritional requirements or needs.
An ideal nutritional status
According to the balance of nutrients they provide and not solely on the type of food eaten or the amount of caloric intake.
Diets are rated in quality
✓ Refers to the general appearance of client from head to toe assessment.
✓ eal with the individual and measure
objective criteria.
DIRECT METHODS
Use community indices that reflect the community nutritional status/needs.
INDIRECT METHODS
✓ Ecological variables including agricultural crops production
✓ Economic factors e.g. household income, per capita income, population density, food availability and prices
• Cultural and social habits
• Vital health statistics: morbidity, mortality and other health indicators e.g., infant and under-fives mortality, Utilization of maternal and child health care services, fertility indices and sanitary conditions
Indirect Methods of Nutritional Assessment
✓ is the MEASUREMENT of body height, weight and PROPORTIONS.
✓ they are used to evaluate both over and under nutrition.
Anthropometric Method
DIRECT
Anthropometric Methods
Biochemical, Laboratory Methods
Clinical Methods
Dietary Evaluation Methods
Predicts mortality better than any other anthropometric measurement.
Waist circumference
blood samples, urine & stool specimen
Biochemical Methods
It is the simplest and practical method in assessing the nutritional status of an individual
Clinical Method
✓ Severe Vitamin A Deficiency
✓ mpairment of night vision or of the eyes.
XEROPHTHALMIA
Vitamin B1 (Thiamine) deficiency
Beri-Beri
(Vitamin C Deficiency)
Scurvy
(Vitamin D deficiency)
Rickets
A. Food Consumption Studies
A1. 24H Recall
A2. Food Frequency
A3. Food History
B. Studies on Health Conditions
C. Studies on Food Supply
D. Studies on Socio-Economic
Conditions
Dietary Evaluation Methods
To reduce the morbidity and mortality among children against
the most common vaccine-preventable diseases.
NATIONAL
IMMUNIZATION
PROGRAM
Is based on the daily observation of what a woman sees and feels at the vaginal area
throughout the day.
Cervical mucus changes indicate whether days are fertile or infertile
and can be practiced by couples to avoid or achieve pregnancy
CERVICAL MUCUS/BILLINGS OVULATION METHOD
(CMM/BOM)
Is based on a woman’s resting body temperature (i.e., body temperature after three hours of continuous sleep) which is lower before ovulation
until it rises to a higher level beginning around the time of ovulation.
BASAL BODY TEMPERATURE (BBT)
Is based on the combined technology of the
Basal Body Temperature and the Cervical
Mucus/Billings Ovulation Method together with other signs which indicate that the
woman is fertile or infertile
SYMPTO-THERMAL METHOD (STM)
Is based on a calculated fertile and infertile period for menstrual cycle lengths that are 26 to 32 days using CYCLE BEADS
Standard Days Method
Is the use of breastfeeding as a temporary
family planning method
Lactation Amenorrhea Method
