Full Description
This text describes the four major methods of nutritional assessment (dietary, anthropometric, biometric, and clinical) in an understandable and contemporary way. It thoroughly covers assessment of the hospitalized individual, but also serves as an invaluable resource to the nutrition professional working in such areas as public health and community nutrition, corporate health, and sports medicine.
Contents
1 Introduction to Nutritional Assessment2 Standards for Nutrient Intake3 Measuring Diet4 National Dietary and Nutrition Surveys5 Computerized Dietary Analysis Systems6 Anthropometry7 Assessment of the Hospitalized Patient8 Nutritional Assessment in Disease Prevention9 Biochemical Assessment of Nutritional Status10 Clinical Assessment of Nutritional Status11 Counseling Theory and Technique
