measurement and eval of growth development and body comp
BMI
optimal nutrition status =
having enough if something goes wrong
find out nutrtional requirements of adults and aging adult
underweight BMI =
<18.5
normal weight BMI
18.5 - 24.9
overweight BMI
25 - 29.9
obesity BMI =
30 or more
morbid obesity BMI
>40
what are some nutritional risk factors
social isolation
poor health
limited functional ability
poverty
polypharmacy
alcoholism
physiological changes that an affect nutritional status
dentition
visual acuity
saliva
olfactory
taste
nutrition screening tools
24 hr recall
food frequency questions
food diaries
direct observation
my plate fruits and veg
half plate = fruits and veg
android obesity =
excess body fat predominantly within the abdomen and upper body, as opposed to hips and thighs.
anthropometry =
measurement of the body
gynoid obesity =
excess body fat predominantly in hips and thighs
kwashiorkor =
protein deficiency characterized by edema, growth failure, and muscle wasting
marasmic kwashiorkor
combination of chronic energy deficit and chronic or acute protein deficiency
marasmus =
results from energy and protein defi., presenting with significant loss of body weight, skeletal muscle, and adipose tissue mass, but with serum protein levels intact