Kindly check https://www.researchgate.net/publication/336046708_Nutritional_Assessment_of_Tribal_Women_in_Kainatty_Wayanad_A_Cross-Sectional_Study
A comprehensive nutritional assessment includes (1) anthropometric measurements of body composition; (2) biochemical measurements of serum protein, micronutrients, and metabolic parameters; (3) clinical assessment of altered nutritional requirements and social or psychological issues that may preclude adequate intake; ... https://academic.oup.com/cid/article/36/Supplement_2/S63/351212
Nutritional assessment can be done using the ABCD methods. These refer to the following:
A.Anthropometry
B.Biochemical/biophysical methods
C.Clinical methods
D.Dietary methods.
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Anthropometric assessment
Biochemical methods
Clinical assessment or examination
Dietary assessment or dietary methods
Dear Jhunilata Bhuyan , For futher analysis of nutritional assessment;
1. Anthropometry; waist hip ratio cut offs, WHO cut offs for BMI may be used for classification into; underweight,normal, overweight and obese.
2. Biochemical; use recommended laboratory cut offs for albumin,haemoglibin, glucose, lipids, etc. for adults.
3. Clinical; use hair loss, Jaundice, Anaemia, etc.
4. Dietary assessment; Principal Component Analysis to determine dietary patterns from food frequency questionnaire, Nutrisurvey to determine macro and micronutrient intake from 24 hour recall, Qualitative methods to analyse diet history.
Kindly check https://www.researchgate.net/publication/49655737_Statistical_Methods_Used_for_the_Evaluation_of_Reliability_and_Validity_of_Nutrition_Assessment_Tools_Used_in_Medical_Research
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