NUTRITION ASSESSMENT ASSIGNMENT.

1.Highlight six observation that one will make while conducting a physical examination of an infant with
severe acute malnutrition ( SAM).

2.outline 5 methods of nutrition assessment.

3.Identify 10 ways of minimizing errors while conducting anthropometric assessment.

4. A public health technician must collect two important measurements before calculating a patient’s
BMI. What are they?

a. Height and body fat percentage

b. Weight and body fat percentage

c. Height and weight

d. Body fat percentage and skinfold thickness

4. A BMI over 30 falls within which category, according to the CDC?

5. Amos has a height of 1.6256metres and his weight is 54 kilogrammes. Calculate his BmI, indicate
there nutrition status.