Basic Nutrition

Activity: BMI, DBW, WHR

Prepared by
SHIRNYL DOROTHY E. MAGOS, RND
 Nutrition

the study of nutrients in

food, how the body uses
nutrients, and the relationship
between diet, health, and
disease.
 Nutrition

 Process of eating food

 The way food is digested

 The way the body uses it to achieve good

health
How do you know if you are well
nourished?

A–B–C
–D
 Nutritional Status
The condition of health of a
person that is influenced by the
intake and utilization of
nutrients
METHODS OF
NUTRITIONAL
ASSESSMENT

Anthropometric method
Biochemical, Laboratory method
Clinical method
Dietary evaluation
Anthropometric method
Biochemical / Laboratory
method
•Serum protein
•The blood-forming nutrients: iron, folacin, vitamin B6, and vitamin B12
•Water-soluble vitamins: thiamine, riboflavin, niacin, and vitamin C;
•The fat-soluble vitamins: A, D, E, and K
•Minerals: iron, iodine and other trace elements
•Levels of blood lipids such as cholesterol and triglycerides, glucose and
various enzymes which are implicated in heart disease, diabetes, and other chronic diseases.
Clinical method
HAIR
EYES
SKIN
HEIGHT
FEELINGS
APPETITE
Dietary evaluation
study or activity intended to measure the
quantity and quality of diets of individual
or population or groups in a particular
area for a given period of time
What is your nutritional status?
Exercise 1

Get your:

A. Height
B. Weight.
Body Mass Index
an index for assessing overweight and
underweight, obtained by dividing body
weight in kilograms by height in meters
squared:

BMI Formula = Weight (kg)

___________
Height (m) 2

Abbreviation: BMI.
Exercise 2

Compute your own BMI

Ideal Body Weight for Adults
Exercise 3
Compute your Desirable
Body Weight Range
 Waist to Hip Ratio

The waist to hip ratio assesses body fat

distribution as an indicator of health risk.
Waist circumference
The circumference of
the abdomen,
measured at the natural
waist (in-between the
lowest rib and on top of
the hip bone), the
umbilicus, or at the
narrowest point of the
midsection
Waist-hip ratio (WHR) is another useful measure of
central obesity.
 Measuring Waist Hip Ratio (WHR)

WHR = Waist Circumference (cm)

______________________
Hip Circumference (cm)

 Interpretation:

 Normal WHR = Men (<1.0)

Women (<0.85)

 Central or Android Obesity = Men (>_1.0)

Women (>_0.85)
 Source: PASOO Recommendations, 2000
Waist Hip Ratio – measures abdominal fat

Waist (cm) divided by hip (cm)

Female – 0.80 or higher
Male - 0.95 or higher

Waist circumference:
Men >102 cm or 40 inches
Women >88 cm or 35 inches
Exercise 6
Get your waist and hip
measurement and compute for
your Waist and Hip Ratio
Body Frame According to Wrist
Size
Wrap the fingers of one hand
around the opposite. IF the thumb
and middle finger:

Overlap by 1 cm = small frame

Touch = medium frame
Cannot touch by 1 cm = large
frame
Exercise 5

Get your Frame Size

 Good or Optimal Nutrition
The body has
an adequate supply
of essential nutrients
that are efficiently
utilized such that
growth and good
health are maintained
at the highest
possible level.
 Lifestyle Diseases
Diabetes
Obesity
Cancer
Renal Diseases
Heart Diseases
Obesity