NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT

Steps in Conducting a Nutritional Assessment

1. In conducting nutritional assessment, a set of questions are
answered:
a. Who are the malnourished?
b. What malnutrition problems exist?
c. Where are the malnourished?
d. How many are affected by the problem?
e. Why does the problem exist?
f. What are the available resources in the are?
2. The steps are listed in
sequence but the process is
iterative and circular than linear.
Anthropometric Assessment
• Measurements of the variations of the physical dimensions and the
gross composition of the human body at different age levels and
degrees of nutrition (Jeliffe, 1966)
Biochemical Assessment
• Estimation of tissue desaturation, enzyme activity or blood
composition
Clinical Assessment
• Consists of a routine medical history and a physical examination to
detect physical signs (observations made by a qualified examiner) and
symptoms (manifestations reported by the patient)
• Deals with the exmination of changes that can be seen or felt in
superficial tissues such as skin, eyes, hair, etc
Dietary Assessment
• The study/activity intended to measure the quantity and quality of
diets of individuals or population groups in an area forva given period
of time
• Food consumption assessment methods produce qualitative or
quantitative information from food consumption surveys which can
be expressed in terms of nutrients and/or foods