NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT

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Is an active process of becoming aware of and making choices toward a healthy and fulfilling life. It is more than being free from illness, it is a dynamic process of change and growth.

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WELLNESS

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WHO

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HEALTH is a state of complete PHYSICAL, MENTAL AND SOCIAL WELL-BEING and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.

Question 3

Refers to the nutritional status of an
individual between the nutrient intake and
tthe nutrient expenditure or need.

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Nutritional Assessment

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Is the current body status of a person or a population group related to their state of nourishment

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Nutritional Status

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Age, sex, nutrition, behavior, physical activity and diseases

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Internal/ Constitutional Factor

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Food safety, cultural, social and
economic circumstances.

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Environmental Factor

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Occurs when the supply of nutrients conforms to the nutritional requirements or needs.

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An ideal nutritional status

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According to the balance of nutrients they provide and not solely on the type of food eaten or the amount of caloric intake.

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Diets are rated in quality

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✓ Refers to the general appearance of client from head to toe assessment.

✓ eal with the individual and measure
objective criteria.

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DIRECT METHODS

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Use community indices that reflect the community nutritional status/needs.

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INDIRECT METHODS

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✓ Ecological variables including agricultural crops production

✓ Economic factors e.g. household income, per capita income, population density, food availability and prices

• Cultural and social habits

• Vital health statistics: morbidity, mortality and other health indicators e.g., infant and under-fives mortality, Utilization of maternal and child health care services, fertility indices and sanitary conditions

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Indirect Methods of Nutritional Assessment

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✓ is the MEASUREMENT of body height, weight and PROPORTIONS.
✓ they are used to evaluate both over and under nutrition.

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Anthropometric Method

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DIRECT

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Anthropometric Methods
Biochemical, Laboratory Methods
Clinical Methods
Dietary Evaluation Methods

Question 14

Predicts mortality better than any other anthropometric measurement.

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Waist circumference

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blood samples, urine & stool specimen

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Biochemical Methods

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It is the simplest and practical method in assessing the nutritional status of an individual

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Clinical Method

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✓ Severe Vitamin A Deficiency
✓ mpairment of night vision or of the eyes.

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XEROPHTHALMIA

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Vitamin B1 (Thiamine) deficiency

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Beri-Beri

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(Vitamin C Deficiency)

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Scurvy

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(Vitamin D deficiency)

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Rickets

Question 21

A. Food Consumption Studies
A1. 24H Recall
A2. Food Frequency
A3. Food History

B. Studies on Health Conditions

C. Studies on Food Supply

D. Studies on Socio-Economic
Conditions

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Dietary Evaluation Methods

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To reduce the morbidity and mortality among children against
the most common vaccine-preventable diseases.

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NATIONAL
IMMUNIZATION
PROGRAM

Question 23

Is based on the daily observation of what a woman sees and feels at the vaginal area
throughout the day.

Cervical mucus changes indicate whether days are fertile or infertile
and can be practiced by couples to avoid or achieve pregnancy

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CERVICAL MUCUS/BILLINGS OVULATION METHOD
(CMM/BOM)

Question 24

Is based on a woman’s resting body temperature (i.e., body temperature after three hours of continuous sleep) which is lower before ovulation
until it rises to a higher level beginning around the time of ovulation.

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BASAL BODY TEMPERATURE (BBT)

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Is based on the combined technology of the
Basal Body Temperature and the Cervical
Mucus/Billings Ovulation Method together with other signs which indicate that the
woman is fertile or infertile

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SYMPTO-THERMAL METHOD (STM)

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Is based on a calculated fertile and infertile period for menstrual cycle lengths that are 26 to 32 days using CYCLE BEADS

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Standard Days Method

Question 27

Is the use of breastfeeding as a temporary
family planning method

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Lactation Amenorrhea Method