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Nutritional Assessment of a Community

Nutritional Assessment of a Community. Dr. Hamda Qotba, B.Med.Sc, M.D, ABCM. Terminology you have to know. Nutrition: Process by which living organism receives material and uses them to promote it’s vital activities Nutrient:

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Nutritional Assessment of a Community

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  1. Nutritional Assessment of a Community Dr. Hamda Qotba, B.Med.Sc, M.D, ABCM

  2. Terminology you have to know Nutrition: Process by which living organism receives material and uses them to promote it’s vital activities Nutrient: Any substance which is digested and absorbed to promote body function

  3. Diet: Selection of food which is normally eaten by person or population Food: Substance when eaten , digested, absorbed provide at least one nutrient Balanced diet : Diet that provide adequate amount of all nutrients

  4. Malnutrition: Caused by incorrect amount of nutrient intake Nutritional status: Health status that produced by balanced between requirements and intake Nutritional assessment: Measurement of nutritional status by anthropometrics , biochemical data, dietary history

  5. A) Collect anthropometrics measurements B) Look at biochemical data C) Conduct physical examination to detect the clinical signs of nutritional status D) Obtain a dietary history

  6. Anthropometrics • Height • Weight • Skin fold thickness (triceps, biceps, below scapula, above iliac, and upper thigh) • Circumference (head, mid upper arm, waist, calf, and hip)

  7. Physical growth • Weight for age • Malnutrition (Gomez) • Height for age • Stunting (waterlow) • Weight for height • Wasting • BMI • Obesity

  8. Weight for ageMalnutrition (Gomez) • W/A= W/W(N) x 100 • 90-110 = Normal • 75-89 = 1st, Mild • 60-74 = 2nd , Moderate • <60 = 3rd, Severe

  9. Height for ageStunting • H/A=H/H(N) x 100 • < -2 SD = Stunted, Wasted • > 95 = Normal • 87.5-95= Mild • 80-87.5= Moderate • < 80 = Severe

  10. Weight for heightWasting • W/H= W/W(at same H) x 100 • < -2 SD = Stunted, Wasted • > 90 = Normal • 80-90 = Mild • 70-80 = Moderate • < 70 = Severe

  11. Body Mass Index (BMI) • BMI= W(kg)/ H(m)² • < 15= Underweight • 15-85= Normal • > 85= Overweight • > 95= Obese

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