Community Nutrition

COMMUNITY NUTRITION 3 (1+2)

Lesson 2 : Assessment of Nutritional Status- Nutritional anthropometry

Methods of Nutritional Assessment

There are two types of methods.

Direct Method: Deals with the subjects and measure objectively.

1. Nutritional Anthropometry
2. Biochemical assessment
3. Clinical assessment
4. Biophysical examination.

Indirect methods:

1. Dietary Assessment
2. Vital health statistics