Advantages of Anthropometry

Human Nutrition 3(3+0)
Lesson 47 : Assessment of Nutritional Status

Advantages of Anthropometry

  • Objective with high specificity & sensitivity
  • Measures many variables of nutritional significance (Ht, Wt, MAC, HC, skin fold thickness, waist & hip ratio & BMI).
  • Readings are numerical & gradable on standard growth charts
  • Readings are reproducible.
  • Non-expensive & need minimal training
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