FCOS 312: Nutritional Assessment Methods
Credits:
2
Nutritional assessment systems; anthropometric assessment such as measurement of body size, growth indices, body mass in children, adolescents and adults, measurement of body composition, interpretation and evaluation of anthropometric data, measurement errors; dietary assessment methods including quantitative and qualitative methods, measurement errors and evaluation of nutrient intake data; biochemical assessments including both functional tests and static tests; and clinical assessment methods including physical examination and its limitations, classification and interpretation of physical signs, functional assessment.