Principles of Nutritional Assessment

Comprehensive Text On The Methods - Dietary, Anthropometric, Laboratory And Clinical - Of Assessing The Nutritional Status Of Populations And Of Individuals In The Hospital Or The Community. 1. Introduction -- 2. Food Consumption At The National And Household Levels -- 3. Measuring Food Consumption Of Individuals -- 4. Assessment Of Nutrient Intakes From Food Consumption Data -- 5. Measurement Errors In Dietary Assessment -- 6. Reproducibility In Dietary Assessment -- 7. Validity In Dietary Assessment Methods -- 8. Evaluation Of Nutrient Intakes And Diets -- 9. Anthropometric Assessment -- 10. Anthropometric Assessment Of Body Size -- 11. Anthropometric Assessment Of Body Composition -- 12. Anthropometric Reference Data -- 13. Evaluation Of Anthropometric Indices -- 14. Laboratory Assessment Of Body Composition -- 15. Laboratory Assessment -- 16. Assessment Of Protein Status -- 17. Assessment Of Iron Status -- 18. Assessment Of The Status Of Vitamins A, D, And E -- 19. Assessment Of Vitamin C Status -- 20. Assessment Of The Status Of Thiamin, Riboflavin, And Niacin -- 21. Assessment Of Vitamin B[subscript 6] Status -- 22. Assessment Of Folate And Vitamin B[subscript 12] Status -- 23. Assessment Of Calcium, Phosphorus, And Magnesium Status -- 24. Assessment Of Chromium, Copper And Zinc Status -- 25. Assessment Of Iodine And Selenium Status -- 26. Clinical Assessment -- 27. Nutritional Assessment Of Hospital Patients. Rosalind S. Gibson. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.