Evaluating nutritional status
Read the article chosen from the table below and answer
Main Topic: Evaluating nutritional status.
Articles for review:
• Vereecken, C., Covents, M., Maes, L., & Moyson, T. (2013). Formative evaluation of the feedback component of children's and adolescents' nutrition assessment and advice on the web (CANAA-W) among parents of school children. Public Health Nutrition, 16(1), 15-26.
doi:10.1017/S1368980012003448.
• Vyncke, K, Cruz, Fernandez E., Fajó-Pascual, M., Cuenca-García, M., De Keyzer, W., Gonzalez-Gross. M., Moreno, L., Beghin, L., Breidenassel, C., Kersting, M., Albers, U., Diethelm, K., Mouratidou, T., Grammatikaki, E., Vriedt, T., Marcos, A., Bammann, K., Bornhortst, C., Leclercq, C., Manios, Y….Huybrechts, I. (2013). Validation of the diet quality index for adolescents by comparison with biomarkers, nutrient and food intakes: the HELENA study. British Journal of Nutrition, 109(11), 2067-78. https://doi:10.1017/S000711451200414X.
a. What methods can be used to assess nutritional status?
b. What methods can be used to identify those at risk for malnutrition?
c. What specific health conditions increase the risk of malnutrition?
d. What associations exist between nutritional status and health outcomes?
e. What type of interventions improve adherence to recommendations on nutritional intake?