Handbook for nutritional assessment through life cycle / M. Mohamed Essa, Ghazi Dradkeh, Nejib Guizani.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Essa, M. Mohamed, author.

Dradkeh, Ghazi, author.

Guizani, Nejib, author.

Series:

Nutrition and diet research progress series.

Nutrition and Diet Research Progress

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nutrition--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Nutrition.

Nutrition--Research.

Pregnancy--Nutritional aspects.

Pregnancy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (166 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York, [New York] : Nova Publishers, 2016.

Summary:

Nutritional assessment has been considered as a cornerstone of nutritional diagnosis, management, intervention and dietary planning. Specific criteria, methods and procedures should be used for different age groups through a person's life cycle based on the requirements of each age group. Use of precise and accurate nutritional assessment tools and procedure to detect those who are malnourished or at risk of malnutrition will help dietitians to create an accurate dietary plan and intervention, which may help in quality of life improvement. This handbook includes the details of each assessment method for different age groups, from pregnancy to old age. It will be used as a quick, practical guide and reference for clinical dietitians. It includes dietary, anthropometric, biochemical and clinical assessments.

Contents:

HANDBOOK FOR NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT THROUGH LIFE CYCLE ; HANDBOOK FOR NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT THROUGH LIFE CYCLE ; Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data; CONTENTS ; PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ; SYNOPSIS ; NEED FOR THE BOOK ; LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS ; Chapter 1 NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT DURING PREGNANCY ; INTRODUCTION ; GOALS AND OBJECTIVES ; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT FOR PREGNANCY ; 1. Relevant History ; Obstetric History ; Psychological History ; Medical History ; 2. Anthropometric Measurements [12] ; 3. References of Laboratory Values during Pregnancy ; 4. Dietary Intake/Needs [1]

PROPER WAYS OF CARRYING OUT THE HISTORY OF DIETARY INTAKECASE STUDY ; REFERENCES ; Chapter 2 NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT DURING LACTATION; ANTHROPOMETRIC ASSESSMENT ; BIOCHEMICAL ASSESSMENT ; ENERGY RECOMMENDATION ; CALCIUM ; OTHER MICRONUTRIENTS ; WEIGHT LOSS; VEGETARIANISM ; REFERENCES ; Chapter 3 NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT OF INFANCY AND CHILDHOOD ; LENGTH, STATURE, AND HEAD CIRCUMFERENCE ; NUTRITION ASSESSMENT DURING CHILDHOOD; CDC GROWTH CHARTS ; How Touse the Chart Properly ; Charts for Age 2 to 20 Years ; REFERENCES ; Chapter 4 NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT IN ADOLESCENCE ; Triceps

Biceps APPENDIX 1. ; APPENDIX 2. ; APPENDIX 3. ; APPENDIX 4. ; APPENDIX 5. ; APPENDIX 6. ; REFERENCES ; Chapter 5 NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT IN ADULTS ; DIETARY ASSESSMENT ; NUTRIENT INTAKE ANALYSIS (NIA) ; FOOD DIARY ; RETROSPECTIVE DATA ; FOOD FREQUENCY QUESTIONNAIRE (FFQ) ; ANTHROPOMETRY ; ESTIMATED WEIGHT FOR AMPUTATED BODY PARTS ; Knee Height ; IDEAL WEIGHT ESTIMATION ; MEASURING FRAME SIZE ; WRIST CIRCUMFERENCE; BODY FAT DISTRIBUTION ; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE MEASUREMENT ; ARM MUSCLE CIRCUMFERENCE ; ARM MUSCLE AREA (AMA) ; CALF CIRCUMFERENCE (CC) ; APPENDIX 1 (36). ; APPENDIX 2.

REFERENCES Chapter 6 NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT OF ELDERLY ; MINI NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT (MNA) ; ANTHROPOMETRIC MEASUREMENTS ; Calf Circumference (CC) ; MID - UPPER - ARM CIRCUMFERENCE ; HEIGHT ESTIMATION ; 1. Knee Height ; 2. Demi Span ; 3. Half - Arm - Span ; 4. Ulna Length (UL) ; GERIATRIC NUTRITIONAL RISK INDEX (GNRI); CLINICAL ASSESSMENT ; HYDRATION ; ASSESSMENT OF HYDRATION STATUS ; a. Urine Specific Gravity (USG) ; b. Urine Color ; c. Serum Osmolarity ; d. BUN: Creatinine Ratio ; APPENDIX 1. ; APPENDIX 2. ; APPENDIX 3. ; REFERENCES ; GLOSSARY ; ABOUT THE AUTHORS ; INDEX

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-63484-628-1