Learning outcomes

At the end of this session, you will be able to:

• Define and use correctly the key terms printed in bold.
• List the different nutritional status assessment methods.
• Describe briefly the difference between the different nutritional status assessment methods.
• Demonstrate how to take different measurements using the anthropometric nutritional assessment method.
• Demonstrate how to identify nutritional deficiency diseases using the clinical nutritional assessment method.
• Discuss the advantages of community diagnosis.