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Defining nutritional status

Degree of balance between nutrient intake and nutrient requirements


- optimal


- undernutrition


- overnutrition

Dietary practices

Jewish - kosher


Islamic - pork


Roman Catholics - fast/abstinence (lent, fridays)


Mormon - no alcohol, no stimulants

Data collection - subjective

24-hour recall, food diary, food frequency questionnaire, eating patterns, usual weight, changes an appetite, taste, smell, chewing and swallowing, recent surgery, trauma, burns, infection, chronic illnesses, nausea and vomiting, diarrhea, constipation, food allergies, medications and nutritional supplements, self-care behaviors, alcohol and illicit drug use, exercise and activity patterns, family history

Data collection - objective

Direct observation, body weight, triceps skinfold thickness, MAC, MAMC, waist to hip ratio, BMI

Lab values

Hemoglobin and hematocrit, cholesterol, triglycerides, total lymphocyte count - TLC, serum albumin, serum transferrin, serum prealbumin, nitrogen balance, creatinine-height index

Variations from expected

Undernourished - deficiencies


pellagra, scorbutic gums, follicular hyperkeratosis, rickets, tongue


Overnourished


skin irritation, hygiene, joints, heart, obesity