Nutritional Status Assessment

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Which situation represents nutritional adequacy?

Excessive consumption of nutrients leading to overnutrition
Consumption of the required amount of a nutrient to meet physiological diet (correct)
Maintaining an unhealthy weight and sedentary lifestyle
Inadequate consumption of nutrients leading to malnutrition

What is malnutrition?

The assessment of a person's food intake and physical activity
Bad nutritional status caused by either undernutrition or overnutrition (correct)
Inadequate consumption of nutrients leading to a healthy weight
Excessive consumption of nutrients leading to obesity

What is the primary purpose of nutritional status assessment?

To determine the individual's food preferences
To measure the individual's blood pressure
To evaluate the level of physical activity
To assess the state of nourishment of a subject or patient (correct)

What is included in a nutrition assessment?

<p>In-depth evaluation of both objective and subjective data related to food and nutrient intake, lifestyle, and medical history (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers