Nutrition assessment

How it is used

The first step of the Nutrition Care Process used by many dietitians. A full assessment is often remembered as ABCD: anthropometric, biochemical, clinical and dietary data. Dietitians 'carry out', 'complete' or 'document' a nutrition assessment, usually after a screening tool shows risk.

Example sentences

1. Please complete a nutrition assessment for the patient in bed 4 before the ward round.

2. The nutrition assessment showed recent weight loss and a poor appetite.

Common collocations

• carry out a nutrition assessment
• initial nutrition assessment
• comprehensive nutrition assessment
• nutrition screening

Related terms

• nutritional statusThe condition of a person's health as it is affected by their intake and use of nutrients, judged from body measurements, diet, clinical signs and lab tests.
• anthropometric measurementsMeasurements of the size and proportions of the body, such as height, weight, waist circumference, skinfold thickness and mid-upper arm circumference, used to assess nutrition and growth.
• dietary intakeThe food, drink and nutrients that a person actually consumes over a period of time, such as a day, a week or a typical month.
• malnutritionA condition caused by a diet that does not match the body's needs. It usually means undernutrition, but in global health it also covers overweight, obesity and micronutrient deficiencies.
• BMIBody mass index: a person's weight in kilograms divided by the square of their height in meters. It is used to classify adult weight as underweight, normal weight, overweight or obesity.

More terms: Nutrition Assessment

• food diary
• waist circumference
• 24-hour recall