What is nutritional status?
Condition of the body with respect to nutrition
What are some ways to measure nutritional status?
Diet analysis
Lab tests (Blood lipid panel, etc)
Health or disease state of individual
What are the steps to a diet analysis?
Record
Compare to recommendations
Determine nutrient status (adequate, deficient, excessive)
Once a nutritional status is determined, what are the next steps?
Either adjust diet, provide medication, or go on as usual