Abstract
Nutritional health of an individual or a population is defined as a state of equilibrium wherein the nutrient intake and requirements balance each other. Malnutrition occurs when net nutrient intakes are lower or greater than requirements. Long-term malnutrition can further lead to a variety of metabolic abnormalities, pathophysiologic changes, abnormal organ and tissue function, and alterations in body composition. Thus, it becomes important to be able to assess and monitor the nutritional health of an individual. With respect to public health, nutritional assessment of the population is a window towards understanding the health status of the community.
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Malik, D., Narayanasamy, N., Pratyusha, V.A., Thakur, J., Sinha, N. (2023). Nutritional Assessment. In: Textbook of Nutritional Biochemistry. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-4150-4_14
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