Weight/Obesity - Dietary Approaches

In conducting a nutrition assessment of an adult with overweight/obesity, the health care professional should “promote a holistic approach to health with a focus on health behaviours in all patients and address the root causes of weight gain with care to avoid stigmatizing and overly simplistic narratives” (2).

 

The nutrition assessment may include the following parameters using NCP terminology in the table below.

Nutrition Monitoring and Evaluation
Regularly monitor an