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Weight/Obesity - Pediatric/Paediatric: Prevention

Nutrition Care Process

Last Updated: 2021-03-16 Target Group: All children(0-12 yr.), Youth(13-17 yr.)

Nutrition Assessment, Monitoring and Evaluation

Disclaimer
Nutrition Assessment
The nutrition assessment of an overweight or obese child or adolescent may include the following parameters using NCP terminology in the table below:
 
Monitoring and Evaluation
Some of the indicators that were measured in the nutrition assessment can be repeated in the monitoring and evaluation step.
Anthropometric Measurements
  • Length
  • Weight
  • Weight Change
  • Growth Pattern Indices/Percentile Ranks
Anthropometric Comparative Standards
Measure
Recommendation
NCP Terminology
Birth to 24

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