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| degree of balance between nutritional intake and physiological requirements for growth and physical activity |
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| >20% above recommended body weight |
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| insufficient nutritional intake |
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| loss of weight w/or w/o caloric intake 10-20% below ideal body weight |
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| stage 1 nutritional deficiencies |
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Definition
| primary and secondary malnutrition |
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| stage 2 nutrtional deficiencies |
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Definition
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| stage 3 nutritional deficiencies |
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Definition
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| stage 4 nutritional deficiencies |
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Definition
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norm: 3.5-5 g/L low: < 3.5
low levels can be indicative of depleted visceral protein status and malnutrtion
dehydration and overhydration will lead to false levels |
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body mass index: acurate indicator of obesity
20-25 kg/m: least mortality
<16 kg/m associated with eating disorders
>27 = obesity
kg/meters |
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estimates obesity by evaluating the amount of abdominal fat
-divide the waist circumference by the hip circumference |
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increase in upper middle body fat
-hypertension
-diabetes
-elevated triglycerides
-atherosclerotic risk factors |
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