Class Nutritional Assessment and Diagnosis

The Nutritional Assessment and Diagnosis Curricular Unit aims to deepen theoretical and practical knowledge, as well as develop skills in the selection and application of instruments and methodologies in nutritional assessment and diagnosis.

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Anthropometry and body composition Assessment of food intake Biochemical data and nutritional assessment  Physical examination in nutritional assessment   Identification of nutritional risk / malnutrition 

Theoretical-practical classes, aimed at consolidation of knowledge through active participation of students in the teaching-learning process: research, critical appraisal, treatment and transmission of scientific information on topics relevant to the course unit, with impact on clinical nutrition. The UC assessment will consist of three seminars/clinical cases, one with a weighting of 40% and the other two with a weighting of 30% each.

- Duarte, A.C.G. (ed.). (2007). Avaliação Nutricional: aspectos clínicos e laboratoriais.  São Paulo: Atheneu.  - Gibson, R.S. (2005). Principles of Nutritional Assessment. 2nd ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press.  - Heymsfield, S.B., Lohman,  T.G., Wang, Z., Going, SB. (2005). Human Body Composition, 2nd ed. Champaign: Human Kinetics. - Lee, R.D., Nieman, D.C. (2007). Nutritional Assessment. 4th ed. New York: McGraw-Hill Companies.  - Rossi, L., Caruso, L., Galante, A.P. (eds). (2017). Avaliação Nutricional: novas  perspectivas. 2nd Ed. Rio de Janeiro: Guanabara Koogan.