oa South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition - Principles of Nutritional Assessment, editor Rosalind S. Gibson : book review

Abstract

Extracted from text ... Principles of Nutritional Assessment. Editor Rosalind S Gibson. Oxford University Press Inc. 2nd Edition. 2005. Nutritional assessment at the individual, group, community and hospital level forms the basis of nutritional practice and intervention. It is a field in continuous change with significant new developments in approach, standards and nutritional assessment tools. The second edition of Principles of Nutritional Assessment is an update of the first (1990) edition and a timely, valuable and useful addition to the armamentarium of dietitians/nutritionists and other health professionals involved in nutrition. The approach adopted (the ABCD (anthropometry, biochemistry, clinical and dietary) of nutritional assessment) and ..