Update on common indicators of nutritional status: food access, food consumption, and biochemical measures of iron and anemia

This paper presents some of the most commonly utilized indicators to assess food and nutritional status. With respect to the indicators reflecting food access, those addressing poverty as well as food consumption are included. In addition, a variety of serum biochemical measures for the estimation o...

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Published in:Nutrition reviews 2009-05, Vol.67 (5), p.S31-S35
Main Authors: Moron, Cecilio, Viteri, Fernando E
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anemia
anemia (disease)
Anemia, Iron-Deficiency - blood
Anemia, Iron-Deficiency - diagnosis
biochemical nutrition indicators
Biochemistry
Biological and medical sciences
blood chemistry
consumption indicators
Diet
dietary minerals
Feeding. Feeding behavior
food access indicators
food consumption
food prices
food purchasing
food security
Food Supply
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
household expenditure
human nutrition
Humans
international organizations
international policy and programs
Iron
Iron - blood
Iron, Dietary - administration & dosage
literature reviews
Nutrition
Nutrition Assessment
Nutritional Physiological Phenomena - physiology
Nutritional Requirements
Nutritional Status
Poverty
public health
public health nutrition
Vertebrates: anatomy and physiology, studies on body, several organs or systems
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Summary:This paper presents some of the most commonly utilized indicators to assess food and nutritional status. With respect to the indicators reflecting food access, those addressing poverty as well as food consumption are included. In addition, a variety of serum biochemical measures for the estimation of iron nutritional status and anemia are discussed; it is recommended that some of these be adjusted to account for sex, age, physiological status, and altitude above sea level.
ISSN:0029-6643
1753-4887
DOI:10.1111/j.1753-4887.2009.00156.x