Measures of nutrition status and health for weight-inclusive patient care: A narrative review.

Nutr Clin Pract

Department of Nutrition, Food Science, and Packaging, San Jose State University, San Jose, California, USA.

Published: August 2024

In healthcare, weight is often equated to and used as a marker for health. In examining nutrition and health status, there are many more effective markers independent of weight. In this article, we review practical and emerging clinical applications of technologies and tools used to collect non-weight-related data in nutrition assessment, monitoring, and evaluation in the outpatient setting. The aim is to provide clinicians with new ideas about various types of data to evaluate and track in nutrition care.

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