Abstract
The usefulness of anthropometric measurements in the assessment of nutritional status, and the relatively simple techniques involved, has led to their broad application in nutritional surveys. The information obtained from anthropometry is considered to be useful for two purposes:
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assessment of the existing nutritional status by measuring total body mass and body composition, and
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the follow-up for the community of trends of ecological factors, including nutrition, through periodic measurement of anthropometric characteristics of growth and development.
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Jelliffe, D.B.: The Assessment of the Nutritional Status of the Community. WHO Monogr., Ser. No. 53. Geneva, 1966.
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Buzina, R., Uemura, K. (1974). Selection of the Minimum Anthropometric Characteristics to Assess Nutritional Status. In: Roche, A.F., Falkner, F. (eds) Nutrition and Malnutrition. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 49. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-3252-7_12
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