Malnutrition has been one of the main causes of mortality and morbidity. It has been the culprit of death among the people of the countries that belong to the very poor sector in terms of economic instability. As defined, malnutrition is an excess or deficiency of nutrients and intake in the human body.
Fighting and reducing cases of malnutrition is everyone’s desire since malnutrition continues to wreak havoc. Health and nutrition assessment is an important tool in detecting nutritional problems. Underlying diseases are easily determined when using this method because different types of screening tools are used.
Included in the health and nutrition exam is a step-by-step process in which clinical signs and symptoms are collected. To serve as subjective data, the type and amount of food is being collected. To check for abnormalities, a complete physical examination from head to toe is a must. A laboratory test is then performed to complete the evaluation process. Taken together, this part of the exam helps unravel and formulate treatments for diseases.
Professional dieticians also use health and nutrition screenings to determine what type of food or caloric intake a person should have. The data collected from the assessment can help them figure out the real underlying health problem. However, when the physical examination is not complete, the detection of the underlying disease will also fail, since it will continue to depend on the accuracy of the examination performed.
Still, we are the masters of our own body. And as the owner of it, we have to be very attentive to what is happening to it. Using the Focused Nutrition Screening, we can monitor the condition of our bodies from what we eat to really assess how well we function as individuals.