Journal of Nutrition & Food Sciences
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Abstract

How Can We Assess the Nutritional Status of an Individual?

Upadhyay R and Tripathi KD

Nutritional status of an individual is generally dependent on two factors, external factors such as food safety, cultural, social, economical factors and internal factors, which include age, sex, nutrition, behavior, physical activity and diseases of the person. This article describes the methods of assessing the nutritional status of an individual in easy ways.