COURSE CODE: NTD 407
COURSE TITLE: Assessment of Nutritional Status
NUMBER OF UNITS: 3 Units
COURSE DURATION: Three hours per week
COURSE DETAILS:
Course Coordinator: Dr. W.A.O. Afolabi, B.Sc., M.Sc., PhD.
Email: afolabiwao@yahoo.com
Office Location: Nutrition and Dietetics Department, COLFHEC
Other Lecturers:
COURSE SYNOPSIS
Methods of evaluation of Nutritional Status. Dietary Surveys: field experience. Food composition tables. Nutrition Status and Food Consumption in Nigeria. Anthropometric methods. Body composition determination. Anthropometric standards, NCHS, Harvard, etc. Longitudinal versus cross sectional studies. Biochemical indices. Clinical examination.