High Blood Pressure

Symptoms of High Blood Pressure  : High blood pressure or blood pressure above the normal levels (for a healthy adult normal levels are 120 mm Hg / 80 mm Hg) is a sign that accompanies heart disease and renal disease.   High blood pressure rarely comes with by any sign, and its diagnosisis generally through …

Analyze Your nutritional status

Analyze Nutrition Status Nutritional status should be assessed at regular intervals as part of management of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. The simplest approach to assessment is serial weight measurement. A comprehensive nutritional assessment includes (1) anthropometric measurements of body composition; (2) biochemical measurements of serum protein, micro-nutrients, and metabolic parameters; (3) clinical assessment of …

Nutritional Assessment

Four Components of Nutrition Assessment Anthropometrics Anthropometrics are objective measurements that help determine amount of muscle and percentage of body fat. These measurements can be used to assess weight loss or gain in an individual or to compare two separate individuals. They can also be used to compare growth rates in children. Anthropometrics may include …