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Review
. 2009 May:67 Suppl 1:S31-5.
doi: 10.1111/j.1753-4887.2009.00156.x.

Update on common indicators of nutritional status: food access, food consumption, and biochemical measures of iron and anemia

Cecilio Morón  1 , Fernando E Viteri
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Update on common indicators of nutritional status: food access, food consumption, and biochemical measures of iron and anemia

Cecilio Morón et al. Nutr Rev. 2009 May.

Abstract

This paper presents some of the most commonly utilized indicators to assess food and nutritional status. With respect to the indicators reflecting food access, those addressing poverty as well as food consumption are included. In addition, a variety of serum biochemical measures for the estimation of iron nutritional status and anemia are discussed; it is recommended that some of these be adjusted to account for sex, age, physiological status, and altitude above sea level.

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