This study assesses the nutritional status of Maasai pastoralists living in a period of great social, economic and ecological changes in Kajiado County, southern Kenya. Data on weight, height, skinfolds, and circumferences were collected from 534 individuals in the year 2000. The data were used to describe mean differences in human nutrition between ages, sexes, and within and among three Group...

In rural areas of LDCs, because of the existence of market imperfections, health and nutrition status may depend on the levels of specific agricultural productions and not only on the income level. However, these specific impacts have never been studied. We estimate, from a sequential technological model incorporating interactions between health and nutrition, changes in health and nutrition st...

Rationale Birthweight is one of the most sensitive – and also one of the most important – measures of the well-being of children. Weight at birth is directly influenced by the general level of health status of the mother. In developing countries, especially, maternal nutrition is one of the most important determinants of birthweight. Three aspects are of particular importance: inadequate matern...

What we drink has a potentially large impact on our nutrient intake and overall nutrition and health status. Some beverages are energy-dense and nutrient-poor, others deliver alcohol and other drugs, and others can be relatively nutrient-dense. Estimating and assessing the contribution of beverages to nutritional status is an ongoing nutrition assessment challenge. In this issue, Muckelbauer et...

Many factors, such as smoking, diabetes, anemia, steroids, and 'malnutrition, often impede the wound healing process. Optimizing patient's overall health status, in particular promoting nutrition, is an extremely effective way to improve the status of a wound. In this article, the role nutritional status plays in wound repair will be discussed.

Nutritional status assessment of the critically ill patient is performed to classify nutritional status, identify nutritional risk and to serve as a baseline for monitoring nutrition support adequacy. Identification of nutritional risk indicates the need for nutrition support to maintain body functions and to facilitate recovery. It aids in preventing malnutrition by identifying patients who re...

Nutritional status assessment of the critically ill patient is performed to classify nutritional status, identify nutritional risk and to serve as a baseline for monitoring nutrition support adequacy. Identification of nutritional risk indicates the need for nutrition support to maintain body functions and to facilitate recovery. It aids in preventing malnutrition by identifying patients who re...