METHODS FOR SCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN NUTRITIONAL STATUS ASSESSMENT: FOCUS ON ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS. A REVIEW.
Introduction. Measuring the weight and height characteristics of children allows to assess the state of physical development, nutrition of children. There are various assessment tools for classifying children as underweight, overweight and obese. The body composition is crucial in such an assessment taking into account the amount of body fat and fat-free mass.
The aim of the study. A review of literature sources on the main methods of assessing the adequacy of nutrition by measuring the weight and height indicators of children.
Search strategy. We searched for scientific articles and information in the search engines Wiley, Scopus, Web of Science, PubMed, Google Scholar, e-Library.ru, CyberLeninka. Inclusion criteria: full-text documents with open access in English and Russian, the search depth was 20 years, since 2003. At the same time, single sources have been studied since 1990 for a historical excursion on the topic of the review. The review analyzes original articles, scientific reports, literature reviews, meta-analyses, regulatory documents. As a result of the search, 80 sources were selected that meet the criteria, which were included in this review.
Results. A review of the literature has shown that to date a number of simple, universal tools for assessing the nutritional status of children have been developed, each of which has its own disadvantages and advantages in terms of accuracy and applicability in specific conditions.
Conclusions. Based on anthropometric measurements of body parameters, it is possible to assess the nutritional adequacy of children's diet. The most common method is body mass index (BMI), correlated with the gender and age of children. However, BMI has limitations as a measure of the amount of adipose tissue in the body. In this regard, the use of body fat prediction equations based on the measurement of height and weight is a promising direction.
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Abdrakhmanova Sh.Z., Aringazina А.М., Adayeva А.А. Methods for school-age children nutritional status assessment: focus on anthropometric parameters. A Review // Nauka i Zdravookhranenie [Science & Healthcare]. 2023, (Vol.25) 6, pp. 207-216. DOI 10.34689/SH.2023.25.6.024Related publications:
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