Terms Related to Adolescent Nutrition

• Child Nutrition

  Nutrition of children aged 2-12 years.

• Infant Nutrition

  Nutrition of children from birth to 2 years of age.

• Nutrition Assessment

  Evaluation and measurement of nutritional variables in order to assess the level of nutrition or the nutritional status of the individual. Nutrition surveys may be ...

• Child Nutrition Disorder

  Malnutrition, occurring in children ages 2 to 12 years, which is due to insufficient intake of food, dietary nutrients, or a pathophysiologic condition which prevents ...

• Nutrition Survey

  A systematic collection of factual data pertaining to the nutritional status of a human population within a given geographic area. Data from these surveys are ...

• Parenteral Nutrition

  The administering of nutrients for assimilation and utilization by a patient who cannot maintain adequate nutrition by enteral feeding alone. Nutrients are administered by a ...

• National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey

  A systematic collection of factual data pertaining to the nutritional status of a human population within a given geographic area. Data from these surveys are ...