•Two main types of data:
- dietary
habits and intake of nutrients
- test information on
nutrient levels in blood and urine
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•Assess the prevalence of both types of
malnutrition:
- undernutrition
-
overnutrition
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•Data about social circumstances, alcohol and
smoking that allows
identification of those at risk of malnutrition
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•Data about the health of the survey group may
examine the possible health consequences of
malnutrition