QUESTION 1 I would select multiple 24hr recalls, which recall foods and beverages consumed in the past 24hr for several occasions. It can represent ‘usual’ intake for groups. It is interviewer administered and using comprehensive 5 steps (quick list, forgotten foods, time & occasion, detailed description, and final probe). More detailed information including supplements is recorded, which may improve accuracy of pregnant women’s dietary intake in this case. To validate the FFQ, the pregnant women are required to complete one 24hr recall every other week within 3 weeks after the completion of the FFQ. Dietary intakes derived from the 24hr recalls and the FFQ can be calculated, analyzed, and compared by the trained personnel and through nutrient
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1. The risk of chronic diseases related to overweight and obesity will be underestimated. Vietnamese adults may be regarded as healthy if BMI does not exceed 25. But according to WHO, a high percentage of Asian with a high risk of T2D and CVD have a BMI lower than the overweight cut-off point of 25 (2016).
2. It may have inaccurate data for the nutritional status and growth patterns. The BMI may not suitable for both American and Asian because the anthropometric reference tables have ethnic differences.
3. Policy and intervention strategies for improving overall health status may be inappropriate due to the potential misinterpretation of nutritional status of people. Adults with poor nutritional status may be not targeted.
2b.
1. Other tools to measure overweight and obesity (Bioelectrical Impedance, waist circumference and caliper for skinfold) should be used to combine with BMI to reduce the possibility of misinterpretation.
2. Since body fat composition and distribution vary between individuals and populations, the use of BMI to assess nutritional status should take into account the impacts of race, gender, age and occupation to increase its …show more content…
Six developed and developing countries involved in WHO standards while only America involved in CDC charts, which provides a worldwide norm. It allows young Canadians to follow a standard and adjust lifestyles to keep healthy.
3. WHO charts showed minimal differences in the linear growth across countries, interpreting the applicability of the WHO charts. Different racial and ethnic children can assess health status over time and identify health problems.
4. WHO standards are based on optimal growth children while CDC data are not. Further assessment and intervention are needed for young Canadians to improve health when their measurements differ from the cut-offs.
5. WHO Growth Charts involved children with better breastfeeding practices than that of the CDC charts. Breastfeeding is regarded as the ideal way to feed infant and related to weight. If young Canadians’ weight measurements are different, parents can adjust feeding practices to improve their health.
6. WHO Growth Charts also consider premature infants. It is significant to consider the maturity at birth because it has impacts on measuring growth. It can recommend intervention to improve children’s health.
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1. The risk of chronic diseases related to overweight and obesity will be underestimated. Vietnamese adults may be regarded as healthy if BMI does not exceed 25. But according to WHO, a high percentage of Asian with a high risk of T2D and CVD have a BMI lower than the overweight cut-off point of 25 (2016).
2. It may have inaccurate data for the nutritional status and growth patterns. The BMI may not suitable for both American and Asian because the anthropometric reference tables have ethnic differences.
3. Policy and intervention strategies for improving overall health status may be inappropriate due to the potential misinterpretation of nutritional status of people. Adults with poor nutritional status may be not targeted.
2b.
1. Other tools to measure overweight and obesity (Bioelectrical Impedance, waist circumference and caliper for skinfold) should be used to combine with BMI to reduce the possibility of misinterpretation.
2. Since body fat composition and distribution vary between individuals and populations, the use of BMI to assess nutritional status should take into account the impacts of race, gender, age and occupation to increase its …show more content…
Six developed and developing countries involved in WHO standards while only America involved in CDC charts, which provides a worldwide norm. It allows young Canadians to follow a standard and adjust lifestyles to keep healthy.
3. WHO charts showed minimal differences in the linear growth across countries, interpreting the applicability of the WHO charts. Different racial and ethnic children can assess health status over time and identify health problems.
4. WHO standards are based on optimal growth children while CDC data are not. Further assessment and intervention are needed for young Canadians to improve health when their measurements differ from the cut-offs.
5. WHO Growth Charts involved children with better breastfeeding practices than that of the CDC charts. Breastfeeding is regarded as the ideal way to feed infant and related to weight. If young Canadians’ weight measurements are different, parents can adjust feeding practices to improve their health.
6. WHO Growth Charts also consider premature infants. It is significant to consider the maturity at birth because it has impacts on measuring growth. It can recommend intervention to improve children’s health.
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