Reviews
"This excellent work, written for the serious student of nutrition,discusses in detail the three major methods of nutritional assessment: dietary,anthropometric and laboratory methods....Of value to the reader is a detaileddiscussion of measurement errors, precision, validity, and confounding factorsin dietary assessment and the relative merits, sensitivity, and specificity oflaboratory methods." --Choice, "Provide[s] the reader with a detailed and fluid presentation of eachnutritional assessment method. . . An excellent discussion on the precision andvalidity of dietary assessment methods. . . .Highly recommended for dietitiansand health care professionals at all levels who assess nutritional status.Likewise, any dietetics class would undoubtedly benefit from including this textin its curriculum." --Journal of the American College of Nutrition, "Provides an up-to-date, comprehensive and detailed account of the majorassessment methods (dietary, anthropometric, laboratory and clinical) currentlybeing used. Its detailed treatment of nutritional assessment methods. . .makesit a valuable reference text for senior undergraduate and graduate studentsstudying dietetics, nutrition, medicine, public health, nursing and homeeconomics. Health professionals involved in nutritional assessment in hospitaland community settings in both developed and developing countries will also findthe book useful." --Nutrition Abstracts and Reviews Series A: Human andExperimental, "An excellent reference text on nutritional assessment, with extensive references after each chapter!"--Esperanza Briones, University of Illinois at Chicago, "This comprehensive text is a detailed coverage of the major methods, usedin nutrition assessment....This much needed text provides a wealth of currentand relevant information for dietitians and other health profesionals. It ishighly recommended for both classroom and reference use." --Journal of theAmerican Dietetic Association, "At last, we have a text that begins with scientific principles andconcise discussion of advantages and limitations of various methods beforeguiding the user to select the parameters that will most appropriatelycontribute to the assessment. Furthermore, the author discusses confoundingfactors that may result in improper interpretation of the data collected . . . .An excellent reference text on nutritional assessment. It is complete, thoroughand a must for those who are assessing the nutritional status ofindividuals/groups and/or who are using assessment information in nutritioncounselling/teaching." --Journal of the Canadian Dieticians Association, "An excellent reference text on nutritional assessment, with extensivereferences after each chapter!"--Esperanza Briones, University of Illinois atChicago, "An excellent, comprehensive, up-to-date text! It is the most comprehensive text on nutritional assessment I have come across in a long time. A variety of sources have been used. Organization of the material is superb and extensive. It is written in a style that is understandable by students.The kind of text I have been waiting for."--M. Jacob, California State University, "An excellent, comprehensive, up-to-date text! It is the mostcomprehensive text on nutritional assessment I have come across in a long time.A variety of sources have been used. Organization of the material is superb andextensive. It is written in a style that is understandable by students. The kindof text I have been waiting for."--M. Jacob, California State University, "This comprehensive text is a detailed coverage of the major methods, used in nutrition assessment....This much needed text provides a wealth of current and relevant information for dietitians and other health professionals. It is highly recommended for both classroom and reference use."--Journal of the American Dietetic Association, "A valuable reference text encompassing all the priority topics related to nutritional assessment. Dr. Gibson has produced a text which covers chemical, biochemical, and anthropometric assessments in a precise, comprehensive and readble form. All the details undergraduate and graduate studentswould need are included with an excellent and up-to-date selection of references. An essential text for medical and tropical courses."--B.J. Brabin, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
