Nutrition Assessment

Nutrition Assessment

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Nutrition Assessment episodes

  • Week 2: Body composition

    Audio only portion of lecture on September 1, 2021. In this episode, we cover the different ways to determine what the body  is made of.  We discussed under water weighing, dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry, air displacement plethysmography, bioelectrical  impedance analysis, and skinfolds measures. Transcript

    Recommendation:  

    Columbus Metropolitan Library

    53 min
  • Week 2: Anthropometrics

    The audio-only portion of in-pesron class for Monday, week 2 of fall semester 2021. In this episode we cover height, weight, BMI, and circumferences.  Transcript

    Recommendation: 

    Good and Cheap by Leanne Brown

    55 min
  • Week 1: Estimating energy expenditure

    The audio-only portion of in-person class for week 1 of fall semester 2021. In this episode we cover the variety of prediction equations that are used for estimating the total number of calories required for different populations.  Transcript

    Resources mentioned in this episode:  

    Buckeye Food Alliance 

    ASPEN Guidelines 

    Evidence Analysis Library - Position of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics: Interventions for the Treatment of Overweight and Obesity in Adults 

    Dietary Reference Intakes

    55 min
  • Week 15: Older adult assessment

    The audio-only portion of our pre-recorded lectures for week 15 of fall semester 2020. In this episode, we cover concerns specific to assessment in older adults.  And- thanks for listening to these all semester! 

    52 min
  • Week 14: Assessing blood

    The audio-only portion of our pre-recorded lectures for week 14 of fall semester 2020. In this episode, we cover some basic concepts from hematology, nutritional anemias and their diagnosis, and Prof. Rusnak shares her dad's leukemia story to illustrate the concepts in real life. 

    1 hr 8 min
  • Week 14: Iron assessment

    The audio-only portion of our pre-recorded lectures for week 14 of fall semester 2020. In this episode, we cover the role of iron in the body and the assessment of iron status. 

    45 min
  • Week 13: Nutrition Informatics

    The audio-only portion of our pre-recorded lectures for week 13 of fall semester 2020. In this episode, we cover the concepts of informatics, nutrition informatics, standardized terminologies, interoperability, and the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Health Informatics Infrastructure.  In short, in this episode we get very NIRD-y. 

    48 min
  • Interview with Emily Rice

    Prof. Rusnak interviews Emily Rice, BS, RDN, LD, about her experience with Type 1 diabetes. Emily does an amazing job telling her diagnosis story and explaining what a "typical" day in the life is like for a person with Type 1 Diabetes.

    1 hr 3 min
  • Week 12: Diabetes assessment

    The audio-only portion of our pre-recorded lectures for week 12 of fall semester 2020. In this episode, we cover the types of diabetes, and the types of testing done to assess blood sugar. 

    56 min

About Nutrition Assessment

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Lecture audio and "guest lecture" podcasts as part of the Nutrition Assessment course at The Ohio State University. Hosted by course instructor Sarah Rusnak, MS RD LD.