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[Dysphagia] defining weight loss
- Subject: [Dysphagia] defining weight loss
- From: pressmah at sjhmc.org (Pressman, Hilda)
- Date: Tue Mar 7 13:46:10 2006
I also like to look at Body Mass Index which looks at weight for height. It is weight divided by height squared x703. BMI of 20-30 is, I believe, within the normal range for adults Any corrections from our RD colleagues? Hilda Pressman
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From: dysphagia-bounces@b9.com [mailto:dysphagia-bounces@b9.com]On
Behalf Of Axt Holly
Sent: Thursday, March 02, 2006 10:07 AM
To: 'Phyllis M. Palmer'; dysphagia@b9.com
Subject: RE: [Dysphagia] defining weight loss
When we assess weight loss we look at percentage of unintentional weight
loss.
10 % wt loss over 6 months is considered significant. 10%-20% or more over
an unlimited time is also significant.
More than this loss or if weight is lost over a shorter period of time it is
considered severe.
You may want to look at the Manual of Dietetics published by the American
Dietetic Association and Dietitian's of Canada.
Hope this is helpful
Holly Axt RD
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From: dysphagia-bounces@b9.com [mailto:dysphagia-bounces@b9.com] On Behalf
Of Phyllis M. Palmer
Sent: March 1, 2006 9:44 PM
To: dysphagia@b9.com
Subject: [Dysphagia] defining weight loss
This questions may be more for the dietary/nutrition folks...Is there a
gold standard definition for weight gain or weight loss? If a patient
has a 6 lb weight loss in a year, is that considered within normal
fluctuation? I am unable to locate any formal definitions of weight
loss/gain. Any advice or thoughts?
Thanks.
Phyllis
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University Of New Mexico
www.dysphagia.com
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