Promote nutrition and hydration in adult care settings
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What is usually used to identify and measure obesity?
The body’s proportion of muscle to fat
The Body Mass Index
The responsible General Practitioner
Weight
Which of the answers below is the most common sign of malnutrition?
Weight loss of 5% - 10% over 3-6 months
People refusing food they like
Weight loss of more than 5% - 10% of body weight over one to two months
People refusing food they do not like
People living with dementia:
Must always eat regularly
Seldom eat healthy diets
May need encouragement to eat
Are almost always malnourished
Dehydration is:
When the body loses more water than it takes in
A medical term for a specific illness
Only to be diagnosed by a doctor or nutritionist
Treatable but seldom curable and sometimes fatal
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