Diagnosis of Malnutrition

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Serious malnutrition may be determined on clinical examination, measuring the height and weight of the person allows the body mass index to be calculated. This is a very useful index that relates weight to height and makes it possible to measure whether someone is over or underweight for their height.

Work out your body mass index number here