Beyond BMI: Modern Nutritional Assessment Tools and Techniques

Beyond BMI: Modern Nutritional Assessment Tools and Techniques presents a comprehensive, practical approach to understanding nutritional status beyond body weight and body mass index. It explores how differences in body composition, muscle function, micronutrient status and metabolic risk contribute to a fuller assessment of health. The book brings together anthropometry, body composition analysis, biochemical and inflammatory biomarkers, clinical and nutrition-focused physical examination, dietary assessment and functional measures such as handgrip strength. It examines established screening and assessment tools—including MUST, NRS-2002, MNA, SGA and PG-SGA—and explores the developing role of digital tools, wearable devices and artificial intelligence. Designed for students, teachers, dietitians, researchers and health professionals, each chapter connects evidence with practice through learning objectives, assessment protocols, worked examples, Indian and international case studies, interpretation exercises, review questions, multiple-choice questions and references. The book supports a structured understanding of how nutritional assessment findings are collected, interpreted and applied in clinical and community settings.