[Dysphagia] defining weight loss

[haxt at yorkcentral.on.ca (Axt Holly)]

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




-----Original Message-----
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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Phyllis M. Palmer, Ph.D.       Speech Language Pathologist
University Of New Mexico

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