[Dysphagia] defining weight loss

[jwells at BRHA.mb.ca (Jillian Wells)]

In Canada, BMI within 18-25 is considered a healthy wt. range.  25-30 is
overweight and above 30 is obesity.

However, looking at a % wt. loss is a better tool for assessing wt.
loss.  

Hope that helps,

Jillian Wells, RD 

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Subject: RE: [Dysphagia] defining weight loss

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

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