ABSTRACT
Family physicians, pediatricians, and internists are the usual providers of primary medical care for adults, with gynecologists/ obstetricians increasingly performing this task for women. The assessment of nutritional status should be carried out in their offi ces and in hospital settings.1 The most common reasons for offi ce visits that may require nutritional intervention are problems related to hypertension, diabetes mellitus, degenerative joint disease, heart disease, asthma, abdominal pain, pregnancy care, and obesity. Nutritional status assessment may also be a part of a general medical examination.2
