This document discusses various methods for nutritional assessment, including anthropometric, clinical, biochemical, and dietary assessments. It focuses on anthropometric methods such as measuring height, weight, body mass index, skin fold thickness, waist circumference, and waist-to-hip ratio. Clinical assessment involves taking a medical history and physical examination including checking for loss of subcutaneous fat and muscle wasting. The document also discusses using a subjective global assessment to classify a patient's nutritional status as severely, moderately, or well-nourished based on combining various assessment elements.