Undernutrition and Its Treatment by Adequate Diet

Article1 July 1933UNDERNUTRITION AND ITS TREATMENT BY ADEQUATE DIETJ. M. STRANG, M.D., F. A. EVANS, M.D., F.A.C.P.J. M. STRANG, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, F. A. EVANS, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-7-1-45 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe definition of the state of undernutrition is of necessity somewhat arbitrary. Although occasional reference is seen to absolute weight deficiencies, the usual practice is to consider the weight deficit with reference to other personal statistics. The theoretically ideal weight for a given age, sex, and height may be obtained from many statistical studies.56A deviation of over 10 to 15 per cent below an ideal weight may be regarded as undernutrition.15, 48In our series we have arbitrarily set 15 per cent as the critical level. 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