indirect evidence e.g. loose clothes, comments by family members, old photographs
diet:
intake, both normal and recent change
components
consistency
frequency
energy output:
level of activity
fever
vomiting
diarrhoea
functional capacity for feeding e.g. disability resulting in difficulty with feeding. This is a broad spectrum, and should include obvious problems such as the loss of the use of an arm, and less obvious problems such as confusion.
gastrointestinal symptoms which might be affecting intake or efficient use of diet e.g. malabsorptive symptoms, pancreatic dysfunction
psychological symptoms or states altering intake / activity:
fear
anxiety
anorexia
general systemic symptoms possibly indicating an individual dietary deficiency:
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