**2.2 Anthropometry and body composition**

The nutritional status can be evaluated through objective methods, such as: anthropometry, body composition, biochemical parameters and dietary consumption; or subjective methods, such as: physical examination and subjective global assessment. Anthropometry involves obtaining measures of body size, their proportions and the relationship with standards that reflect the development of adult subjects. The most used measures are weight, height, circumferences and skinfolds (Almeida et al., 2010; Silva et al., 2008b; Silva et al., 2008c; Stanich et al., 2004; Kasarskis et al., 1996; Slowie et al., 1983).
