Department of Nutrition and Dietetics - Anthropometry Laboratory

I am Tuğçe Bulmuş Tüccar, lecturer at Yuksek Ihtisas University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Nutrition and Dietetics. One of the application laboratories of the Department of Nutrition and Dietetics of Yuksek Ihtisas University is the Anthropometry Laboratory. It is the application laboratory for the course Nutrition Problems in the Society and Epidemiology.
Determination of nutritional status in the community is important in promotion, improvement and monitoring of health. In this laboratory, it is aimed to teach and apply the methods used to determine the nutritional status of individuals from different age groups. Our students are taught practical skills regarding circumference-diameter measurements in accordance with the latest measurement techniques to assess skinfold thickness, evaluation of muscle strength and body composition. Together with our students, we continue our studies in light of current and scientific developments in our well-equipped laboratories. If you want to be part of this training, we welcome you to the Department of Nutrition and Dietetics of Yuksek Ihtisas University. We cannot wait to meet you!