Nutrition intervention

Nutrition intervention, the third step of  the nutrition care process, is a specific set of activities and associated materials used  to address the problem identified in tlie step above.  Nutrition  interventions  are  purposefully planned actions, designed with the intent of changing a nutrition-related behaviour, risk factor, environmental condition, or aspects of  health status for an individual, target group or the community at large. This step involves a)  selecting b) planning, and c)  implementing appropriate actions to meet patient's/clients/groups  nutrition needs. The selection of nutrition intervention is influenced by nutrition diagnosis and provides  the basis upon which outcomes are measured and  evaluated.