UP.PT - Faculty of Nutrition and Food Sciences

This course aims for all participants to be able to obtain anthropometric measurements in accordance with the international standards for anthropometric assessment developed by ISAK.
General objectives:
- Understand the assumptions of anthropometry and its limitations as a tool for assessing body composition;
- Know how to analyze and be able to interpret the results obtained in the anthropometric assessment;
- Understand the importance of using a standardized international protocol and the technical error of intra-observer measurement;
- Acquire practical skills in measuring the 21 indicators (skinfolds, perimeters, diameters and basic measurements).

ISAK Certification - Level 1

Duration: 8h, in person.