This document provides an overview of Module 1 of the Advance Nutrition Practicals course taught by Assistant Professor Deepika Shrestha in the Department of Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics. The module focuses on assessing nutritional status through reliable and valid measurements of weight, height, BMI, and various circumference measurements in adults and children. Key topics covered include calculating z-scores and interpreting indicators of wasting, stunting, underweight, and malnutrition by using WHO reference standards and software tools. The assessments and calculations are applicable to evaluating nutritional status in both children and adults.