Food Label Reading. 1  Serving Size: This is the amount of food that people should eat for 1 serving. It is written in cups or ounces and also in metric, such as grams (gm) or milliliters (mL). It is important to remember that serving size means the cooked, ready-to-eat part of the food.
hypoalbuminemia. [- 1 alboÌoÌâ²minÄâ²mÄÂ·É] 2  a condition of abnormally low levels of albumin in the blood. It may occur in celiac disease, tropical sprue, malnutrition, and some forms of liver or kidney impairment. Also spelled hypoalbuminaemia.
Albumin is synthesized in the liver, and low serum albumin may be indicative of liver failure or diseases such as cirrhosis or chronic hepatitis. Hypoalbuminemia can also present as part of the nephrotic syndrome, in which protein is lost in the urine due to kidney damage.Low albumin levels can be an indicator of chronic malnutrition or protein losing enteropathy. Hypoalbuminemia may cause generalized edema (swelling) via a decrease in oncotic pressure.The serum albumin level is part of a standard panel of liver function tests.ypoalbuminemia can also present as part of the nephrotic syndrome, in which protein is lost in the urine due to kidney damage. Low albumin levels can be an indicator of chronic malnutrition or protein losing enteropathy. Hypoalbuminemia may cause generalized edema (swelling) via a decrease in oncotic pressure.