A client tells the nurse during the nutritional assessment that she tries to keep her fat intake at less than 15% of her total caloric intake per day, and the nurse responds:
a. "That is admirable; how do you accomplish fat intake that low on a daily basis?"
b. "Eating fat is essential for good health, and you should consume about 40% of your fats as monounsaturated fat."
c. "Limiting fat prevents some diseases, but your fat intake is much lower than recommended."
d. "If you wanted to try and bring your fat intake down further, you might want to eliminate eating fast foods."
ANS: C
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