What is the optimal length of weight management therapy for Jamey?
What will be an ideal response?
• Nutrition counseling should include goal-setting, self-monitoring, stimulus control, problem-solving, contingency management, cognitive restricting, use of incentives and rewards, and social supports
• MNT should last at least 3 months or until initial weight-management goals are achieved
• Weight control is often a life-long condition and it is critical that a weight management plan be implemented after the intensive phase of treatment
• More contact between the patient and RD may lead to more successful weight loss and maintenance
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What will be an ideal response?
An increase in exercise accompanied by a decrease in body weight is an example of a ____
a. variable effect
b. positive correlation
c. negative correlation
d. randomization effect
e. placebo effect
Your Asian-American, female client is 25 years old, weighs 110 pounds, and is 61 inches tall. According to the Harris-Benedict equation, her REE (in kcal/day) is:
a. 1296. b. 1414. c. 1531. d. 1741.
What screening method is used for type 2 diabetes?
a. Fasting plasma glucose b. Non-fasting blood glucose c. Two-hour oral glucose tolerance test d. None of the above