If a client is overweight or obese, setting the goal of reaching the "ideal" weight may be very hard to accomplish. To achieve health benefits from weight loss, how much weight does an individual actually have to lose?
A) Health benefits occur only when ideal body weight is achieved.
B) Health benefits do not always occur, even if weight loss is significant, if obesity is chronic.
C) Health benefits can be realized with only a modest weight loss.
D) Health benefits cannot be measured.
C
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A modest weight loss of 5% to 10% of usual body weight is associated with significant improvements in blood pressure, cholesterol and plasma lipid levels, and blood glucose levels.
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