An obese client is being seen at the healthcare facility. To reduce risk for various chronic diseases, the client is instructed to go on a diet to reduce weight

Question

Which criteria should the nurse inform the client to look for in the diet plan before the client starts a diet? A) It eliminates the use of all forms of fat and oils from the diet.
B) It promotes not more than 1 to 2 pounds of weight loss in a week's time.
C) It encourages the use of pills and potions to meet nutritional requirements.
D) It restricts any form of snacking between the meals.

Answer 1

B
Feedback:
The nurse should instruct the obese client to look for a weight loss diet program that does not promote more than 1 to 2 pounds of weight loss per week. Greater amounts of weight loss equate with loss of lean tissue and water, not true loss of fat, which is the actual goal. The diet should include food from each major food group. Fats and oils should not be eliminated completely from the diet. The diet should use food, and not pills and potions, to meet the nutritional requirements. A good diet plan should allow nutritious snacking.