A nursing instructor is teaching a class on osteoporosis. Which comment by a student regarding the risk factors for osteoporosis would indicate to the nursing instructor that further teaching is needed? (Select all that apply.)
a. Smoking d. Active lifestyle
b. Regular alcohol use e. Excessive sugar in-take
c. Being an African American woman f. Insufficient dietary potassium
C, D, E, F
Further teaching is needed if the students responded being an African American woman, active lifestyle, excessive sugar intake, or insufficient dietary potassium. The risk factors for osteoporosis include smoking, regular alcohol use, being a Caucasian woman, sedentary lifestyle, excessive salt intake, and insufficient dietary calcium.
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