A nurse is planning to present a lecture/discussion on health maintenance to adolescents in their high school health class. The nurse will include in the presentation information about which of the following? (Select all that apply.)
1. Limiting refined sugar and high fatintake
2. Including two to three servings ofdairy products daily to enhance bone formation
3. Resources for treatment of eatingdisorders for all adolescents
4. Type 2 diabetes mellitus and insulinresistance
5. The importance of decreasingcalcium intake once full adult height is achieved
Answer:1,2
Rationale: A general presentation should focus on normal expected behaviors for health promotion such as limiting refined-sugar intake and including dairy in the diet.Discussing eating disorders and diabetes mellitus is not appropriate for health-promotion activities.Decreasing calcium would not be a recommendation for teenagers.
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