Jessica is 24 years old, weighs 234 pounds, and has just been diagnosed with hypertension. The physician prescribed a mild antihypertensive medication and asked you to help educate Jessica about lifestyle changes and behavior modification for weight loss. Which of the following would you include in your discussion?

A. Tell her to reduce her level of exercise so that she can eat less food safely
B. Advise her to eat slowly and have five or six small meals daily
C. Encourage her to restrict her diet to include only certain low-calorie foods
D. Tell her to reward herself for weight loss by eating her favorite foods
E. Advise the purchase of OTC weight-loss pills to accelerate weight loss


Answer: B

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