A client is at the clinic for a routine checkup. The nurse is asked how much time would have to be devoted to an exercise program to lose some weight. Which of the following is the best response to this client's question?
A) Just increase the intensity of the activity the client is already doing.
B) Exercise at least 300 minutes/week and adjust diet.
C) Increase energy expenditure by 2500 or more calories per week.
D) Reduce daily calorie intake by 350 cal/day to lose a pound a week.
B
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For additional and more extensive health benefits, adults should increase their aerobic physical activity to 300 minutes/week of moderate intensity. Adjusting the diet to eliminate 500 cal/day should result in a loss of a pound per week.
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