What is the best response by the nurse when the obese mother of an obese child asks if she passed on the gene for obesity to her child?
A) "Obesity is due to multiple factors, including heredity."
B) "Obesity is only due to behavioral factors."
C) "Only Environmental factors cause obesity."
D) "Only Lifestyle factors cause obesity."
A) "Obesity is due to multiple factors, including heredity."
Explanation: A) Obesity arises from multiple genetic, behavioral, metabolic, environmental, and socioeconomic factors. These factors are also associated with the development of a physically inactive and sedentary lifestyle.
B) This response is not correct because it only addresses the behavioral cause of obesity, which is a multifactorial disorder.
C) This response is not correct because it only addresses the environmental cause of obesity, which is a multifactorial disorder.
D) This response is not correct because it only addresses the lifestyle cause of obesity, which is a multifactorial disorder.
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