In your role as a school nurse, you are working with a female high school junior whose BMI is 31. When planning this girl's care, you should identify what goal?
A) Continuation of current diet and activity level
B) Increase in exercise and reduction in calorie intake
C) Possible referral to an eating disorder clinic
D) Increase in daily calorie intake
Ans: B
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A BMI of 31 is considered clinically obese; dietary and exercise modifications would be indicated. People who have a BMI lower than 24 (or who are 80% or less of their desirable body weight for height) are at increased risk for problems associated with poor nutritional status. Those who have a BMI of 25 to 29.9 are considered overweight; those with a BMI of 30 or greater are considered to be obese.
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