The nurse is working with a client who needs to lose weight to try and lower his hypertension. The client wants to focus on individual nutrients and the nurse is trying to encourage him to look at eating whole "real" foods instead
Which of the following explanations can the nurse share with this client concerning this? A) It is likely several aspects of the diet lower blood pressure.
B) It is easier to design menu plans.
C) Focusing on individual nutrients is more time consuming.
D) It enables more use of prepared foods.
A
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Research has shown that eating whole "real" foods rather than individual nutrients was beneficial in lowering blood pressure. It is likely that several aspects of the diet and not just one nutrient or food lowered the blood pressure.
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