A nurse is designing a community education program to meet the Healthy People 2020 objectives for nutrition and weight status. What information about these goals does the nurse use to plan this event? (Select all that apply.)

Question

a. Decrease the amount of fruit to 1.1 cups/1000 calories.
b. Increase the amount of vegetables to 1.1 cups/1000 calories.
c. Increase the number of adults at a healthy weight by 25%.
d. Reduce the number of adults who are obese by 10%.
e. Reduce the consumption of saturated fat by nearly 10%.

Answer 1

ANS: B, D, E
Some of the goals in this initiative include increasing fruit consumption to 0.9 cups/1000 calories, increasing vegetable intake to 1.1 cups/1000 calories, increasing the number of people at a healthy weight by 10%, decreasing the number of adults who are obese by 10%, and reducing the consumption of saturated fats by 9.5%.