A nurse is caring for a client with heart disease as a result of low levels of high-density lipoproteins. What suggestion should the nurse offer the client to increase the levels of high-density lipoproteins?
A) Eat a diet high in carbohydrates.
B) Strictly avoid alcohol.
C) Exercise regularly.
D) Eat a diet high in trans fat acids.
C
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The nurse should suggest that the client exercise regularly, lose weight, stop smoking, and consume moderate amounts of alcohol to increase the levels of high-density lipoproteins. Eating a diet high in carbohydrates or trans fat acids will not increase the levels of high-density lipoproteins. Moderate alcohol consumption can help raise the levels of high-density lipoproteins, so the nurse need not instruct the client to strictly avoid alcohol consumption.
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