The nurse is instructing a client diagnosed with mild heart failure on dietary modifications. Which of the following client statements indicates that the instruction has been effective?
1. "I will avoid green beans."
2. "I will avoid orange juice."
3. "I will avoid soy sauce."
4. "I will avoid apple sauce."
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Soy sauce is a high-sodium food choice; all the other choices are low sodium. Treatment for mild symptoms of heart failure includes dietary restriction of salt.
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