Assessment and Management of Patients with Obesity

Which statement by the nurse is most likely to help a morbidly obese 22-year-old man in losing weight on a 1000-calorie diet?

A. It will be necessary to change lifestyle habits permanently to maintain weight loss.

B. You will decrease your risk for future health problems such as diabetes by losing weight now.

C. You are likely to notice changes in how you feel with just a few weeks of diet and exercise.

D. Most of the weight that you lose during the first weeks of dieting is water weight rather than fat.

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