A nurse is helping a client design a weight-loss diet. To lose ...

[Jramos095]

A nurse is helping a client design a weight-loss diet. To lose one pound of fat (3,500 calories) per week, how many calories should be decreased each day?
 
  A) 100
  B) 250
  C) 500
  D) 1,000

Question 2

Which client will have an increased metabolic rate and require nutritional interventions?
 
  A) A healthy young adult who works in an office
  B) A retired person living in a temperate climate
  C) A person with a serious infection and fever
  D) An older, sedentary adult with painful joints

[samiel-sayed]

Answer to Question 1

Ans: C
One pound of body fat equals about 3,500 calories. To gain or lose one pound in a week, daily calorie intake should be reduced by 500 calories per day (3,500 calories divided by 7 = 500 calories per day).

Answer to Question 2

Ans: C
Factors that increase metabolic rate include growth, infections, fever, emotional tension, extreme environmental temperatures, and elevated levels of some hormones. Aging, prolonged fasting, and sleep decrease metabolic rate.