The nurse is working with a group of senior citizens in helping ...

[stephzh]

The nurse is working with a group of senior citizens in helping them develop weight loss goals. The seniors are surprised to learn that traditional heightweight calculations to determine ideal body weight have now been replaced by what?
 
  A) Body mass index C) Desirable weight chart
  B) Basal metabolic rate D) Kilogram/meter calculations

Question 2

During a staff meeting at a community clinic, the nurse suggests a change in patient educational materials from the U.S. Dietary Recommendations to the Health Eating Pyramid.
 
  She made this recommendation based on the fact that the researchers who developed the program recommended the changes to: 1. Reduce the risk of premature cardiac disease, type 2 diabetes, and colon cancer.
   2. Provide a more convenient program for global health improvement.
   3. Stress the importance of diet alone to improve health.
   4. Eliminate plant oils from the diet to lower cholesterol.

[iman]

Answer to Question 1

A
Feedback:
In the clinical setting, BMI has replaced traditional heightweight calculations of ideal or desirable body weight.

Answer to Question 2

1
Rationale: The nutrition researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health created the Healthy Eating Pyramid believing that modest changes in diet and fitness may reduce the risk of premature cardiac disease, type 2 diabetes, and colon cancer by 7090. Recommendations are made for changes in the American diet. The program emphasizes daily intake of whole grains, plant oils, and vegetables.

[stephzh]

Both answers were spot on, thank you once again

[iman]

Great! Please up vote