Health Promotion and MaintenanceQuestion 849 of 2368
A nurse teaches the parents of an overweight 8-year-old. Which goal is appropriate for most children?
- Achieve rapid weight loss within one month
- Allow height to catch up with weight as the child grows
- Remove all carbohydrates from meals
- Reduce meals so the child eats very little at dinner
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Correct answer: Allow height to catch up with weight as the child grows
For most children the goal is not weight loss. Rapid weight loss risks deficiencies and stunted growth.
Source: Nursing Health Promotion (Open RN, Chippewa Valley Technical College, 2025), Healthy Diets: Dietary Recommendations for Children and Adolescents. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
Practice the topic "Health Promotion and Maintenance"Questions last reviewed: 18 October 2026