In your role as a school nurse, you are working with a female high school junior whose BMI is 31 . When planning this girls care, you should identify what goal?

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A BMI of 31 is considered clinically obese; dietary and exercise modifications would be indicated. People who have a BMI lower than 24 (or who are $80 \%$ or less of their desirable body weight for height) are at increased risk for problems associated with poor nutritional status. Those who have a BMI of 25 to 29.9 are considered overweight; those with a BMI of 30 or greater are considered to be obese.

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