A 70-year-old woman complains, I weigh exactly the same as I did when I wore a size 10 and now I can barely squeeze into a size 16. Which statement by the nurse would most correctly explain the size change to the woman?
A) Metabolism in the older adult creates increased adipose tissue.
B) Postmenopausal women gain adipose tissue related to loss of calcium.
C) Decrease in muscle mass is replaced with adipose tissue.
D) Kyphosis causes a redistribution of weight.
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