What is the best response by the nurse when the obese mother of an obese child asks if she passed on the gene for obesity to her child?
A) "Obesity is due to multiple factors, including heredity."
B) "Obesity is only due to behavioral factors."
C) "Only Environmental factors cause obesity."
D) "Only Lifestyle factors cause obesity."

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Obesity is influenced by a combination of genetic, environmental, and lifestyle factors. Heredity can play a role in a person's predisposition to obesity.

What Is the Best Response by the Nurse When the Obese