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What would be an effective counseling strategy for someone in the precontemplation stage of change?

According to the motivational nutrition counseling algorith, which of the following would you not tell or ask a client in the involving phase?

Harold has been referred to you for nutrition counseling. In his referral, Harold’s doctor has sent the following information, including a summary of Harold’s typical diet. Patient information: Age: 40 years Height: 6 ft 1 inches Weight: 240 pounds BMI: 31.7 (obese) Social: Patient lives in Anchorage with wife and 2 kids (ages 10 and 14) Works as an accountant Family history of diabetes, heart disease. Paternal grandfather died of colon cancer at age 44. Non-smoker Labs: HbA1c: 7.9 (elevated) Total cholesterol: 245 (elevated) HDL cholesterol: 24 (low) Typical Diet: Breakfast: 2 cups coffee with cream and sugar, bowl of cereal (fruit loops or honey nut cheerios), banana Lunch: Drive-through burger or chicken sandwich and fries, diet soda.  Dinner: meals usually include a carbohydrate, a meat, and some kind of cooked vegetable (for example, spaghetti with meatballs and cooked broccoli); diet soda or water to drink Evening snack: patient likes to snack on something sweet before bed (cookies, ice cream, etc) You have greeted Harold, and told him a little bit about what he can expect from nutrition counseling, and are ready to move into a nutrition interview. Now, what are five questions you might ask Harold?

Jaguars and leopards are top carnivores of which biome?

Arctic winds blowing over Great Lakes bring moisture as snow to Buffalo New York. This is the lake effect.

The number of different alleles would be part of 

The division of the ocean that regards open water is the benthic division.

The land heating more rapidly than the waters of the Indian Ocean causes warm air to rise, and cooler air replacing it, creating

In a temperate deciduous forest the layer that receives the most sunlight is called 

The sun’s rays are more direct at the poles than at the equator.