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Larkin School of Nursing BMI Calculation Discussion A 25-year-old woman is 65 inches (165 cm) tall and her weight is 300 pounds (136 kg). She works as a re

Larkin School of Nursing BMI Calculation Discussion A 25-year-old woman is 65 inches (165 cm) tall and her weight is 300 pounds (136 kg). She works as a receptionist in an office. Her evenings are spent watching television. She gets little to no exercise. She reports that she has been overweight ever since she was a little girl and has tried “every diet under the sun” and when she does diet, she loses some weight but gains it all back again.

1. Calculate her BMI.

2. How would you classify her obesity?

3. What are her risk factors for obesity?

What would be one of the first steps in helping her develop a plan to lose weight?

Please use citations and references list is needed.(APA)

Thanks.

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