Mrs. Charlette came in today to go over a visit for her obesity diagnosis. The provider wants you to discuss the food pyramid with the patient and how it will help her with her new diagnosis. Explain how you would approach this and how would you help the patient to understand the importance of compliance with the food pyramid.

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Mrs. Charlette came in today to go over a visit for her obesity diagnosis. The provider wants you to discuss the food pyramid with the patient and how it will help her with her new diagnosis. Explain how you would approach this and how would you help the patient to understand the importance of compliance with the food pyramid.
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A food pyramid is a distribution of food according to the nutrients available. How many calories are provided by the food items is also assessed and food items are placed accordingly.

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