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WGU NUTRITION D440 EXAM (updated
2025) Questions & Answers | Latest
Already Graded A+ UPDATE 2025|2026
What two work together? - (ANSWER)Calcium and vitamin D
Calcium deficiency can cause what? - (ANSWER)Rickets, osteoporosis, chvostek's
sign, trousseau's sign
Foods high in calcium - (ANSWER)Milk and milk products, orange juice, salmon,
sardines, soybeans, tofu, collard greens, beets, kale, broccoli, cream of wheat
Food sources of phosphorous - (ANSWER)High protein food like milk, yogurt,
cheese, eggs, meat, and fish
High sodium= - (ANSWER)Low potassium
Avoid what while increasing sodium? - (ANSWER)k+ foods
Food sources of potassium - (ANSWER)Bananas, oranges, dried prunes, sweet
potatoes, spinach, avocado, raisins, milk, yogurt, beans, clams, halibut and kidney
beans
Food sources of magnesium - (ANSWER)Nuts, soybeans, legumes, whole grains,
cocoa, spinach, oats
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Low Sodium (Hyponatremia) is seen in patients with - (ANSWER)Kidney disease,
adrenal crisis, heart failure, diuretics
Foods high in sodium - (ANSWER)Processed foods, fast food, junk, packaged
food, and dressing and condiments
What increases iron absorption? - (ANSWER)Vitamin C
Sources of iron - (ANSWER)Liver, pork, chicken, beef, enriched grains, dark green
leafy veg, oysters, soybeans, tofu, molasses
Food sources for folate vitamin B9 - (ANSWER)Asparagus, edamame, spinach,
orange juice, chicken and turkey liver, chickpeas, garbanzo beans, legumes,
YOGURT, ready to eat Quaker cereals
Iodine deficiencies are - (ANSWER)Goiter, cretinism, and hypothyroidism
Sources of iodine - (ANSWER)Seafood, seaweed, shellfish and table salt
Food sources of zinc - (ANSWER)Seafood, lobsters, oysters, crabs, meat, yogurt,
soybeans, legumes, whole grains
Vitamin A is for - (ANSWER)Apricots and orange foods. It is retinol for vision
WGU NUTRITION D440 EXAM (updated
2025) Questions & Answers | Latest
Already Graded A+ UPDATE 2025|2026
What two work together? - (ANSWER)Calcium and vitamin D
Calcium deficiency can cause what? - (ANSWER)Rickets, osteoporosis, chvostek's
sign, trousseau's sign
Foods high in calcium - (ANSWER)Milk and milk products, orange juice, salmon,
sardines, soybeans, tofu, collard greens, beets, kale, broccoli, cream of wheat
Food sources of phosphorous - (ANSWER)High protein food like milk, yogurt,
cheese, eggs, meat, and fish
High sodium= - (ANSWER)Low potassium
Avoid what while increasing sodium? - (ANSWER)k+ foods
Food sources of potassium - (ANSWER)Bananas, oranges, dried prunes, sweet
potatoes, spinach, avocado, raisins, milk, yogurt, beans, clams, halibut and kidney
beans
Food sources of magnesium - (ANSWER)Nuts, soybeans, legumes, whole grains,
cocoa, spinach, oats
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Low Sodium (Hyponatremia) is seen in patients with - (ANSWER)Kidney disease,
adrenal crisis, heart failure, diuretics
Foods high in sodium - (ANSWER)Processed foods, fast food, junk, packaged
food, and dressing and condiments
What increases iron absorption? - (ANSWER)Vitamin C
Sources of iron - (ANSWER)Liver, pork, chicken, beef, enriched grains, dark green
leafy veg, oysters, soybeans, tofu, molasses
Food sources for folate vitamin B9 - (ANSWER)Asparagus, edamame, spinach,
orange juice, chicken and turkey liver, chickpeas, garbanzo beans, legumes,
YOGURT, ready to eat Quaker cereals
Iodine deficiencies are - (ANSWER)Goiter, cretinism, and hypothyroidism
Sources of iodine - (ANSWER)Seafood, seaweed, shellfish and table salt
Food sources of zinc - (ANSWER)Seafood, lobsters, oysters, crabs, meat, yogurt,
soybeans, legumes, whole grains
Vitamin A is for - (ANSWER)Apricots and orange foods. It is retinol for vision
