NUTRITION WGU EAQ QUESTIONS VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

NUTRITION WGU EAQ
QUESTIONS VERIFIED
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
DisciplineAthatAappliesAnutritionAscienceAtoApromoteAhumanAhealthAandAtreatAdiseaseA-
ACORRECTAANSWER-Dietetics



AnAolderAwomanAisAaskingAwhichAspecialAnutrientAshouldAsheAconsumeAasAsheAages?AWhichAnutri
entAorAfoodAisAimportantAtoAincludeAinAherAmenuAplan?A-ACORRECTAANSWER-
FoodAfortifiedAwithAvitaminAB12

TheAnurseAisAupdatingAteachingAmaterialAtoAmatchA2010AdietaryAreferenceADRIsAwhichAnutrientAD
RIsAwereAincreasedAtoApromoteAboneAhealth?A-ACORRECTAANSWER-CalciumAandAVitaminAD

AnAolderApatientAwithAheartAfailureAisArecievingAmenuAoptionsAandAwantsAtoAreduceAsodiumAintak
e.AWhatAisAtheArecommendedAsodiumAintake?A-ACORRECTAANSWER-1500Amg/day

WhatAisAtheArecommendationAforA"ChooseAMyPlate'sA10ATipsAforAaAGreatAPlate?"A-
ACORRECTAANSWER-MakeAhalfAyourAgrainsAwholeAgrains



ToAsustainAlife,AtheAnutrientsAinAfoodAmustAperformAwhichAfunctionAinAtheAbody?ASelectAAllAthatAap
ply.A-ACORRECTAANSWER-BuildAtissueA

ProvideAEnergyA

RegulateAmetabolicAprocesses

WhichApieceAofAinformationAdoesAdoesAMyPlateAfoodAguidelinesAuseAtoAcreateAaApersonalizedAfoo
dAplanA-ACORRECTAANSWER-Age,AHeight,ASex,AWeight

WhichAresourceAisAbestAforAdeterminingAoptimalAcarbohydrateAconsumptionAforAaAyoungAadult?A-
ACORRECTAANSWER-DietaryAReferenceAIntakeA(DRI)



WhatApercentageAofAkilocaloriesAisAtheAmaxArecommendedAintakeAofAproteinAasApartAofAwholeAdie
t?A-ACORRECTAANSWER-10-35Apercent

WhichAdietaryAreferenceA(DRI)ApanelAwasAdevelopedAbyAtheAfooAandAnutritionAboardAofAtheAinstitu
teAofAmedicineAtoAexamineAtheAbenefitsAofAnutritionAandAhazardsAofAconsumingAtooAmuchAofAaAnu
trient?A-ACORRECTAANSWER-antioxidents

traceAelements

folateAandABAvitamins

,WhenAusingAMyPlate,AparticipantsAareAprovidedAaArecommendationAofAservingAamountsAfromAeac
hAfoodAgroup.AWhatAotherAinformationAcanAanAindividualAexpectAinAtheArecommendation?A-
ACORRECTAANSWER-CalorieAintake



WhatAfoodAgroupsAareAincludedAinAtheAMyPlateAvisualApattern?A-ACORRECTAANSWER-Dairy

GrainsA

Veggies

TheAnurseAisAhelpingAanAoverweightAadultAwithAmenuAoptions.AWhichAfatsAshouldAbeAlimitedAtoAle
ssAthanA10ApercentAofAoverallAkilocaloriesAconsumed?A-ACORRECTAANSWER-saturatedAfats

WhoAestablishesAtheArecommendedAdietaryAallowancesA(RDAs)A-ACORRECTAANSWER-
AAexpertApanelAofAnutritionalAscientists

WhichAresourceAprovidesAnursesAwithAtheAmostAcurrentAscientificAandAmedicalAresearchAnutritionA
available?A-ACORRECTAANSWER-NutritionAEvidenceALibraryA(NEL)

AAnurseAisApreparingAanAeducationalAprogramAonAfoodAlabels?AOnAwhatAisAtheAnutritionalAinfoAonA
aAfoodAlabelAbased?A-ACORRECTAANSWER-DailyAValues

WhichAfoodAnutrientAisAmostAnutrientAdenseA-ACORRECTAANSWER-oranges

WhichAprovidesAanAessentialAbaseAforAallAmetabolicAprocessesA-ACORRECTAANSWER-Water

WhichAareAtheApreferredAreferenceAvaluesAforAevaluatingAdietsAinAhealthyApeopleA-
ACORRECTAANSWER-DietaryAreferenceAintakes



TheAnurseAisAhelpingAaAgroupAofApatientsAunderstandAchangesAwithAaging.AAtAwhatAageAdoAnutrien
tArequirementsAchange?A-ACORRECTAANSWER-50Ayears

WhichAenergyAsourceAprovidesAhighestAenergyAvalueA-ACORRECTAANSWER-Fats

WhichAnutrientAprovidesA9AkcalAofAenergyAperAgramA-ACORRECTAANSWER-lipidAorAfats

WhichArecommendationApromotesAhealthAbyAsuggestingAenergyAintakeAlevelsAforAmaintainingAbo
dyAweightAwithAspecificAage,Asex,Aheight,Aweight,AandAphysicalAactivityAcategories?A-
ACORRECTAANSWER-EstimatedAenergyArequirement



InternationalAunitAofAmeasureAforAenergyA-ACORRECTAANSWER-JouleA(J)

WhenAreadingAtheAfactAlabelAforAaAnutritionalAproduct,AwhichAexpressionAofAenergyAisAcommonlyA
usedAaroundAtheAworldA-ACORRECTAANSWER-Kilojoules

DuringAwhichAstageAofAlifeAdoesAwomenAstoreAmoreAfatA-ACORRECTAANSWER-Pregnancy

, WhenAfoodAisAnotAavailable,AsuchAasAduringAsleep,AtheAbodyAdrawsAfromAit'sAstoredAenergyAWhichA
storedAenergyAsourceAisAresponsibleAforAmaintainingAnormalAglucoseAlevelsAduringAsleepA-
ACORRECTAANSWER-Glycogen



MostAkilocaloriesAfromAfruitAcomeAfromAwhichAfoodAcategoryA-ACORRECTAANSWER-Carbohydrates

WhichAstatementAbyAtheApatientAdemonstratesAthatAtheyAunderstandAtheAconceptAofAaAhealthyAw
eightArange?A-ACORRECTAANSWER-BMIAofA24

WhichAstepAhelpsAtoAmaintainAenergyAbalanceAinAtheAbodyA-ACORRECTAANSWER-
EnsureAtheAfoodAenergyAintakeAmatchesAbodyAenergyAoutputAasAanAaverageAoverAtime

WhichAenergyArequirementAisAknownAasAaAthermalAeffectAofAfoodA-ACORRECTAANSWER-
TheAenergyArequiredAforAtheAprocessesAofAdigestion,Aabsorption,AandAtransportationAofAnutrientsA
toAtheAcells

WhichAfoodAcategoryAisAcategorizedAasAenergyAdenseAfoodA-ACORRECTAANSWER-friedAmeat

WhichAformAofAenergyAisArequiredAforAinvoluntaryAfunctionsAlikeAbrainAandAnerveAactivitiesA-
ACORRECTAANSWER-ElectricalAenergy



WhenArefferingAtoAbodyAenergy,AwhichAstatementAisAassociatedAwithAenergyAunitAmeasurementsA-
ACORRECTAANSWER-kilojoulesAareAcommonlyAusedAonAfoodAlabels.



AAclinicianAisAmeasuringAanAathlete'sAbasalAenergyAexpenditureA(BEE)AWhichAfactorAshouldAtheAcli
nicianAconsiderAthatAcontributesAmoreAtoABEEA-ACORRECTAANSWER-leanAbodyAmass

AAclinicianAisAmeasuringAanAathlete'sAbasalAenergyAexpenditureA(BEE)AbeforeAaAsportingAeventAWhi
chAmethodAdoesAtheAclinicianAuseAforAhighAdegreeAofAaccuracyA-ACORRECTAANSWER-
ventilatedAblood

WhichAareaAofAtheAbodyAprovidesAunlimitedAfatAstorageA-ACORRECTAANSWER-adiposeAtissue

WhatAsubstanceAwouldAtheAnurseArecommendAtheApatientAtoAuseAlookingAforAnutrientAdenseAfood
sA-ACORRECTAANSWER-DairyAsubstitues

WhenAcounselingAaApatientAwithAaAmetabolicAconditionAwhichAactivityAwouldAtheAnurseAexplainAus
esAtheAgreatestAamountAofAenergyAinAtheAbodyA-ACORRECTAANSWER-RespiratoryAeffort

BasalAmatabolicArate,AphysicalAactivity,AandAleanAmuscleAmassAareAincludedAinAwhichAcategoryAofAr
iskAforAobesityA-ACORRECTAANSWER-Physiologic

WhichAsaccharideAisAclassifiedAasAaAdisaccharide?A-ACORRECTAANSWER-Maltose

Sucrose