WGU Nutrition D440:2025 Full Study Guide with
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Vitamin B12 (cobalamin) sources - ANSWER -beef liver, chicken,
fish, peanuts, tuna, wheats, total whole grain cereal, kelloggs cereal
A mechanical soft diet is for - ANSWER -Patients who lack teeth
Constipation diet - ANSWER -Increase fiber and fluid intake
Refeeding syndrome diet - ANSWER -High carbs, can cause sudden
drop in phosphate levels
Cancer diet - ANSWER -High protein and calorie, encourage to eat
every two hours small meals, add butter oils or condiments to meals
for higher calories
Osteoporosis diet - ANSWER -Increase calcium and vitamin d
Respiratory conditions diet - ANSWER -High protein, iron and
vitamin C
Gout and kidney stone diet - ANSWER -Low purine diet, low sodium,
increased water, and limit vitamin C.
Foods high in purine - ANSWER -Shellfish, shrimp, lobster, organ
meats, liver, anchovies, herring, mackerel, sardines, scallops, wild
game, goose, sweet bread
Acute kidney injury diet - ANSWER -Limit protein, low potassium
Glomerulonephritis diet - ANSWER -Sodium restriction, decreased
protein and fluids, and increase carbs
Where does glomerulonephritis come from? - ANSWER -Untreated
strep throat
High cholesterol/cardiac diet - ANSWER -Increase soluble fiber, eat
fish twice a week, limit red meat
Cardiac diet (HTN, HF, and CAD) - ANSWER -Sodium restricted,
cholesterol controlled so low, restrict sodium
pg. 1
,High in cholesterol foods - ANSWER -Shrimp, eel, sardines, egg yolk
Low in cholesterol foods - ANSWER -Mackerel, salmon, trout, and
scallops
High fiber fruits - ANSWER -Apples, raspberries, prunes
Vitamin D food sources - ANSWER -Fatty fish, milk, soy milk,
sunlight
Vitamin E Foods - ANSWER -Vegetable oils, dried apricots, spinach
and turnips, almond and hazelnuts, and extra virgin olive oil
Mediterranean diet - ANSWER -Limits red meats, lots of olive oils,
moderate red wine, Whole Food heavy
15 grams of carbs - ANSWER -1 serving of carbs
Kidney is associated with - ANSWER -Potassium always
Paleo diet - ANSWER -No dairy, grains, legumes, refined sugar;
potatoes processed foods and salt
Lactovegan - ANSWER -Only dairy
Ovo vegan - ANSWER -Can eat eggs
Lacto ovo vegan - ANSWER -Eats eggs and milk
Neutropenic diet - ANSWER -Avoids salad bars, take outs, and easy
and peel fruits and veggies
NG - ANSWER -Nasogastric
NG tube is for how long? - ANSWER -Less than 4 weeks
NG/PEG methods of administration - ANSWER -Continuous, cyclic,
intermittent, and bolus
NG/Peg is - ANSWER -Enteral feeding
NG/PEG is when the gi tract - ANSWER -Is functioning
What two work together? - ANSWER -Calcium and vitamin D
pg. 2
, 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
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
pg. 3
Questions and Correct Answers||Latest
Version!!!!GRADED A+
Vitamin B12 (cobalamin) sources - ANSWER -beef liver, chicken,
fish, peanuts, tuna, wheats, total whole grain cereal, kelloggs cereal
A mechanical soft diet is for - ANSWER -Patients who lack teeth
Constipation diet - ANSWER -Increase fiber and fluid intake
Refeeding syndrome diet - ANSWER -High carbs, can cause sudden
drop in phosphate levels
Cancer diet - ANSWER -High protein and calorie, encourage to eat
every two hours small meals, add butter oils or condiments to meals
for higher calories
Osteoporosis diet - ANSWER -Increase calcium and vitamin d
Respiratory conditions diet - ANSWER -High protein, iron and
vitamin C
Gout and kidney stone diet - ANSWER -Low purine diet, low sodium,
increased water, and limit vitamin C.
Foods high in purine - ANSWER -Shellfish, shrimp, lobster, organ
meats, liver, anchovies, herring, mackerel, sardines, scallops, wild
game, goose, sweet bread
Acute kidney injury diet - ANSWER -Limit protein, low potassium
Glomerulonephritis diet - ANSWER -Sodium restriction, decreased
protein and fluids, and increase carbs
Where does glomerulonephritis come from? - ANSWER -Untreated
strep throat
High cholesterol/cardiac diet - ANSWER -Increase soluble fiber, eat
fish twice a week, limit red meat
Cardiac diet (HTN, HF, and CAD) - ANSWER -Sodium restricted,
cholesterol controlled so low, restrict sodium
pg. 1
,High in cholesterol foods - ANSWER -Shrimp, eel, sardines, egg yolk
Low in cholesterol foods - ANSWER -Mackerel, salmon, trout, and
scallops
High fiber fruits - ANSWER -Apples, raspberries, prunes
Vitamin D food sources - ANSWER -Fatty fish, milk, soy milk,
sunlight
Vitamin E Foods - ANSWER -Vegetable oils, dried apricots, spinach
and turnips, almond and hazelnuts, and extra virgin olive oil
Mediterranean diet - ANSWER -Limits red meats, lots of olive oils,
moderate red wine, Whole Food heavy
15 grams of carbs - ANSWER -1 serving of carbs
Kidney is associated with - ANSWER -Potassium always
Paleo diet - ANSWER -No dairy, grains, legumes, refined sugar;
potatoes processed foods and salt
Lactovegan - ANSWER -Only dairy
Ovo vegan - ANSWER -Can eat eggs
Lacto ovo vegan - ANSWER -Eats eggs and milk
Neutropenic diet - ANSWER -Avoids salad bars, take outs, and easy
and peel fruits and veggies
NG - ANSWER -Nasogastric
NG tube is for how long? - ANSWER -Less than 4 weeks
NG/PEG methods of administration - ANSWER -Continuous, cyclic,
intermittent, and bolus
NG/Peg is - ANSWER -Enteral feeding
NG/PEG is when the gi tract - ANSWER -Is functioning
What two work together? - ANSWER -Calcium and vitamin D
pg. 2
, 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
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
pg. 3
