WGU NUTRITION D440 EXAM 2026 EXAM
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⫸ 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
⫸ 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
⫸ Food sources of vitamin a Answer: Fish oil, carrots, kale, spinach,
sweet potatoes, yams, pumpkins, melons, apricots, liver, egg yolks, and
butter, cream, milk
⫸ Vitamin K is for Answer: KALE
⫸ Vitamin k deficiency is Answer: Severe malabsorption disorders like
crohns
⫸ Sources of vitamin K Answer: Spinach, kale, collard greens, turnips,
mustard greens and beets
⫸ Vitamin C is Answer: SCURVY AND CITRUS FRUITS
⫸ Vitamin c increases Answer: Iron absorption
⫸ Vitamin c sources Answer: Citrus fruits, oranges, tomatoes, kiwis,
berries, lemons, pineapple, broccoli, yellow and green vegetables,
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⫸ 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
⫸ 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
⫸ Food sources of vitamin a Answer: Fish oil, carrots, kale, spinach,
sweet potatoes, yams, pumpkins, melons, apricots, liver, egg yolks, and
butter, cream, milk
⫸ Vitamin K is for Answer: KALE
⫸ Vitamin k deficiency is Answer: Severe malabsorption disorders like
crohns
⫸ Sources of vitamin K Answer: Spinach, kale, collard greens, turnips,
mustard greens and beets
⫸ Vitamin C is Answer: SCURVY AND CITRUS FRUITS
⫸ Vitamin c increases Answer: Iron absorption
⫸ Vitamin c sources Answer: Citrus fruits, oranges, tomatoes, kiwis,
berries, lemons, pineapple, broccoli, yellow and green vegetables,
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