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WGU C458 Health, Fitness and Wellness
Exam Questions & Verified Answers,
Updated 2026/2027 Edition, Western
Governors University
Comprehensive Examination Question Bank • In-Depth Rationales • Concept Mapping
TOTAL QUESTIONS EXAM TOPICS RATIONALES
318 Questions 11 Modules 100% Verified
DOCUMENT OVERVIEW
This document contains 318 verified questions with correct answers related to health, fitness, and wellness
concepts. It covers essential topics within the realm of health sciences, providing students with a
comprehensive resource for study and review. The material is suitable for exam preparation, course review,
and certification readiness.
EXAM BLUEPRINT & TOPIC DISTRIBUTION
Systematic breakdown of subject domains and exam coverage.
Topic Module Scope & Core Focus
Nutrition Explores the essential nutrients required for maintaining health and bodily functions.
Mental Health Discusses various mental health disorders and their impact on overall wellness.
Substance Use and Abuse Covers the effects, classifications, and health implications of various drugs and substances.
Stress and Adaptation Examines the body's response to stress and the concept of General Adaptation Syndrome.
Chronic Diseases Focuses on serious health problems, their causes, and management strategies.
Physical Fitness Explains the components of physical fitness and the benefits of regular exercise.
Public Health Looks at health promotion, disease prevention, and the role of public health initiatives.
Analyzes the effects of aging on health and the importance of maintaining wellness in older
Aging and Wellness adults.
Immunology Discusses the immune response, vaccination, and the role of immunity in health.
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Health Behavior Change Investigates strategies for promoting behavior change to improve health outcomes.
Chronic Mood Disorders Examines the characteristics and treatment of chronic mood disorders such as depression.
Total Exam Coverage 11 Integrated Topic Modules • 318 Examination Questions
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QUESTION 1
Nutrition
Correct Answer: Provides the body with the nutrients it needs to perform its daily tasks.
QUESTION 2
Undernutrition
Correct Answer: Implies that the individual is not getting enough nutrients. This can occur even if the person
is consuming more than enough calories.
QUESTION 3
Malnutrition
Correct Answer: An imbalance of proper nutrients.
QUESTION 4
Anorexia nervosa
Correct Answer: Literally means loss of appetite, but this is a misnomer: A person with this is hungry, but
denies the hunger because of an irrational fear of becoming fat. Self-starvation, food preoccupation and
rituals, compulsive exercising, and often an absence of menstrual cycles in women.
Untreated, can be fatal.
QUESTION 5
Bulimia
Correct Answer: Characterized by recurring periods of binge eating, during which large amounts of food are
consumed in a short period of time followed by purging (through self-induced vomiting, abuse of laxatives
and/or diuretics) or periods of fasting.
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QUESTION 6
Binge eating disorder (BED)
Correct Answer: Episodes of binge eating characterized by eating rapidly, eating large amounts of food even
when not feeling hungry, and feeling guilty or depressed after overeating.
QUESTION 7
Obesity
Correct Answer: 15 To 20 percent above normal weight. Poor dietary patterns; include increased intake of
sugars in sweetened soft drinks, foods, and meals of high energy, low nutrient density, and large portion
sizes. At risk for serious health problems such as type 2 diabetes, hypertension, heart disease, stroke, and
some types of cancer.
QUESTION 8
Minerals
Correct Answer: Inorganic material. Form body parts (teeth and bones), maintain acid-base neutrality,
regulate nerve impulses, osmotic pressure, and electrolyte balance.
QUESTION 9
Major minerals
Correct Answer: Needed by the body:
• calcium—milk, cheese, sardines, salmon, green vegetables
• phosphorus—milk, cheese, lean meat
• potassium—oranges, bananas, dried fruits
• sulfur—eggs, poultry, fish
• sodium—table salt, beef, eggs, cheese
• chloride—table salt, meat
• magnesium—green vegetables, whole grains.
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WGU C458 Health, Fitness and Wellness
Exam Questions & Verified Answers,
Updated 2026/2027 Edition, Western
Governors University
Comprehensive Examination Question Bank • In-Depth Rationales • Concept Mapping
TOTAL QUESTIONS EXAM TOPICS RATIONALES
318 Questions 11 Modules 100% Verified
DOCUMENT OVERVIEW
This document contains 318 verified questions with correct answers related to health, fitness, and wellness
concepts. It covers essential topics within the realm of health sciences, providing students with a
comprehensive resource for study and review. The material is suitable for exam preparation, course review,
and certification readiness.
EXAM BLUEPRINT & TOPIC DISTRIBUTION
Systematic breakdown of subject domains and exam coverage.
Topic Module Scope & Core Focus
Nutrition Explores the essential nutrients required for maintaining health and bodily functions.
Mental Health Discusses various mental health disorders and their impact on overall wellness.
Substance Use and Abuse Covers the effects, classifications, and health implications of various drugs and substances.
Stress and Adaptation Examines the body's response to stress and the concept of General Adaptation Syndrome.
Chronic Diseases Focuses on serious health problems, their causes, and management strategies.
Physical Fitness Explains the components of physical fitness and the benefits of regular exercise.
Public Health Looks at health promotion, disease prevention, and the role of public health initiatives.
Analyzes the effects of aging on health and the importance of maintaining wellness in older
Aging and Wellness adults.
Immunology Discusses the immune response, vaccination, and the role of immunity in health.
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Health Behavior Change Investigates strategies for promoting behavior change to improve health outcomes.
Chronic Mood Disorders Examines the characteristics and treatment of chronic mood disorders such as depression.
Total Exam Coverage 11 Integrated Topic Modules • 318 Examination Questions
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QUESTION 1
Nutrition
Correct Answer: Provides the body with the nutrients it needs to perform its daily tasks.
QUESTION 2
Undernutrition
Correct Answer: Implies that the individual is not getting enough nutrients. This can occur even if the person
is consuming more than enough calories.
QUESTION 3
Malnutrition
Correct Answer: An imbalance of proper nutrients.
QUESTION 4
Anorexia nervosa
Correct Answer: Literally means loss of appetite, but this is a misnomer: A person with this is hungry, but
denies the hunger because of an irrational fear of becoming fat. Self-starvation, food preoccupation and
rituals, compulsive exercising, and often an absence of menstrual cycles in women.
Untreated, can be fatal.
QUESTION 5
Bulimia
Correct Answer: Characterized by recurring periods of binge eating, during which large amounts of food are
consumed in a short period of time followed by purging (through self-induced vomiting, abuse of laxatives
and/or diuretics) or periods of fasting.
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QUESTION 6
Binge eating disorder (BED)
Correct Answer: Episodes of binge eating characterized by eating rapidly, eating large amounts of food even
when not feeling hungry, and feeling guilty or depressed after overeating.
QUESTION 7
Obesity
Correct Answer: 15 To 20 percent above normal weight. Poor dietary patterns; include increased intake of
sugars in sweetened soft drinks, foods, and meals of high energy, low nutrient density, and large portion
sizes. At risk for serious health problems such as type 2 diabetes, hypertension, heart disease, stroke, and
some types of cancer.
QUESTION 8
Minerals
Correct Answer: Inorganic material. Form body parts (teeth and bones), maintain acid-base neutrality,
regulate nerve impulses, osmotic pressure, and electrolyte balance.
QUESTION 9
Major minerals
Correct Answer: Needed by the body:
• calcium—milk, cheese, sardines, salmon, green vegetables
• phosphorus—milk, cheese, lean meat
• potassium—oranges, bananas, dried fruits
• sulfur—eggs, poultry, fish
• sodium—table salt, beef, eggs, cheese
• chloride—table salt, meat
• magnesium—green vegetables, whole grains.
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