WGU C787 NUTRITION COHORT REVIEW QUESTIONS WITH THEIR ANSWERS

WGU C787 NUTRITION COHORT
REVIEW QUESTIONS WITH THEIR
ANSWERS




1.bWhenbnutritionbadvocatesbbecamebconcernedbthatbrecommendationsbdidbnotbdobeno
ughbtobaddressbpreventionbofbchronicbdietbrelatedbdiseases,bwhatbpolicybchangebwereb
made?b-bcorrectbanswer-
RDA'sb(RecommendedbDailybAllowances)bexpandedbintobseveralbDRIb(DailybReferenc
ebIntakes)

2.bWhatbisbtruebofbdietarybreferencebintake?bchoosebtwo.b-bcorrectbanswer-
a.bTheybarebusedbtobestablishbtaxationbratesbandbfoodbcosts
**b.bFoodblabelingbmustbincludebinformationbaboutbthem.b
**c.bTheybdifferbdependingbonbagebandbgender
d.bTheybarebdependentbonbfoodbornebillnessbrisks

3.bWhatbisbalwaysbfoundbonbabnutritionblabelbinbthebUS?b-bcorrectbanswer-Servingbsize

4.bAbhealthfulbdietbcontainsbnutrientbintakebnearbwhatbamount?b-bcorrectbanswer-
Recommendedbdailyballowance

5.bWhatbisbanbappropriatebusebofbAMDRb(AcceptablebMacronutrientbDietarybRange)bwh
enbevaluatingbthebappropriatenessbofbabsnackbfood?b-bcorrectbanswer-
50%bcaloriesbfrombfatbisbtoobmuch.

(TherebisbanbAMDRbforbfats,bcarbs,bandbproteinsbonly.bItbisbabrangebofbpercentagesbofbca
loriesbthatbyoubshouldbgetbfrombthatbnutrientbperbday.bi.e.b45-
65%bofbcaloriesbfrombcarbsbperbday.
50%bofbcaloriesbfrombfatbisbtoobmuch.

)

6.bWhatbisbmeantbbybTolerablebUpperbIntakebLevel?b-bcorrectbanswer-
Thebhighestblevelbofbdailybconsumptionbthatbcurrentbdatabhasbshownbtobcausebnobsidebef
fectsbinbhumans;bensuresbpeoplebdobnotbtakebharmfulbamounts.b

, (Morebforbsupplements;bNobsidebeffectsbinbhumans)

7.bHowbisbestimatedbaveragebrequirementbcommonlybused?b-bcorrectbanswer-
Tobguidebrecommendationsbandbmenubplanningbforbcommunitiesbinbcombinationsbwithb
upperbintakeblevels.

8.bWhatbisbtruebofbchoosebmybplateb.govbrecommendationsbasbpresentedbbybtheirbsettin
gbplacebgraphic?b-bcorrectbanswer-Halfbofbthebplatebshouldbbebfruitsbandbvegetables.

9.bWhatbisbthebnutritionalbbenefitbofbfruitsbandbvegetables?b-bcorrectbanswer-
Theybprovidebnutrientsbthatbreducebthebriskbsomebtypebofbcancer.

(Theybarebhighbinbfiber/bulk,bvitaminsbandbminerals,blowbinbcalories.)

10.bWhatbisbfalsebregardingbfruitsbandbvegetablesbinbthebdiet?b-bcorrectbanswer-
FruitsbandbvegetablesbarebrichbinbvitaminbB12

(Watchbforbthebnegative/false/incorrectbquestions!!)

11.bWhatbstrategybmightbbebavoidedbduebtobexpensebforbpatientsblookingbtobeatbmorebhe
althfullybonbabbudget?b-bcorrectbanswer-Buyingbfrozenbmeals

12.bWhichbstatementbisbtruebaboutbplanningbabbalancedbmeal?b-bcorrectbanswer-
Skimbmilkbhasbroughlybthebsamebamountbofbcalciumbandbproteinbasbwholebmilk.

(Alwaysbstickbwithbreducedborbnobfat)

13.bWhatbisbtruebaboutbdietarybrecommendationbforbwholebgrainbintake?b-
bcorrectbanswer-Halfbofballbgrainsbconsumedbshouldbbebwholebgrainbproducts.




14.bFritzbisbhostingbabbrunchbandbpreparesbforbeachbofbhisbfriends
Omeletbwithbcheese
ToastedbEnglishbmuffin
1tballbfruitbpreserves
½blargebgrapefruit
1cbwholebmilk

HowbcanbhisbmenubbebimprovedbtobfollowbthebdietarybguidelinesbforbAmericans?bChoos
eballbthatbapplyb-bcorrectbanswer-Usebeggbwhitesbforbthebomelets
Replacebcheesebwithbvegetablesbinbthebomelets
ReplacebEnglishbmuffinbwithbwholebwheatbEnglishbmuffin
Replacebwholebmilkbwithbfatbfreebmilk
(Addingbjuicebwillbneverbbebanbanswerbbecausebitbisbsugarbwater.)

15.bWhatbisbtruebofbrecommendationsbconcerningbtransbfatbandbaddedbsugarbintake?b-
bcorrectbanswer-

Transbfatbandbaddedbsugarbintakebshouldbbebminimized.bTherebisbnobDRIbvalue.

16.bWhatbisbrecommendedbdailybamountbofbproteinbintake?b-bcorrectbanswer-60g/bday.