WGU D440 NUTRITION
COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED ANSWERS ALREADY
GRADED A+
What two work together? - -Calcium and vitamin D
What Calcium deficiency can cause ? - -Rickets, osteoporosis, chvostek's sign,
trousseau's sign
Foods high in calcium - -Milk and milk products, orange juice, salmon, sardines,
soybeans, tofu, collard greens, beets, kale, broccoli, cream of wheat
Food sources of phosphorous - -High protein food like milk, yogurt, cheese, eggs, meat,
and fish
High sodium= - -Low potassium
Avoid what while increasing sodium? - -k+ foods
Food sources of potassium - -Bananas, oranges, dried prunes, sweet potatoes,
spinach, avocado, raisins, milk, yogurt, beans, clams, halibut and kidney beans
Food sources of magnesium - -Nuts, soybeans, legumes, whole grains, cocoa, spinach,
oats
Low Sodium (Hyponatremia) is seen in patients with - -Kidney disease, adrenal crisis,
heart failure, diuretics
Foods high in sodium - -Processed foods, fast food, junk, packaged food, and dressing
and condiments
What increases iron absorption? - -Vitamin C
Sources of iron - -Liver, pork, chicken, beef, enriched grains, dark green leafy veg,
oysters, soybeans, tofu, molasses
Food sources for folate vitamin B9 - -Asparagus, edamame, spinach, orange juice,
chicken and turkey liver, chickpeas, garbanzo beans, legumes, YOGURT, ready to eat
Quaker cereals
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Iodine deficiencies are - -Goiter, cretinism, and hypothyroidism
Sources of iodine - -Seafood, seaweed, shellfish and table salt
Food sources of zinc - -Seafood, lobsters, oysters, crabs, meat, yogurt, soybeans,
legumes, whole grains
Vitamin A is for - -Apricots and orange foods. It is retinol for vision
Food sources of vitamin a - -Fish oil, carrots, kale, spinach, sweet potatoes, yams,
pumpkins, melons, apricots, liver, egg yolks, and butter, cream, milk
Vitamin K is for - -KALE
Vitamin k deficiency is - -Severe malabsorption disorders like crohns
Sources of vitamin K - -Spinach, kale, collard greens, turnips, mustard greens and beets
Vitamin C is - -SCURVY AND CITRUS FRUITS
Vitamin c increases - -Iron absorption
Vitamin c sources - -Citrus fruits, oranges, tomatoes, kiwis, berries, lemons, pineapple,
broccoli, yellow and green vegetables, PEPPERS
Vitamin B1 thiamine food sources - -Bread, flour, cereal, rice, pasta, beans and
legumes, hams, pork loin, nuts, yeast
Vitamin B3 niacin who is at risk - -Vegans, alcoholics, pts with crohns disease
Sources of vitamin b3 niacin - -Cows milk, yogurt, beef liver, almond, soybeans and
grains
Vitamin B12 (cobalamin) sources - -beef liver, chicken, fish, peanuts, tuna, wheats, total
whole grain cereal, kelloggs cereal
A mechanical soft diet is for - -Patients who lack teeth
Dysphagia - -Pts who have difficulty chewing and swallowing. Have risk for nutrient
deficiencies also
GERD (low fat diet) - -Low fat, eat small frequent meals, drink mostly between meals, sit
upright when eating as this is acid reflux.
Peptic ulcer disease (low fat diet) - -LOW fat, AVOID chocolate, DO NOT eat large
quantities of food, avoid eating before bed
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