WGU C787 NUTRITION: HEALTH AND WELLNESS
THROUGH NUTRITIONAL SCIENCE Verified Multiple
Choice and Conceptual Actual Exam Questions
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Cohort #1 Nutrition to Support Wellness and Healthy Diets
1) When nutrition advocates became concerned that recommendations do not do enough to
address prevention of chronic diet related diseases, what dietary recommendations were made?
a) Health Information Protection and Portability Act
b) Choose My Plate replaced with The Food Pyramid
c) RDA’s expanded into several DRI categories
d) RDA’s generally increased, with come decreased
Answer: C. Dietary Reference Intakes (is family name) is the name of all of these other
recommendations we are going to talk about. RDA’s are apart of the DRI’s. RDA’s are probably the most
important, but are just one aspect.
2) What is true of Dietary Reference Intakes (DRI’s)? Choose 2
a) they are used to establish taxation rates and food costs
b) they are dependent on foodborne illness risks
c) food labeling must include information about them
d) they differ depending on age and gender
Answer: C and D
3) What is always found on a nutrition label in the US?
a) Where the ingredients were grown
b) Serving size
c) List of essential minerals
d) Organic status of ingredients
Answer: B
4) A healthful diet contains nutrient intake near what amount?
a) Prescriptive Quantity Index (PQI)
b) Recommended Daily Allowance (RDA)
c) Healthful Dietary Balance (HDR)
d) Tolerable Upper Intake Level (UL)
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,Answer: B. RDA is the number you are generally striving for. The sweet spot. Some people may need
more or less, but this number is designed to capture 99% of the healthy population with regards to how
much the need. Some people, for example, who may have a bleeding disorder, may need more iron and
are outside of the 99%.
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, 5) What is an appropriate use of AMDR when evaluating the appropriateness of a snack food?
a) 50% of calories from fat is too much fat
b) 50% of calories from carbs is too much carbs
c) 3g fiber is too many calories from fiber
d) AMDR is not an appropriate tool for determining nutritional appropriateness
Answer: A. AMDR stands for Acceptable Macronutrient Dietary Range. Macronutrients are the big
nutrients that supply calories (fats, carbs, protein). AMDR is a range of percentages of calories that you
should get from that nutrient per day. Carbs: 45-65% per day, so you should get 45-65% of calories from
carbs per day. AMDR for fat is 20-35% of daily calories should come from fat. AMDR for protein is 10-
35%
6) What is meant by “Tolerable Upper Intake Level”?
a)
b)
c) the highest level of daily consumption that current data has shown to cause no side effects in
humans; ensures people do not take harmful amounts
d)
7) How is the Estimated Average Requirement (EAR) commonly used?
a) to prescribe supplements to individuals who are concerned about getting enough nutrients
through their diets
b) to determine if pediatric patients are meeting their daily needs through normal diet
c) to plan family meals that will be sufficient for infants, children, adults, and elderly members of
the family
d) to guide recommendations and menu planning for communities, in combination with upper
daily intake levels
Answer: D. EAR is a value that really needs a statical information. But it is not that practical to use on it’s
own.
8) What is true about the choosemyplate.gov recommendations, as represented by their setting
place graphic?
a) Half of the plate should be fruits and vegetables.
Choose my plate is a system that replaced the food pyramid. Half of plate is fruits and
veggies with veggies being slightly more. The other half is grains and protein with grains
being a little more. And then you can have some dairy off to the side.
9) What is a nutritional benefit of fruits and vegetables?
a) good sources of protein
b) good source of iron
c) they provide the nutrients that reduce the risks of some types of cancers
d) they provide B12, which prevents macrocytic anemia
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THROUGH NUTRITIONAL SCIENCE Verified Multiple
Choice and Conceptual Actual Exam Questions
Reviewed 100% Correct Detailed Answers
>> Guaranteed Pass!!Current Update
Cohort #1 Nutrition to Support Wellness and Healthy Diets
1) When nutrition advocates became concerned that recommendations do not do enough to
address prevention of chronic diet related diseases, what dietary recommendations were made?
a) Health Information Protection and Portability Act
b) Choose My Plate replaced with The Food Pyramid
c) RDA’s expanded into several DRI categories
d) RDA’s generally increased, with come decreased
Answer: C. Dietary Reference Intakes (is family name) is the name of all of these other
recommendations we are going to talk about. RDA’s are apart of the DRI’s. RDA’s are probably the most
important, but are just one aspect.
2) What is true of Dietary Reference Intakes (DRI’s)? Choose 2
a) they are used to establish taxation rates and food costs
b) they are dependent on foodborne illness risks
c) food labeling must include information about them
d) they differ depending on age and gender
Answer: C and D
3) What is always found on a nutrition label in the US?
a) Where the ingredients were grown
b) Serving size
c) List of essential minerals
d) Organic status of ingredients
Answer: B
4) A healthful diet contains nutrient intake near what amount?
a) Prescriptive Quantity Index (PQI)
b) Recommended Daily Allowance (RDA)
c) Healthful Dietary Balance (HDR)
d) Tolerable Upper Intake Level (UL)
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,Answer: B. RDA is the number you are generally striving for. The sweet spot. Some people may need
more or less, but this number is designed to capture 99% of the healthy population with regards to how
much the need. Some people, for example, who may have a bleeding disorder, may need more iron and
are outside of the 99%.
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, 5) What is an appropriate use of AMDR when evaluating the appropriateness of a snack food?
a) 50% of calories from fat is too much fat
b) 50% of calories from carbs is too much carbs
c) 3g fiber is too many calories from fiber
d) AMDR is not an appropriate tool for determining nutritional appropriateness
Answer: A. AMDR stands for Acceptable Macronutrient Dietary Range. Macronutrients are the big
nutrients that supply calories (fats, carbs, protein). AMDR is a range of percentages of calories that you
should get from that nutrient per day. Carbs: 45-65% per day, so you should get 45-65% of calories from
carbs per day. AMDR for fat is 20-35% of daily calories should come from fat. AMDR for protein is 10-
35%
6) What is meant by “Tolerable Upper Intake Level”?
a)
b)
c) the highest level of daily consumption that current data has shown to cause no side effects in
humans; ensures people do not take harmful amounts
d)
7) How is the Estimated Average Requirement (EAR) commonly used?
a) to prescribe supplements to individuals who are concerned about getting enough nutrients
through their diets
b) to determine if pediatric patients are meeting their daily needs through normal diet
c) to plan family meals that will be sufficient for infants, children, adults, and elderly members of
the family
d) to guide recommendations and menu planning for communities, in combination with upper
daily intake levels
Answer: D. EAR is a value that really needs a statical information. But it is not that practical to use on it’s
own.
8) What is true about the choosemyplate.gov recommendations, as represented by their setting
place graphic?
a) Half of the plate should be fruits and vegetables.
Choose my plate is a system that replaced the food pyramid. Half of plate is fruits and
veggies with veggies being slightly more. The other half is grains and protein with grains
being a little more. And then you can have some dairy off to the side.
9) What is a nutritional benefit of fruits and vegetables?
a) good sources of protein
b) good source of iron
c) they provide the nutrients that reduce the risks of some types of cancers
d) they provide B12, which prevents macrocytic anemia
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