WGU D440 – Nutrition | 2025 Comprehensive Exam Questions | Verified Q&A with Correct Solutions | Frequently Tested Topics for Final Assessment

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WGU NUTRITION D440 2025
COMPREHENSIVE EXAM QUESTIONS
|FREQUENTLY TESTED QUESTIONS
|RECENTLY TESTING REAL EXAM
QUESTIONS|VERIFIED SOLUTIONS (100%
CORRECT!)
What two work together?

Ans: Calcium and vitamin D


Calcium deficiency can cause what?

Ans: Rickets, osteoporosis, chvostek's sign, trousseau's sign


Foods high in calcium

Ans: Milk and milk products, orange juice, salmon, sardines,
soybeans, tofu, collard greens, beets, kale, broccoli, cream of
wheat


Food sources of phosphorous

Ans: High protein food like milk, yogurt, cheese, eggs, meat,
and fish



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High sodium=

Ans: Low potassium


Avoid what while increasing sodium?

Ans: k+ foods


Food sources of potassium

Ans: Bananas, oranges, dried prunes, sweet potatoes, spinach,
avocado, raisins, milk, yogurt, beans, clams, halibut and kidney
beans


Food sources of magnesium

Ans: Nuts, soybeans, legumes, whole grains, cocoa, spinach,
oats


Low Sodium (Hyponatremia) is seen in patients with

Ans: Kidney disease, adrenal crisis, heart failure, diuretics


Foods high in sodium


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Ans: Processed foods, fast food, junk, packaged food, and
dressing and condiments


What increases iron absorption?

Ans: Vitamin C


Sources of iron

Ans: Liver, pork, chicken, beef, enriched grains, dark green
leafy veg, oysters, soybeans, tofu, molasses


Food sources for folate vitamin B9

Ans: Asparagus, edamame, spinach, orange juice, chicken and
turkey liver, chickpeas, garbanzo beans, legumes, YOGURT,
ready to eat Quaker cereals


Iodine deficiencies are

Ans: Goiter, cretinism, and hypothyroidism


Sources of iodine

Ans: Seafood, seaweed, shellfish and table salt



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