WGU: D440 - NUTRITIONAL SCIENCE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS
What two work together? - (ANSWER)Calcium and vitamin D
Calcium deficiency can cause what? - (ANSWER)Rickets, osteoporosis, chvostek's sign,
trousseau's sign
Foods high in calcium - (ANSWER)Milk and milk products, orange juice, salmon, sardines,
soybeans, tofu, collard greens, beets, kale, broccoli, cream of wheat
Food sources of phosphorous - (ANSWER)High protein food like milk, yogurt, cheese, eggs,
meat, and fish #$%^&*()_+
High sodium= - (ANSWER)Low potassium
Avoid what while increasing sodium? - (ANSWER)k+ foods
Food sources of potassium - (ANSWER)Bananas, oranges, dried prunes, sweet potatoes,
spinach, avocado, raisins, milk, yogurt, beans, clams, halibut and kidney beans
Food sources of magnesium - (ANSWER)Nuts, soybeans, legumes, whole grains, cocoa,
spinach, oats
Low Sodium (Hyponatremia) is seen in patients with - (ANSWER)Kidney disease, adrenal
crisis, heart failure, diuretics
Foods high in sodium - (ANSWER)Processed foods, fast food, junk, packaged food, and
dressing and condiments
What increases iron absorption? - (ANSWER)Vitamin C
Sources of iron - (ANSWER)Liver, pork, chicken, beef, enriched grains, dark green leafy veg,
oysters, soybeans, tofu, molasses
Food sources for folate vitamin B9 - (ANSWER)Asparagus, edamame, spinach, orange juice,
chicken and turkey liver, chickpeas, garbanzo beans, legumes, YOGURT, ready to eat Quaker
cereals
Iodine deficiencies are - (ANSWER)Goiter, cretinism, and hypothyroidism
Sources of iodine - (ANSWER)Seafood, seaweed, shellfish and table salt
, WGU: D440 - NUTRITIONAL SCIENCE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS
Food sources of zinc - (ANSWER)Seafood, lobsters, oysters, crabs, meat, yogurt, soybeans,
legumes, whole grains
Vitamin A is for - (ANSWER)Apricots and orange foods. It is retinol for vision
Food sources of vitamin a - (ANSWER)Fish oil, carrots, kale, spinach, sweet potatoes, yams,
pumpkins, melons, apricots, liver, egg yolks, and butter, cream, milk
Vitamin K is for - (ANSWER)KALE
#$%^&*()_+
Vitamin k deficiency is - (ANSWER)Severe malabsorption disorders like crohns
Sources of vitamin K - (ANSWER)Spinach, kale, collard greens, turnips, mustard greens and
beets
Vitamin C is - (ANSWER)SCURVY AND CITRUS FRUITS
Vitamin c increases - (ANSWER)Iron absorption
Vitamin c sources - (ANSWER)Citrus fruits, oranges, tomatoes, kiwis, berries, lemons,
pineapple, broccoli, yellow and green vegetables, PEPPERS
Vitamin B1 thiamine food sources - (ANSWER)Bread, flour, cereal, rice, pasta, beans and
legumes, hams, pork loin, nuts, yeast
Vitamin B3 niacin who is at risk - (ANSWER)Vegans, alcoholics, pts with crohns disease
Sources of vitamin b3 niacin - (ANSWER)Cows milk, yogurt, beef liver, almond, soybeans and
grains
Vitamin B12 (cobalamin) sources - (ANSWER)beef liver, chicken, fish, peanuts, tuna, wheats,
total whole grain cereal, kelloggs cereal
A mechanical soft diet is for - (ANSWER)Patients who lack teeth
Dysphagia - (ANSWER)Pts who have difficulty chewing and swallowing. Have risk for nutrient
deficiencies also
GERD (low fat diet) - (ANSWER)Low fat, eat small frequent meals, drink mostly between
meals, sit upright when eating as this is acid reflux.
ANSWERS
What two work together? - (ANSWER)Calcium and vitamin D
Calcium deficiency can cause what? - (ANSWER)Rickets, osteoporosis, chvostek's sign,
trousseau's sign
Foods high in calcium - (ANSWER)Milk and milk products, orange juice, salmon, sardines,
soybeans, tofu, collard greens, beets, kale, broccoli, cream of wheat
Food sources of phosphorous - (ANSWER)High protein food like milk, yogurt, cheese, eggs,
meat, and fish #$%^&*()_+
High sodium= - (ANSWER)Low potassium
Avoid what while increasing sodium? - (ANSWER)k+ foods
Food sources of potassium - (ANSWER)Bananas, oranges, dried prunes, sweet potatoes,
spinach, avocado, raisins, milk, yogurt, beans, clams, halibut and kidney beans
Food sources of magnesium - (ANSWER)Nuts, soybeans, legumes, whole grains, cocoa,
spinach, oats
Low Sodium (Hyponatremia) is seen in patients with - (ANSWER)Kidney disease, adrenal
crisis, heart failure, diuretics
Foods high in sodium - (ANSWER)Processed foods, fast food, junk, packaged food, and
dressing and condiments
What increases iron absorption? - (ANSWER)Vitamin C
Sources of iron - (ANSWER)Liver, pork, chicken, beef, enriched grains, dark green leafy veg,
oysters, soybeans, tofu, molasses
Food sources for folate vitamin B9 - (ANSWER)Asparagus, edamame, spinach, orange juice,
chicken and turkey liver, chickpeas, garbanzo beans, legumes, YOGURT, ready to eat Quaker
cereals
Iodine deficiencies are - (ANSWER)Goiter, cretinism, and hypothyroidism
Sources of iodine - (ANSWER)Seafood, seaweed, shellfish and table salt
, WGU: D440 - NUTRITIONAL SCIENCE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS
Food sources of zinc - (ANSWER)Seafood, lobsters, oysters, crabs, meat, yogurt, soybeans,
legumes, whole grains
Vitamin A is for - (ANSWER)Apricots and orange foods. It is retinol for vision
Food sources of vitamin a - (ANSWER)Fish oil, carrots, kale, spinach, sweet potatoes, yams,
pumpkins, melons, apricots, liver, egg yolks, and butter, cream, milk
Vitamin K is for - (ANSWER)KALE
#$%^&*()_+
Vitamin k deficiency is - (ANSWER)Severe malabsorption disorders like crohns
Sources of vitamin K - (ANSWER)Spinach, kale, collard greens, turnips, mustard greens and
beets
Vitamin C is - (ANSWER)SCURVY AND CITRUS FRUITS
Vitamin c increases - (ANSWER)Iron absorption
Vitamin c sources - (ANSWER)Citrus fruits, oranges, tomatoes, kiwis, berries, lemons,
pineapple, broccoli, yellow and green vegetables, PEPPERS
Vitamin B1 thiamine food sources - (ANSWER)Bread, flour, cereal, rice, pasta, beans and
legumes, hams, pork loin, nuts, yeast
Vitamin B3 niacin who is at risk - (ANSWER)Vegans, alcoholics, pts with crohns disease
Sources of vitamin b3 niacin - (ANSWER)Cows milk, yogurt, beef liver, almond, soybeans and
grains
Vitamin B12 (cobalamin) sources - (ANSWER)beef liver, chicken, fish, peanuts, tuna, wheats,
total whole grain cereal, kelloggs cereal
A mechanical soft diet is for - (ANSWER)Patients who lack teeth
Dysphagia - (ANSWER)Pts who have difficulty chewing and swallowing. Have risk for nutrient
deficiencies also
GERD (low fat diet) - (ANSWER)Low fat, eat small frequent meals, drink mostly between
meals, sit upright when eating as this is acid reflux.
