Health
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and
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Wellness
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Through
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Nutritional
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Science WGU Exam Questions With Correct Answers
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Which /
/statement /
/is //an //appropriate //nutritional //recommendation //when //planning //a //balanced //meal?
a. //Whole //milk //is //recommended //for //the //increased //calcium //and //nutrient //value //
b. //Shortening //is //used //instead //of //soft //margarine //when //preparing //food. //
c. //Spices //or //herbs //are //added //to //season //food //without //adding //salt. //
d. /
/Red /
/meat /
/should /
/be /
/the /
/main /
/protein /
/on /
/your /
,/plate /
/throughout /
/the /
/week. //- /
/CORRECT /
/ANSWERS(S)✔✔c. //Spices //or //herbs //are //added //to //season //food //without //adding //salt.
Which /
/recommendation /
/is /
/appropriate /
/for //a //nurse //to //suggest //to //a //client //who //wants //to //start //cooking //healthy //on //a //budget?
a. //Buy //frozen //dinners //
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b. //Buy //nonperishable //food //in //bulk.
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c. //Buy //fresh //vegetables //in //bulk
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d. //Buy //pre-cut //vegetables //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔b. //Buy //nonperishable //food //in //bulk.
Which /
/Dietary /
/Reference /
/Intake /
/(DRI) /
/value //provides //information //to //assist //in //developing //recommendations //for //populations?
a. //Recommended //dietary //allowance //(RDA)
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b. //Adequate //Intake //(AI)
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c. //Tolerable //upper //intake //level //(UL)
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d. //Estimated //average //requirement //(EAR) //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔d. //Estimated //average
//requirement //(EAR)
Which //statement //is //appropriate //about //adequate //intake //(AI) //for //infants?
a. //Human //milk //does //not //supply //the //adequate //intake //of //nutrients //for //term //infants
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b. /
/Adequate /
/intakes //of //protein //have //not //been //established //for //infants //7 //through //12 //months //of //age
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c. //Infant //formula //always //requires //additional //sources //of //nutrient //intake
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d. /
/Adequate /
/intakes /
/for /
/all /
/nutrients /
/have /
/not /
/been /
/established /
/for /
/infants /
/younger /
/than //
7/
/months //- /
/CORRECT /
/ANSWERS(S)✔✔b. /
/Adequate /
/intakes //of //protein //have //not //been //established //for //infants //7 //through //12 //months //of //age
, When //discussing //a //diet //for //weight //loss, //a //patient //asks //if //a //snack //with //240 //calories, //120
//calories //from //fat, //is //appropriate. //
How //should //the //nurse //respond? //
a. //A //snack //with //240 //calories //is //an //appropriate //choice //
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b. //This //snack //would //be //considered //too //high //in //calories
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c. //This //snack //would //be //considered //too //high //in //fat
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d. /
/It /
/depends /
/on /
/the /
/amount /
/of /
/other /
/nutrients /
/in /
/the /
/snack //- /
/CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔d. //It //depends //on //the //amount //of //other //nutrients //in //the //snack
Based //on //a //2000-calorie //diet, //what //is //the //recommended //percent //daily //value //for //calcium
//for //a //healthy //adolescent //girl?
a. //200% //of //daily //value //
b. //70% //of //daily //value //
c. //130% //of //daily //value //
d. //100% //of //daily //value //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔c. //130% //of //daily //value