WGU D440 HEALTH AND WELLNESS
THROUGH NUTRITIONAL SCIENCE ACTUAL
EXAMINATION TEST 2026 QUESTIONS WITH
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ The nurse is helping a group of patients understand changes with
aging. At what age do nutrient requirements change? Answer: 50 years
◉ What is the correct term for the discipline that applies nutrition
science to promote human health and treat disease? Answer: Dietetics
◉ An older woman is asking which special nutrient she should consume
as she ages. Which nutrient or food is important to include in her menu
plan? Answer: Foods fortified with vitamin B12
◉ The nurse is updating teaching material to match the 2010 dietary
reference intakes (DRIs). Which nutrient DRIs were increased to
promote bone health? Answer: Calcium and vitamin D
◉ An older patient with heart failure is reviewing menu options and
wants to reduce sodium intake. What is the recommended daily sodium
intake? Answer: 1500 mg/day
, ◉ Which is a recommendation from "Choose MyPlate's 10 Tips to a
Great Plate Answer: Make half your grains whole grains.
◉ To sustain life, the nutrients in food must perform which 3 functions
in the body? Answer: Build tissue
Provide energy
Regulate metabolic processes
◉ Which 4 pieces of information do the MyPlate food guidelines use to
create a personalized food plan? Answer: Age
Height
Sex
Weight
◉ Which resource is best used for determining optimal carbohydrate
consumption for a healthy young adult? Answer: Dietary reference
intakes (DRIs)
◉ What percentage of total kilocalories is the maximum recommended
intake of protein as part of a whole diet? Answer: 35%
◉ Which dietary reference intake (DRI) panel was developed by the
Food and Nutrition Board of the Institute of Medicine to examine the
THROUGH NUTRITIONAL SCIENCE ACTUAL
EXAMINATION TEST 2026 QUESTIONS WITH
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ The nurse is helping a group of patients understand changes with
aging. At what age do nutrient requirements change? Answer: 50 years
◉ What is the correct term for the discipline that applies nutrition
science to promote human health and treat disease? Answer: Dietetics
◉ An older woman is asking which special nutrient she should consume
as she ages. Which nutrient or food is important to include in her menu
plan? Answer: Foods fortified with vitamin B12
◉ The nurse is updating teaching material to match the 2010 dietary
reference intakes (DRIs). Which nutrient DRIs were increased to
promote bone health? Answer: Calcium and vitamin D
◉ An older patient with heart failure is reviewing menu options and
wants to reduce sodium intake. What is the recommended daily sodium
intake? Answer: 1500 mg/day
, ◉ Which is a recommendation from "Choose MyPlate's 10 Tips to a
Great Plate Answer: Make half your grains whole grains.
◉ To sustain life, the nutrients in food must perform which 3 functions
in the body? Answer: Build tissue
Provide energy
Regulate metabolic processes
◉ Which 4 pieces of information do the MyPlate food guidelines use to
create a personalized food plan? Answer: Age
Height
Sex
Weight
◉ Which resource is best used for determining optimal carbohydrate
consumption for a healthy young adult? Answer: Dietary reference
intakes (DRIs)
◉ What percentage of total kilocalories is the maximum recommended
intake of protein as part of a whole diet? Answer: 35%
◉ Which dietary reference intake (DRI) panel was developed by the
Food and Nutrition Board of the Institute of Medicine to examine the
