WGU C458 HEALTH, FITNESS,
& WELLNESS VERIFIED
BLUEPRINT | 2026/2027
UPDATE | Q&A Health sciences
PROCTORED EXAM
Nutrition - ANSWER ✔✔provides the body with the nutrients it needs
to perform its daily tasks
Undernutrition - ANSWER ✔✔implies that the individual is not getting
enough nutrients. This can occur even if the person is consuming more
than enough calories
Malnutrition - ANSWER ✔✔an imbalance of proper nutrients
,Anorexia nervosa - ANSWER ✔✔literally means loss of appetite, but
this is a misnomer: A person with this is hungry, but denies the hunger
because of an irrational fear of becoming fat. Self-starvation, food
preoccupation and rituals, compulsive exercising, and often an absence
of menstrual cycles in women.
Untreated, can be fatal.
Bulimia - ANSWER ✔✔characterized by recurring periods of binge
eating, during which large amounts of food are consumed in a short
period of time followed by purging (through self-induced vomiting, abuse
of laxatives and/or diuretics) or periods of fasting
Binge eating disorder (BED) - ANSWER ✔✔episodes of binge eating
characterized by eating rapidly, eating large amounts of food even when
not feeling hungry, and feeling guilty or depressed after overeating.
Obesity - ANSWER ✔✔15 to 20 percent above normal weight. Poor
dietary patterns; include increased intake of sugars in sweetened soft
drinks, foods, and meals of high energy, low nutrient density, and large
portion sizes. At risk for serious health problems such as type 2
diabetes, hypertension, heart disease, stroke, and some types of cancer.
,Minerals - ANSWER ✔✔inorganic material. Form body parts (teeth
and bones), maintain acid-base neutrality, regulate nerve impulses,
osmotic pressure, and electrolyte balance
Major minerals - ANSWER ✔✔needed by the body:
• calcium—milk, cheese, sardines, salmon, green vegetables
• phosphorus—milk, cheese, lean meat
• potassium—oranges, bananas, dried fruits
• sulfur—eggs, poultry, fish
• sodium—table salt, beef, eggs, cheese
• chloride—table salt, meat
• magnesium—green vegetables, whole grains
Trace minerals - ANSWER ✔✔required in lesser amounts, and
include iron, zinc, selenium, magnesium, copper, iodine, fluorine,
chromium, molybdenum, and manganese
HDL cholesterol (high density lipoproteins) - ANSWER ✔✔protect the
body against heart disease. Often called "good" cholesterol.
LDL cholesterol (low density lipoproteins) - ANSWER ✔✔most
cholesterol in the blood is of this type. Often referred to as the bad
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, cholesterol. high levels in the blood increases the risk of fatty deposits
forming in the arteries, which in turn increases the risk of a heart attack
Lipoproteins - ANSWER ✔✔large molecules of fat and protein in the
bloodstream; how cholesterol is transported
Antioxidants - ANSWER ✔✔slow the aging process. Reduce cellular
damage by binding with free radicals produced during oxidation
reactions
Oxidation reactions - ANSWER ✔✔the energy-yielding reactions in
which either an oxygen atom adds an electron to or a hydrogen atom
removes an electron from a substrate (a group of atoms or molecule)—
the net result is a substrate that has had a partial or complete loss of a
negatively charge particle, an electron. Two partially charged atoms or
groups of atoms, one positively charged and the other negatively
charged, now exist
Free radical (Oxidant) - ANSWER ✔✔any atom or group of atoms
that has an unpaired electron. Because electrons typically function in
pairs, these are very prone to binding to other substrates in an effort to
regain this paired status. When this happens in the human body, there is
potential for a great deal of damage.
& WELLNESS VERIFIED
BLUEPRINT | 2026/2027
UPDATE | Q&A Health sciences
PROCTORED EXAM
Nutrition - ANSWER ✔✔provides the body with the nutrients it needs
to perform its daily tasks
Undernutrition - ANSWER ✔✔implies that the individual is not getting
enough nutrients. This can occur even if the person is consuming more
than enough calories
Malnutrition - ANSWER ✔✔an imbalance of proper nutrients
,Anorexia nervosa - ANSWER ✔✔literally means loss of appetite, but
this is a misnomer: A person with this is hungry, but denies the hunger
because of an irrational fear of becoming fat. Self-starvation, food
preoccupation and rituals, compulsive exercising, and often an absence
of menstrual cycles in women.
Untreated, can be fatal.
Bulimia - ANSWER ✔✔characterized by recurring periods of binge
eating, during which large amounts of food are consumed in a short
period of time followed by purging (through self-induced vomiting, abuse
of laxatives and/or diuretics) or periods of fasting
Binge eating disorder (BED) - ANSWER ✔✔episodes of binge eating
characterized by eating rapidly, eating large amounts of food even when
not feeling hungry, and feeling guilty or depressed after overeating.
Obesity - ANSWER ✔✔15 to 20 percent above normal weight. Poor
dietary patterns; include increased intake of sugars in sweetened soft
drinks, foods, and meals of high energy, low nutrient density, and large
portion sizes. At risk for serious health problems such as type 2
diabetes, hypertension, heart disease, stroke, and some types of cancer.
,Minerals - ANSWER ✔✔inorganic material. Form body parts (teeth
and bones), maintain acid-base neutrality, regulate nerve impulses,
osmotic pressure, and electrolyte balance
Major minerals - ANSWER ✔✔needed by the body:
• calcium—milk, cheese, sardines, salmon, green vegetables
• phosphorus—milk, cheese, lean meat
• potassium—oranges, bananas, dried fruits
• sulfur—eggs, poultry, fish
• sodium—table salt, beef, eggs, cheese
• chloride—table salt, meat
• magnesium—green vegetables, whole grains
Trace minerals - ANSWER ✔✔required in lesser amounts, and
include iron, zinc, selenium, magnesium, copper, iodine, fluorine,
chromium, molybdenum, and manganese
HDL cholesterol (high density lipoproteins) - ANSWER ✔✔protect the
body against heart disease. Often called "good" cholesterol.
LDL cholesterol (low density lipoproteins) - ANSWER ✔✔most
cholesterol in the blood is of this type. Often referred to as the bad
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, cholesterol. high levels in the blood increases the risk of fatty deposits
forming in the arteries, which in turn increases the risk of a heart attack
Lipoproteins - ANSWER ✔✔large molecules of fat and protein in the
bloodstream; how cholesterol is transported
Antioxidants - ANSWER ✔✔slow the aging process. Reduce cellular
damage by binding with free radicals produced during oxidation
reactions
Oxidation reactions - ANSWER ✔✔the energy-yielding reactions in
which either an oxygen atom adds an electron to or a hydrogen atom
removes an electron from a substrate (a group of atoms or molecule)—
the net result is a substrate that has had a partial or complete loss of a
negatively charge particle, an electron. Two partially charged atoms or
groups of atoms, one positively charged and the other negatively
charged, now exist
Free radical (Oxidant) - ANSWER ✔✔any atom or group of atoms
that has an unpaired electron. Because electrons typically function in
pairs, these are very prone to binding to other substrates in an effort to
regain this paired status. When this happens in the human body, there is
potential for a great deal of damage.
