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WGU D440 NUTRITION OBJECTIVE ASSESSMENT FINAL
EXAM AND PRACTICE EXAM NEWEST ACTUAL EXAM
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+
1. Question:
Which are the preferred reference values for evaluating diets in healthy people? ?
Answer:
Dietary reference intakes
2. Question:
The nurse is helping a group of patients understand changes with aging. At what age do nutrient
requirements change? ?
Answer:
50 years
3. Question:
What is the correct term for the discipline that applies nutrition science to promote human
health and treat disease?
Answer:
Dietetics
4. Question:
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:
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Foods fortified with vitamin B12
5. Question:
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
6. Question:
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
7. Question:
Which is a recommendation from "Choose MyPlate's 10 Tips to a Great Plate ?
Answer:
Make half your grains whole grains.
8. Question:
To sustain life, the nutrients in food must perform which 3 functions in the body? ?
Answer:
Build tissue
Provide energy
Regulate metabolic processes
9. Question:
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Which 4 pieces of information do the MyPlate food guidelines use to create a personalized food
plan? ?
Answer:
Age
Height
Sex
Weight
10. Question:
Which resource is best used for determining optimal carbohydrate consumption for a healthy
young adult? ?
Answer:
Dietary reference intakes (DRIs)
11. Question:
What percentage of total kilocalories is the maximum recommended intake of protein as part of
a whole diet? ?
Answer:
35%
12. Question:
Which dietary reference intake (DRI) panel was developed by the Food and Nutrition Board of
the Institute of Medicine to examine the benefits of nutrition and the hazards of consuming too
much of a nutrient? ?
Answer:
Antioxidants
Trace elements
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Folate and other B vitamins
13. Question:
When using MyPlate, participants are provided a recommendation of serving amounts from
each food group. What other information can an individual expect in the recommendation? ?
Answer:
Calorie intake
14. Question:
What food group is included in the MyPlate visual pattern? ?
Answer:
Dairy
Grains
Vegetables
Fruits
Protein
15. Question:
The nurse is helping an overweight adult with menu options. Which fats should be limited to
less than 10% of overall kilocalories consumed? ?
Answer:
Saturated fats
16. Question:
Who establishes the recommended dietary allowances (RDAs)? ?
Answer:
An expert panel of nutrition scientists
WGU D440 NUTRITION OBJECTIVE ASSESSMENT FINAL
EXAM AND PRACTICE EXAM NEWEST ACTUAL EXAM
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+
1. Question:
Which are the preferred reference values for evaluating diets in healthy people? ?
Answer:
Dietary reference intakes
2. Question:
The nurse is helping a group of patients understand changes with aging. At what age do nutrient
requirements change? ?
Answer:
50 years
3. Question:
What is the correct term for the discipline that applies nutrition science to promote human
health and treat disease?
Answer:
Dietetics
4. Question:
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:
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Foods fortified with vitamin B12
5. Question:
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
6. Question:
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
7. Question:
Which is a recommendation from "Choose MyPlate's 10 Tips to a Great Plate ?
Answer:
Make half your grains whole grains.
8. Question:
To sustain life, the nutrients in food must perform which 3 functions in the body? ?
Answer:
Build tissue
Provide energy
Regulate metabolic processes
9. Question:
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Which 4 pieces of information do the MyPlate food guidelines use to create a personalized food
plan? ?
Answer:
Age
Height
Sex
Weight
10. Question:
Which resource is best used for determining optimal carbohydrate consumption for a healthy
young adult? ?
Answer:
Dietary reference intakes (DRIs)
11. Question:
What percentage of total kilocalories is the maximum recommended intake of protein as part of
a whole diet? ?
Answer:
35%
12. Question:
Which dietary reference intake (DRI) panel was developed by the Food and Nutrition Board of
the Institute of Medicine to examine the benefits of nutrition and the hazards of consuming too
much of a nutrient? ?
Answer:
Antioxidants
Trace elements
, Page |4
Folate and other B vitamins
13. Question:
When using MyPlate, participants are provided a recommendation of serving amounts from
each food group. What other information can an individual expect in the recommendation? ?
Answer:
Calorie intake
14. Question:
What food group is included in the MyPlate visual pattern? ?
Answer:
Dairy
Grains
Vegetables
Fruits
Protein
15. Question:
The nurse is helping an overweight adult with menu options. Which fats should be limited to
less than 10% of overall kilocalories consumed? ?
Answer:
Saturated fats
16. Question:
Who establishes the recommended dietary allowances (RDAs)? ?
Answer:
An expert panel of nutrition scientists
