WGU D440 Nutrition 2026 Comprehensive
Study Guide and Practice Test Bank |
Updated Questions and Correct Answers |
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• 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
• Food sources of zinc Answer: Seafood, lobsters, oysters, crabs, meat,
yogurt, soybeans, legumes, whole grains
Study Guide and Practice Test Bank |
Updated Questions and Correct Answers |
Exam Ready Version
• 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
• Food sources of zinc Answer: Seafood, lobsters, oysters, crabs, meat,
yogurt, soybeans, legumes, whole grains
