WGU C458 Health, Fitness and Wellness |
Actual Questions and Answers Latest
Updated 2025/2026 (Graded A+)
1. Nutrition
Answer provides the body with the nutrients it needs to perform its daily tasks
2. Undernutrition
Answer implies that the individual is not getting enough nutrients. This can occur even if the person is
consuming more than enough calories
3. Malnutrition
Answer an imbalance of proper nutrients
4. Anorexia nervosa
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, 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.
5. 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
6. 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.
7. 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.
8. Minerals Answer inorganic material. Form body parts (teeth and bones), maintain acid-base neutrality, regulate
nerve impulses, osmotic pressure, and electrolyte balance
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, 9. Major minerals
Answer needed by the bod
• 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
10. Trace minerals
Answer required in lesser amounts, and include iron, zinc, selenium, magnesium, copper, iodine, fluorine,
chromium, molybdenum, and manganese
11. HDL cholesterol (high density lipoproteins)
Answer protect the body against heart disease. Often called "good" cholesterol.
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, 12. LDL cholesterol (low density lipoproteins) Answer most cholesterol in the blood is of this type.
Often referred to as the bad 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
13. Lipoproteins Answer large molecules of fat and protein in the bloodstream; how cholesterol is transported
14. Antioxidants Answer slow the aging process. Reduce cellular damage by binding with free radicals produced
during oxidation reactions
15. 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
16. 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 ettort to regain this paired
status. When this happens in the human body, there is potential for a great deal of damage.
17. Carbohydrates Answer produce 4 calories of energy per gram. Found in foods as monosaccharides,
disaccharides, and polysaccharides. Sources include fruits, vegetables, pasta, and rice which consist of simple
sugars and starches
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Actual Questions and Answers Latest
Updated 2025/2026 (Graded A+)
1. Nutrition
Answer provides the body with the nutrients it needs to perform its daily tasks
2. Undernutrition
Answer implies that the individual is not getting enough nutrients. This can occur even if the person is
consuming more than enough calories
3. Malnutrition
Answer an imbalance of proper nutrients
4. Anorexia nervosa
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, 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.
5. 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
6. 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.
7. 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.
8. Minerals Answer inorganic material. Form body parts (teeth and bones), maintain acid-base neutrality, regulate
nerve impulses, osmotic pressure, and electrolyte balance
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, 9. Major minerals
Answer needed by the bod
• 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
10. Trace minerals
Answer required in lesser amounts, and include iron, zinc, selenium, magnesium, copper, iodine, fluorine,
chromium, molybdenum, and manganese
11. HDL cholesterol (high density lipoproteins)
Answer protect the body against heart disease. Often called "good" cholesterol.
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, 12. LDL cholesterol (low density lipoproteins) Answer most cholesterol in the blood is of this type.
Often referred to as the bad 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
13. Lipoproteins Answer large molecules of fat and protein in the bloodstream; how cholesterol is transported
14. Antioxidants Answer slow the aging process. Reduce cellular damage by binding with free radicals produced
during oxidation reactions
15. 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
16. 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 ettort to regain this paired
status. When this happens in the human body, there is potential for a great deal of damage.
17. Carbohydrates Answer produce 4 calories of energy per gram. Found in foods as monosaccharides,
disaccharides, and polysaccharides. Sources include fruits, vegetables, pasta, and rice which consist of simple
sugars and starches
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