WGU NUTRITION D440 EXAM 4 2026 HEALTH
AND WELLNESS STUDY GUIDE COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
◉ To sustain life, the nutrients in food must perform which function
in the body? Answer: Build Tissue, Provide energy, and regulate
metabolic processes
◉ Which piece of information does the MyPlate food guidelines use
to create a personalized food plan? Answer: Age, Height, Sex, and
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 Administration 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, folate
and other B vitamins
◉ 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
◉ Which energy source provides the highest energy value? Answer:
fat
◉ Which nutrient provides 9 kcal of energy per gram? Answer:
lipids
◉ Which recommendation promotes health by suggesting energy
intake levels for maintaining body weight within specific age, sex,
height, weight and physical activity categories Answer: Estimated
Energy Requirement
◉ Which unit of measurement is the international unit of
measurement for energy? Answer: Joule (J)
◉ When reading the fact label for a nutritional product, which
expression of energy is commonly used throughout world? Answer:
kilojoules
AND WELLNESS STUDY GUIDE COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
◉ To sustain life, the nutrients in food must perform which function
in the body? Answer: Build Tissue, Provide energy, and regulate
metabolic processes
◉ Which piece of information does the MyPlate food guidelines use
to create a personalized food plan? Answer: Age, Height, Sex, and
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 Administration 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, folate
and other B vitamins
◉ 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
◉ Which energy source provides the highest energy value? Answer:
fat
◉ Which nutrient provides 9 kcal of energy per gram? Answer:
lipids
◉ Which recommendation promotes health by suggesting energy
intake levels for maintaining body weight within specific age, sex,
height, weight and physical activity categories Answer: Estimated
Energy Requirement
◉ Which unit of measurement is the international unit of
measurement for energy? Answer: Joule (J)
◉ When reading the fact label for a nutritional product, which
expression of energy is commonly used throughout world? Answer:
kilojoules
