HOSA NUTRITION EXAMINATION SET 2026
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
◉ What is cardiac output?
Answer: the total amount of blood flow from the heart during a
specified period of time (stroke volume multiplied by the heart rate)
◉ What amount should caffeine consumption be limited to during
pregnancy?
Answer: 200 mg
◉ What is gestational diabetes?
Answer: Any degree of glucose intolerance that's first discovered
during pregnancy. Symptoms include fatigue, polyuria, polydipsia,
tingling in the hands/feet, blurred vision, and slow healing of sores.
◉ How many extra calories are required during the second trimester
of pregnancy?
Answer: 340
◉ How many extra calories are required during the third trimester
of pregnancy?
Answer: 450
,◉ How many extra calories are required during the first trimester of
pregnancy?
Answer: 0
◉ How much weight gain during pregnancy is expected?
Answer: 25-35 lbs
◉ How much weight gain during the first trimester is expected?
Answer: 2-4 lbs
◉ How much weight gain after the first trimester is expected?
Answer: 1-1.5 lbs per week
◉ How much weight gain is expected during pregnancy for a woman
carrying twins?
Answer: 35-45 lbs
◉ How much more protein do pregnant women need to eat?
Answer: 25 g/day during the second and third trimesters
◉ How much iron do pregnant women need to eat?
, Answer: 27 mg
◉ Which exercises should be avoided during pregnancy?
Answer: Running, heavy weight-lifting, lying on your back
◉ What is passive immunity?
Answer: temporary protection against disease gained when one
human gives already-made antibodies to another via breastmilk
◉ For how many years should women breastfeed their children?
Answer: 2 years
◉ For how long should women only breastfeed?
Answer: 6 months, then they can add supplemental food to the
baby's diet
◉ Which foods should not be fed to a baby less than 1 year old?
Answer: corn syrup or honey
◉ What is the obesity rate in children?
Answer: 17%
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
◉ What is cardiac output?
Answer: the total amount of blood flow from the heart during a
specified period of time (stroke volume multiplied by the heart rate)
◉ What amount should caffeine consumption be limited to during
pregnancy?
Answer: 200 mg
◉ What is gestational diabetes?
Answer: Any degree of glucose intolerance that's first discovered
during pregnancy. Symptoms include fatigue, polyuria, polydipsia,
tingling in the hands/feet, blurred vision, and slow healing of sores.
◉ How many extra calories are required during the second trimester
of pregnancy?
Answer: 340
◉ How many extra calories are required during the third trimester
of pregnancy?
Answer: 450
,◉ How many extra calories are required during the first trimester of
pregnancy?
Answer: 0
◉ How much weight gain during pregnancy is expected?
Answer: 25-35 lbs
◉ How much weight gain during the first trimester is expected?
Answer: 2-4 lbs
◉ How much weight gain after the first trimester is expected?
Answer: 1-1.5 lbs per week
◉ How much weight gain is expected during pregnancy for a woman
carrying twins?
Answer: 35-45 lbs
◉ How much more protein do pregnant women need to eat?
Answer: 25 g/day during the second and third trimesters
◉ How much iron do pregnant women need to eat?
, Answer: 27 mg
◉ Which exercises should be avoided during pregnancy?
Answer: Running, heavy weight-lifting, lying on your back
◉ What is passive immunity?
Answer: temporary protection against disease gained when one
human gives already-made antibodies to another via breastmilk
◉ For how many years should women breastfeed their children?
Answer: 2 years
◉ For how long should women only breastfeed?
Answer: 6 months, then they can add supplemental food to the
baby's diet
◉ Which foods should not be fed to a baby less than 1 year old?
Answer: corn syrup or honey
◉ What is the obesity rate in children?
Answer: 17%
