NR 228 NUTRITION, HEALTH & WELLNESS FINAL EXAM
|COMPLETE QUESTIONS WITH EXPERT SOLUTIONS | 2026 LATEST
UPDATED | GET A+
What are some causes of fluid retention? (select all that apply) - (answer)A. Excess
sodium/sodium retention
B. Kwashiorkor
C. Water intoxication
What can cause a sodium deficiency? (select all that apply)
A. Dehydration
B. Hypernatremia
C. Diarrhea
D. Liver Disease - (answer)A. Dehydration
C. Diarrhea
What are some ways to treat GERD?
A. Lay down after meals
B. Avoid big meals
C. Avoid tight clothing
D. Avoid high fat foods
E. Eat chocolate to ease stomach - (answer)B, C, D
Which of the following are monosaccharides?
A. Glucose
B. Sucruose
C. Fructose
,D. Galactose
E. Maltose - (answer)A, C, D
Which of the following are disaccharides?
A. Glucose
B. Sucrose
C. Maltose
D. Galactose
E. Lactose - (answer)B, C, E
Glucose is the main source of energy for ___? - (answer)the brain and nerves
What is the sweetest artificial sweetener? - (answer)Sunette
Which of the following are sources of complex carbohydrates? (select all that apply)
A. Grapes
B. Grains
C. Legumes
D. Apples
E. Potatoes - (answer)B,C,E
What complications are related to gestational diabetes? (select all that apply)
A. premature birth
B. congenital abnormalities
C. fetal death
D. type 2 diabetes later in mother
E. macrosomia - (answer)A. premature birth
,B. congenital abnormalities
C. fetal death
D. type 2 diabetes later in mother
E. macrosomia
What could cause infant hypoglycemia? - (answer)When the mother had consistently high blood
sugar during pregnancy so the baby gets used to having high blood sugar and gets used to
producing high levels of insulin
What are the fat soluble vitamins? - (answer)A, D, E, K
What are some food sources for monounsaturated fatty acids? - (answer)olive oil, peanuts,
avocado, canola oil
What are some food sources for polyunsaturated fatty acids? - (answer)vegetable oils, fish,
margarine,
What type of cholesterol increases risk of CAD when elevated? - (answer)LDL
Where are nonessential amino acids found? - (answer)created in the body
When is a positive nitrogen balance common? - (answer)growing children, pregnant women,
people recovering from illness or injury
When is a negative nitrogen balance common? - (answer)aging adults, physical illness, extreme
stress, starvation, surgery, eating disorders
What effect does the acid- base balance have on proteins? - (answer)if acid- base balance gets off
then proteins become denatured and are not able to perform their usual functions
, Whats the function of hemoglobin? - (answer)transports oxygen in the blood
What is a complete protein? - (answer)contains all nine essential amino acids
What are some food sources for complete proteins? (select all that apply).
A. Meats
B. Dark green veggies
C. Eggs
D. Dairy products
E. Fruits - (answer)A, C, D
What are high quality proteins? - (answer)contain best balance of essential amino acids and are
easily digested
What are food sources for high quality protein? - (answer)Eggs, human milk
What is an incomplete protein? - (answer)lacks one or more EAA and will not support life
What are some incomplete proteins? - (answer)plant foods
What is a vegan? - (answer)No animal products at all
What is a lacto-vegetarian? - (answer)no animal products except dairy
Whats an ovo-lacto vegetarian? - (answer)no animal products except dairy and egs
|COMPLETE QUESTIONS WITH EXPERT SOLUTIONS | 2026 LATEST
UPDATED | GET A+
What are some causes of fluid retention? (select all that apply) - (answer)A. Excess
sodium/sodium retention
B. Kwashiorkor
C. Water intoxication
What can cause a sodium deficiency? (select all that apply)
A. Dehydration
B. Hypernatremia
C. Diarrhea
D. Liver Disease - (answer)A. Dehydration
C. Diarrhea
What are some ways to treat GERD?
A. Lay down after meals
B. Avoid big meals
C. Avoid tight clothing
D. Avoid high fat foods
E. Eat chocolate to ease stomach - (answer)B, C, D
Which of the following are monosaccharides?
A. Glucose
B. Sucruose
C. Fructose
,D. Galactose
E. Maltose - (answer)A, C, D
Which of the following are disaccharides?
A. Glucose
B. Sucrose
C. Maltose
D. Galactose
E. Lactose - (answer)B, C, E
Glucose is the main source of energy for ___? - (answer)the brain and nerves
What is the sweetest artificial sweetener? - (answer)Sunette
Which of the following are sources of complex carbohydrates? (select all that apply)
A. Grapes
B. Grains
C. Legumes
D. Apples
E. Potatoes - (answer)B,C,E
What complications are related to gestational diabetes? (select all that apply)
A. premature birth
B. congenital abnormalities
C. fetal death
D. type 2 diabetes later in mother
E. macrosomia - (answer)A. premature birth
,B. congenital abnormalities
C. fetal death
D. type 2 diabetes later in mother
E. macrosomia
What could cause infant hypoglycemia? - (answer)When the mother had consistently high blood
sugar during pregnancy so the baby gets used to having high blood sugar and gets used to
producing high levels of insulin
What are the fat soluble vitamins? - (answer)A, D, E, K
What are some food sources for monounsaturated fatty acids? - (answer)olive oil, peanuts,
avocado, canola oil
What are some food sources for polyunsaturated fatty acids? - (answer)vegetable oils, fish,
margarine,
What type of cholesterol increases risk of CAD when elevated? - (answer)LDL
Where are nonessential amino acids found? - (answer)created in the body
When is a positive nitrogen balance common? - (answer)growing children, pregnant women,
people recovering from illness or injury
When is a negative nitrogen balance common? - (answer)aging adults, physical illness, extreme
stress, starvation, surgery, eating disorders
What effect does the acid- base balance have on proteins? - (answer)if acid- base balance gets off
then proteins become denatured and are not able to perform their usual functions
, Whats the function of hemoglobin? - (answer)transports oxygen in the blood
What is a complete protein? - (answer)contains all nine essential amino acids
What are some food sources for complete proteins? (select all that apply).
A. Meats
B. Dark green veggies
C. Eggs
D. Dairy products
E. Fruits - (answer)A, C, D
What are high quality proteins? - (answer)contain best balance of essential amino acids and are
easily digested
What are food sources for high quality protein? - (answer)Eggs, human milk
What is an incomplete protein? - (answer)lacks one or more EAA and will not support life
What are some incomplete proteins? - (answer)plant foods
What is a vegan? - (answer)No animal products at all
What is a lacto-vegetarian? - (answer)no animal products except dairy
Whats an ovo-lacto vegetarian? - (answer)no animal products except dairy and egs
