WGU C458 2026 NUTRITION FITNESS AND
LIFESTYLE MANAGEMENT MODULE
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◉ Undernutrition
Answer: implies that the individual is not getting enough nutrients.
This can occur even if the person is consuming more than enough
calories
◉ Malnutrition
Answer: an imbalance of proper nutrients
◉ Anorexia nervosa
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.
,◉ 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
◉ 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.
◉ 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.
◉ Minerals
Answer: inorganic material. Form body parts (teeth and bones),
maintain acid-base neutrality, regulate nerve impulses, osmotic
pressure, and electrolyte balance
◉ Major minerals
,Answer: needed by the body:
• 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
◉ Trace minerals
Answer: required in lesser amounts, and include iron, zinc,
selenium, magnesium, copper, iodine, fluorine, chromium,
molybdenum, and manganese
◉ HDL cholesterol (high density lipoproteins)
Answer: protect the body against heart disease. Often called "good"
cholesterol.
◉ 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
, ◉ Lipoproteins
Answer: large molecules of fat and protein in the bloodstream; how
cholesterol is transported
◉ Antioxidants
Answer: slow the aging process. Reduce cellular damage by binding
with free radicals produced during oxidation reactions
◉ 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
◉ 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 effort to regain this paired status.
When this happens in the human body, there is potential for a great
deal of damage.
LIFESTYLE MANAGEMENT MODULE
QUESTIONS SOLUTIONS STRUCTURED
SCRIPT
◉ Undernutrition
Answer: implies that the individual is not getting enough nutrients.
This can occur even if the person is consuming more than enough
calories
◉ Malnutrition
Answer: an imbalance of proper nutrients
◉ Anorexia nervosa
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.
,◉ 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
◉ 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.
◉ 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.
◉ Minerals
Answer: inorganic material. Form body parts (teeth and bones),
maintain acid-base neutrality, regulate nerve impulses, osmotic
pressure, and electrolyte balance
◉ Major minerals
,Answer: needed by the body:
• 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
◉ Trace minerals
Answer: required in lesser amounts, and include iron, zinc,
selenium, magnesium, copper, iodine, fluorine, chromium,
molybdenum, and manganese
◉ HDL cholesterol (high density lipoproteins)
Answer: protect the body against heart disease. Often called "good"
cholesterol.
◉ 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
, ◉ Lipoproteins
Answer: large molecules of fat and protein in the bloodstream; how
cholesterol is transported
◉ Antioxidants
Answer: slow the aging process. Reduce cellular damage by binding
with free radicals produced during oxidation reactions
◉ 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
◉ 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 effort to regain this paired status.
When this happens in the human body, there is potential for a great
deal of damage.
