WGU C787 STUDY GUIDE
DEFINE MACRONUTRIENTS Ans- NUTRIENTS REQUIRED IN LARGER AMOUNTS
EX. CARBS, FATS, PROTEINS
DEFINE MICRONUTRIENTS Ans- NUTRIENTS REQUIRED IN SMALLER AMOUNTS
EX. VITAMINS, MINERALS
EXPLAIN AND GIVE S/S OF
KWASHIORKOR Ans- CONSUMES ADEQUATE ENERGY BUT NOT ENOUGH
PROTEIN, OFTEN DUE TO FAMINE OR DROUGHT
S/S POTBELLY, UNPIGMENTED, EDEMA IN LEGS
EXPLAIN AND GIVE S/S OF
MARASMUS Ans- DOES NOT CONSUME ENOUGH ENERGY OR PROTEIN
BODY STARTS TO BREAK DOWN MUSCLES
S/S "SKIN AND BONES" LARGE EYES, BALD
EXPLAIN AND GIVE S/S OF
OBESITY Ans- EXCESSIVE ACCUMULATION OF BODY FAT
S/S HIGH BP, STROKE, TYPE 2 DIABETES, HEART DISEASE
EXPLAIN AND GIVE S/S OF
ANOREXIA Ans- SELF INDUCED MALNUTRITION, OFTEN DUE TO BODY IMAGE,
SELF STARVATION
EXPLAIN AND GIVE S/S OF
BULIMIA NERVOSA Ans- BINGE EATING AND PURGING, VOMITING
EXPLAIN AND GIVE S/S OF
PELLAGRA Ans- DIETARY DEFICIENCY OF NIACIN (VIT B3)
COMMON WITH CORN BASED DIET, ALCOHOLICS
S/S DIARRHEA. DERMATITIS, DEMENTIA, DEATH IF UNTREATED
VITAMIN A DEFFICIENCIES Ans- NIGHT BLINDNESS
DRY SCALY SKIN
CORNEAL DAMAGE
VITAMIN C DEFICIENCY Ans- SCURVY
, POOR WOUND HEALING
BLEEDING GUMS
IRON DEFICIENCY Ans- ANEMIA
IODINE DEFICIENCY Ans- CRETINISM
GOITER
THYROID PROBLEMS
VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY Ans- RICKETS
OSTEOPATHIC
OSTEOPOROSIS
VITAMIN E DEFICIENCY Ans- HEMOLYTIC ANEMIA
VITAMIN K DEFICIENCY Ans- DECREASED SYNTHESIS OF CLOTTING FACTOR
HEMORRHAGE
TREATMENTS FOR MALNUTRITION Ans- CORRECTING DIET
CORRECT BODY FLUID, POTASSIUM
"HURRY SLOWLY"
DILUTED MILK WITH ADDED SUGAR
HEI (HEALTHY EATING INDEX) Ans- MEASURES THE QUALITY OF A DIET, HOW
WELL THE FOOD ALIGNS WITH KEY RECOMMENDATIONS
DGA (Dietary Guidelines for Americans) Ans- VARIETY OF VEGATABLES (GREEN,
RED, ORANGE, STARCHY)
FRUITS (ESPECIALLY WHOLE FRUIT)
GRAINS (ATLEAST HALF WHOLE GRAINS)
DAIRY (FAT FREE, LOW FAT)
PROTEINS
OILS
*LIMIT SATURATED FATS, TRANSFATS, ADDED SUGARS, SODIUM
NHANES (National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey) Ans- PROGRAM OF
STUDIES DESIGNED TO ASSESS THE HEALTH AND NUTRITIONAL STATUS OF
ADULTS AND CHILDREN IN THE US, INTERVIEWS AND PHYSICAL EXAMS.
PROGRAM OF THE CDC
BEGAN IN EARLY 1960S, 1999 BECAME CONTINUOUS
DRI (DIETARY REFERENCE INTAKES) Ans- SET OF NUTRIENT INTAKE VALUES
USED TO PLAN AND EVALUATE DIETS
PROTEIN - 60 GM/ DAY
1/2 OF ALL GRAINS CONSUMED SHOULD BE WHOLE GRAINS
DEFINE MACRONUTRIENTS Ans- NUTRIENTS REQUIRED IN LARGER AMOUNTS
EX. CARBS, FATS, PROTEINS
DEFINE MICRONUTRIENTS Ans- NUTRIENTS REQUIRED IN SMALLER AMOUNTS
EX. VITAMINS, MINERALS
EXPLAIN AND GIVE S/S OF
KWASHIORKOR Ans- CONSUMES ADEQUATE ENERGY BUT NOT ENOUGH
PROTEIN, OFTEN DUE TO FAMINE OR DROUGHT
S/S POTBELLY, UNPIGMENTED, EDEMA IN LEGS
EXPLAIN AND GIVE S/S OF
MARASMUS Ans- DOES NOT CONSUME ENOUGH ENERGY OR PROTEIN
BODY STARTS TO BREAK DOWN MUSCLES
S/S "SKIN AND BONES" LARGE EYES, BALD
EXPLAIN AND GIVE S/S OF
OBESITY Ans- EXCESSIVE ACCUMULATION OF BODY FAT
S/S HIGH BP, STROKE, TYPE 2 DIABETES, HEART DISEASE
EXPLAIN AND GIVE S/S OF
ANOREXIA Ans- SELF INDUCED MALNUTRITION, OFTEN DUE TO BODY IMAGE,
SELF STARVATION
EXPLAIN AND GIVE S/S OF
BULIMIA NERVOSA Ans- BINGE EATING AND PURGING, VOMITING
EXPLAIN AND GIVE S/S OF
PELLAGRA Ans- DIETARY DEFICIENCY OF NIACIN (VIT B3)
COMMON WITH CORN BASED DIET, ALCOHOLICS
S/S DIARRHEA. DERMATITIS, DEMENTIA, DEATH IF UNTREATED
VITAMIN A DEFFICIENCIES Ans- NIGHT BLINDNESS
DRY SCALY SKIN
CORNEAL DAMAGE
VITAMIN C DEFICIENCY Ans- SCURVY
, POOR WOUND HEALING
BLEEDING GUMS
IRON DEFICIENCY Ans- ANEMIA
IODINE DEFICIENCY Ans- CRETINISM
GOITER
THYROID PROBLEMS
VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY Ans- RICKETS
OSTEOPATHIC
OSTEOPOROSIS
VITAMIN E DEFICIENCY Ans- HEMOLYTIC ANEMIA
VITAMIN K DEFICIENCY Ans- DECREASED SYNTHESIS OF CLOTTING FACTOR
HEMORRHAGE
TREATMENTS FOR MALNUTRITION Ans- CORRECTING DIET
CORRECT BODY FLUID, POTASSIUM
"HURRY SLOWLY"
DILUTED MILK WITH ADDED SUGAR
HEI (HEALTHY EATING INDEX) Ans- MEASURES THE QUALITY OF A DIET, HOW
WELL THE FOOD ALIGNS WITH KEY RECOMMENDATIONS
DGA (Dietary Guidelines for Americans) Ans- VARIETY OF VEGATABLES (GREEN,
RED, ORANGE, STARCHY)
FRUITS (ESPECIALLY WHOLE FRUIT)
GRAINS (ATLEAST HALF WHOLE GRAINS)
DAIRY (FAT FREE, LOW FAT)
PROTEINS
OILS
*LIMIT SATURATED FATS, TRANSFATS, ADDED SUGARS, SODIUM
NHANES (National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey) Ans- PROGRAM OF
STUDIES DESIGNED TO ASSESS THE HEALTH AND NUTRITIONAL STATUS OF
ADULTS AND CHILDREN IN THE US, INTERVIEWS AND PHYSICAL EXAMS.
PROGRAM OF THE CDC
BEGAN IN EARLY 1960S, 1999 BECAME CONTINUOUS
DRI (DIETARY REFERENCE INTAKES) Ans- SET OF NUTRIENT INTAKE VALUES
USED TO PLAN AND EVALUATE DIETS
PROTEIN - 60 GM/ DAY
1/2 OF ALL GRAINS CONSUMED SHOULD BE WHOLE GRAINS
