WGU D440 Final Exam (New 2025/ 2026 Update)
Health and Wellness Through Nutritional Science
Review | Q & A | Grade A| 100% Correct (Verified
Elaborations)
Which are the preferred reference values for evaluating diets in healthy people?
Dietary reference intakes
The nurse is helping a group of patients understand changes with aging. At what age do nutrient
requirements change?
50 years
What is the correct term for the discipline that applies nutrition science to promote human health
and treat disease?
Dietetics
An older woman is asking which special nutrient she should consume as she ages. Which
nutrient or food is important to include in her menu plan?
Foods fortified with vitamin B12
The nurse is updating teaching material to match the 2010 dietary reference intakes (DRIs).
Which nutrient DRIs were increased to promote bone health?
Calcium and vitamin D
An older patient with heart failure is reviewing menu options and wants to reduce sodium intake.
What is the recommended daily sodium intake?
, WGU D440 Final Exam (New 2025/ 2026 Update)
Health and Wellness Through Nutritional Science
Review | Q & A | Grade A| 100% Correct (Verified
Elaborations)
1500 mg/day
Which is a recommendation from "Choose MyPlate's 10 Tips to a Great Plate
Make half your grains whole grains.
To sustain life, the nutrients in food must perform which 3 functions in the body?
Build tissue
Provide energy
Regulate metabolic processes
Which 4 pieces of information do the MyPlate food guidelines use to create a personalized food
plan?
Age
Height
Sex
Weight
Which resource is best used for determining optimal carbohydrate consumption for a healthy
young adult?
Dietary reference intakes (DRIs)
Health and Wellness Through Nutritional Science
Review | Q & A | Grade A| 100% Correct (Verified
Elaborations)
Which are the preferred reference values for evaluating diets in healthy people?
Dietary reference intakes
The nurse is helping a group of patients understand changes with aging. At what age do nutrient
requirements change?
50 years
What is the correct term for the discipline that applies nutrition science to promote human health
and treat disease?
Dietetics
An older woman is asking which special nutrient she should consume as she ages. Which
nutrient or food is important to include in her menu plan?
Foods fortified with vitamin B12
The nurse is updating teaching material to match the 2010 dietary reference intakes (DRIs).
Which nutrient DRIs were increased to promote bone health?
Calcium and vitamin D
An older patient with heart failure is reviewing menu options and wants to reduce sodium intake.
What is the recommended daily sodium intake?
, WGU D440 Final Exam (New 2025/ 2026 Update)
Health and Wellness Through Nutritional Science
Review | Q & A | Grade A| 100% Correct (Verified
Elaborations)
1500 mg/day
Which is a recommendation from "Choose MyPlate's 10 Tips to a Great Plate
Make half your grains whole grains.
To sustain life, the nutrients in food must perform which 3 functions in the body?
Build tissue
Provide energy
Regulate metabolic processes
Which 4 pieces of information do the MyPlate food guidelines use to create a personalized food
plan?
Age
Height
Sex
Weight
Which resource is best used for determining optimal carbohydrate consumption for a healthy
young adult?
Dietary reference intakes (DRIs)
