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WGU C787 NUTRITION 2026 BANK EXAM
COMPLETE CURRENT TESTING QUESTIONS
AND DETAILED CORRECT ANSWERS
(VERIFIED) GUARANTEED PASS/TOP-RATED
A+.
NUTRITION
Maximize your success on the WGU C787 Nutrition exam with
focused preparation that strengthens your understanding of
macronutrients, micronutrients, nutritional biochemistry, and
the role of diet in health promotion and disease prevention
across the lifespan. It is specifically designed for health science
and nursing students to demonstrate competency in integrating
nutritional science into holistic patient care.
When nutrition advocates became concerned that
recommendations did not do enough to address prevention
of chronic diet related diseases, what policy change were
made? ✓ ✓...... ANSWER ....... RDA's (Recommended
Daily Allowances) expanded into several DRI (Daily
Reference Intakes)
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DRI (Daily Reference Intakes) ✓ ✓...... ANSWER .......
Information about DRI must be included in food labeling.
RDA (Recommended Daily Allowance) ✓ ✓...... ANSWER
....... The estimated amount of a nutrient (or calories) per
day considered necessary.
What is always found on a nutrition label in the US? ✓
✓...... ANSWER ....... Serving size.
AMDR (Acceptable Macronutrient Daily Range) ✓ ✓......
ANSWER ....... It is a range of percentages of calories that
you should get from that nutrient per day. For fats, carbs,
and proteins only.
Fats AMDR ✓ ✓...... ANSWER ....... 20-35% of daily
calories.
Carbohydrates AMDR ✓ ✓...... ANSWER ....... 45-65% of
daily calories.
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Protein AMDR ✓ ✓...... ANSWER ....... 10-35% of daily
calories.
UL (Tolerable Upper Intake Level) ✓ ✓...... ANSWER .......
The highest level of daily consumption that current data has
shown to cause no side effects in humans; ensures people
do not take harmful amounts.
EAR (Estimated Average Requirement) ✓ ✓...... ANSWER
....... Helps guide recommendations and menu planning
for communities in combinations with upper intake levels.
Half of MyPlate ✓ ✓...... ANSWER ....... Fruits and
vegetables.
What is the nutritional benefit of fruits and vegetables? ✓
✓...... ANSWER ....... They provide nutrients that reduce
the risk some type of cancer.
Vitamin B12 ✓ ✓...... ANSWER ....... Not found in fruits
and vegetables. Needs to be consumed as a supplement to
a vegetarian diet
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What strategy might be avoided due to expense for patients
looking to eat more healthfully on a budget? ✓ ✓......
ANSWER ....... Buying frozen meals.
Skim milk ✓ ✓...... ANSWER ....... Has roughly the same
amount of calcium and protein as whole milk.
DRI for whole grains ✓ ✓...... ANSWER ....... 1/2 of all
grain consumed should be whole grains.
Trans fats and added sugar intake ✓ ✓...... ANSWER .......
Should be minimized. There is no DRI value.
Recommended daily amount of protein intake ✓ ✓......
ANSWER ....... 60 g/day.
Protein food examples ✓ ✓...... ANSWER ....... Garbanzo
beans (Chickpeas), egg, chicken breast, yogurt, cheese,
ground beef, peanut butter, tofu
WGU C787 NUTRITION 2026 BANK EXAM
COMPLETE CURRENT TESTING QUESTIONS
AND DETAILED CORRECT ANSWERS
(VERIFIED) GUARANTEED PASS/TOP-RATED
A+.
NUTRITION
Maximize your success on the WGU C787 Nutrition exam with
focused preparation that strengthens your understanding of
macronutrients, micronutrients, nutritional biochemistry, and
the role of diet in health promotion and disease prevention
across the lifespan. It is specifically designed for health science
and nursing students to demonstrate competency in integrating
nutritional science into holistic patient care.
When nutrition advocates became concerned that
recommendations did not do enough to address prevention
of chronic diet related diseases, what policy change were
made? ✓ ✓...... ANSWER ....... RDA's (Recommended
Daily Allowances) expanded into several DRI (Daily
Reference Intakes)
, Page 2 of 89
DRI (Daily Reference Intakes) ✓ ✓...... ANSWER .......
Information about DRI must be included in food labeling.
RDA (Recommended Daily Allowance) ✓ ✓...... ANSWER
....... The estimated amount of a nutrient (or calories) per
day considered necessary.
What is always found on a nutrition label in the US? ✓
✓...... ANSWER ....... Serving size.
AMDR (Acceptable Macronutrient Daily Range) ✓ ✓......
ANSWER ....... It is a range of percentages of calories that
you should get from that nutrient per day. For fats, carbs,
and proteins only.
Fats AMDR ✓ ✓...... ANSWER ....... 20-35% of daily
calories.
Carbohydrates AMDR ✓ ✓...... ANSWER ....... 45-65% of
daily calories.
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Protein AMDR ✓ ✓...... ANSWER ....... 10-35% of daily
calories.
UL (Tolerable Upper Intake Level) ✓ ✓...... ANSWER .......
The highest level of daily consumption that current data has
shown to cause no side effects in humans; ensures people
do not take harmful amounts.
EAR (Estimated Average Requirement) ✓ ✓...... ANSWER
....... Helps guide recommendations and menu planning
for communities in combinations with upper intake levels.
Half of MyPlate ✓ ✓...... ANSWER ....... Fruits and
vegetables.
What is the nutritional benefit of fruits and vegetables? ✓
✓...... ANSWER ....... They provide nutrients that reduce
the risk some type of cancer.
Vitamin B12 ✓ ✓...... ANSWER ....... Not found in fruits
and vegetables. Needs to be consumed as a supplement to
a vegetarian diet
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What strategy might be avoided due to expense for patients
looking to eat more healthfully on a budget? ✓ ✓......
ANSWER ....... Buying frozen meals.
Skim milk ✓ ✓...... ANSWER ....... Has roughly the same
amount of calcium and protein as whole milk.
DRI for whole grains ✓ ✓...... ANSWER ....... 1/2 of all
grain consumed should be whole grains.
Trans fats and added sugar intake ✓ ✓...... ANSWER .......
Should be minimized. There is no DRI value.
Recommended daily amount of protein intake ✓ ✓......
ANSWER ....... 60 g/day.
Protein food examples ✓ ✓...... ANSWER ....... Garbanzo
beans (Chickpeas), egg, chicken breast, yogurt, cheese,
ground beef, peanut butter, tofu
