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NUTRITION D440 WGU QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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NUTRITION D440 WGU QUESTIONS AND ANSWERSessential nutrients - Answers-substances the body must get from foods because it
cannot manufacture them at all or fast enough to meet its needs. These nutrients
include proteins, fats, carbohydrates, vitamins, minerals, and water
non-essential nutrients - Answers-can be synthesized by the body eg amino acid,
cholesterol and fiber.
energy yielding nutrients - Answers-carbs, fats, proteins
Non-energy yielding nutrients - Answers-vitamins, minerals, water
Smooth skin clear and bright eyes and resist infection - Answers-Signs of gd nutrition
Dietary Reference Intakes (DRIs) - Answers-Established nutrient standards
supplements - Answers-Toxicity of vitamin is caused mainly from
My Plate - Answers-Fruits vegetables half rest half grain and protein also fat free or 1%
milk
fatty acids - Answers-Building Blocks of Lipids and helps form phospholipids necc for
cell memb
Cal and vit D - Answers-What were increased in DRI to prevent bone health
1500 - Answers-Older with heart failure should limit na intake to
Vit C - Answers-Vitamin for post operative wound heal
partially hydrogenated oils - Answers-trans fat and should be avoided
No vegetables results in - Answers-No vit k
Xply by 4.184 - Answers-Convert kcal to kjoul
ATP - Answers-End product of energy yielding food ( c,p, &f) and ethanol
7 kcal - Answers-Alcohol kcal
Energy density - Answers-Food high in fat are high in
Butter oil french fries fried meat and ice cream - Answers-Energy dense food
, Veg fruits legumes whole grain lean protein such as non fatty fish white meat and
chicken. - Answers-Nutrient dense food
Energy and nutrient rich food - Answers-Avacado cheese seeds nuts
In liver and muscle tissue, 4 kcal primary source of fuel - Answers-Where are
carbohydrates stored and kcal
Fat (9 kcal/g) - Answers-Secondary storage form of energy kcal
Tissue build, Structure enzyme, hormone production and fluid balance. 4 kcal -
Answers-Protein function kcal
45-65% - Answers-Carbohydrates recommended intake
20-30% - Answers-fat is what percent of you daily caloric intake?
10-35% - Answers-Protein is what percent of calorie intake
Ca and ph - Answers-Mineral that build and maint bone tissue
Mineral that build hemoglobin in RBC - Answers-Iron
Glycogen - Answers-Maintain glucose lvl during sleep and restored in breakfast
Fat in adipose tissue - Answers-Unlimited amt of energy can be stored as
Protein from muscle mass - Answers-What is used when longer period of starvation and
fasting
Basal Energy Expenditure (BEE) 60- 75% - Answers-All internal activities of body while
at rest
Resting energy expenditure (REE) - Answers-Amount of energy needed to consume
over 24-hour period for the body to maintain internal working activities while at rest. For
brain liver and kidneys
MedGem and body gem - Answers-Indirect calorimetry to measure REE
Levothyroxine - Answers-treats hypothyroidism
Levothyroxine drug interactions - Answers-Is absrd primarily in jejenum and ileum and is
maximun abrbd when taken in empty stomach so if food is present it delays
Medication such as antacid beta blockers, ciprofloxacin, orlistat
Dietry suppli such as Ca and Fe suppli, chromium picolinate
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