WGUlD440lObjectivelAssessmentl(Latestl 2025/l2026lUpdate)lHealthlandlWellness lThroughlNutritionallSciencelGuidel|l QuestionslandlAnswersl|lGradelA|l100%l Correctl(VerifiedlSolutions)
Q:lWhatlpercentlofldailylcalorieslarelrecommendedlforlfats?
Answer:
20-35%
Q:lWhatlpercentlofldailylcalorieslarelrecommendedlforlproteins?
Answer:
10-35%
Q:lWhatlislneededlprenatallylforlalclient?
Answer:
Folate,lVitaminlD,landlCholine
Q:lWhatlarelsomelriskslwithlteenlpregnancy?
Answer: 1 / 4
increasedlrateslofllowlbirthlweight,lpretermldelivery,landlinfantlmortality.
Q:lHowlmanylcalorielshouldlbeladdedltolaldietloflalpregnantlwomanlinlthelfirstltrimester?
Answer:
none
Q:lHowlmanylcalorieslshouldlbeladdedltolaldietloflalpregnantlwomanlinlthelsecondltrimester?
Answer:
+300lkcal/day
Q:lHowlmanylcalorieslshouldlbeladdedltoltheldietloflalpregnantlwomanlinlthelthirdltrimester?
Answer:
+500lkcal/day
Q:lWhatlislthelcarblrequirementlforltheldietloflalpregnantlwoman?
Answer:
Minimumlcarblreq.lincreaseslfroml130lg/dayltol175lg/day.lFocuslonlwholelgrains,llegumes,lfrui ts,landlvegetables.
Q:lWhatlislthelfatlrequirementlforltheldietloflalpregnantlwoman?
Answer: 2 / 4
Minimumlfatlreq.lincreaseslfroml12lg/dltol13lg/d
Q:lWhatlislthelalpha-linoleniclacidlrequirementlforltheldietloflalpregnantlwoman?
Answer:
alpha-linoleniclacidlincreaseslfroml1.1lg/dltol1.4lg/dl-
Q:lWhatlfoodslcanladdlalpha-linoleniclacidltoltheldiet?
Answer:
flax,lchia,lcanola,lwalnut,lsoybeanloil
Q:lHowlmuchlproteinlshouldlbelconsumedlinltheldietloflalpregnantlwoman?
Answer:
Proteinl-l46lg/dayltol71lg/day
Q:lWhatlproteinlshouldlpregnantlwomenlconsumeltolmeetltheirldailylrequirements?
Answer:
-leggs,lmilks,lbeef,lpoultry,lfish,lpork,lcheese,lsoylproducts,landlotherlanimallproducts
Q:lWhatladditionallnutrientslarelneededlforltheldietloflalpregnantlwoman?
Answer:
Calcium,lIron,lVitamins,lFolate,lVitaminlD,lCholine 3 / 4
Q:lWhatlislthelroleloflfoliclacidlinlpregnancy?
Answer:
Foliclacidl-lImportantlforlDNAlsynthesis,lcellldivision,landlhemoglobinlsynthesis
Q:lWhenlislfoliclacidlmostlimportantlforlaldevelopinglfetus?
Answer:
Importantl2lmonthslpriorltolweekl6loflgestationltolensureladequatelnutrientlavailabilitylinlthele ndometrialllininglofltheluteruslforlembryonicltissueldevelopment.
Q:lWhatldoeslfoliclacidldolforltheldevelopinglfetus?
Answer:
Thelneuralltubelformslduringlthelcriticallperiodlfroml21ltol28ldayslgestationlandlitlgrowslintolt helmaturelinfant'slspinallcolumnlandlitslnetworkloflnerves.lFulllclosureloflthelneuralltubelrequir eslsufficientlfolate.
Q:lWhatlislthelrecommendedlcalorielincreaselforlalbreastfeedinglmomlduringlthelfirstlsixlmo nthsloflbreastfeeding?
Answer:
1stl6lmonths:l330lkcal/dayl(plusl170lkcal/daylfromlmaternallstores)
Q:lWhatlislthelrecommendedlcalorielincreaselforlalbreastfeedinglmomlafterlthelfirstl6lmonths loflbreastfeeding?
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