NASM Nutrition Certification
Practice EXAM 2024/2025
Questions with Correct Answers
1. One of the roles of a Nutrition Coach is to help facilitate weight loss.
Which of the following would be most appropriate to recommend
for the overweight client? - ANS ✔Refer to a certified personal trainer
for a resistance training program.
2. To ensure the client is retaining any shared information, it is
important that the content presented is highly relevant and what
other quality? - ANS ✔Practical
3. It is not uncommon for clients to confide in the Nutrition Coach.
Which client conversation would be grounds for a referral to a
licensed healthcare professional? - ANS ✔Daily panic attacks
4. A Nutrition Coach is sitting down with a new client for her initial
evaluation. She noted on her Health History Questionnaire that she
has diabetes and she has trouble keeping her blood glucose
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controlled. What is the best course of action? - ANS ✔Refer her to a
Certified Diabetes Educator.
5. A new client is 6-weeks post-partum. She states that she has very
little energy and feels sadness most of the time. What is the most
appropriate course of action? - ANS ✔Refer her to a clinical
psychiatrist.
6. Numerous studies, including genetic studies, randomized
controlled trials on lipid lowering medications, and observational
studies point to LDL having a causal role in heart disease. Which
term best describes the concept that LDL plays a causal role in
heart disease? - ANS ✔Theory
7. The Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) involves
collecting health-related information via telephone interview
across the United States. Which term best describes this research? -
ANS ✔Survey
8. Scientists gather 20 studies looking at the relationship between
protein intake and lean body mass, and then they statistically
analyze them together as a group. What type of study is this? - ANS
✔Meta-analysis
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9. Seven studies show diet A lowers cholesterol more than diet B.
Three studies show no difference. Assuming all the studies are
equivalent in quality, which item best describes this situation? -
ANS ✔The weight of the evidence suggest diet A is more effective for
lowering cholesterol than diet B, but more data is needed.
10. Which of the following is true in regards to obesity-related
conditions? - ANS ✔They are one of the leading preventable causes of
death.
11. Which of the following is true about portion sizes in America
during the past decade? - ANS ✔They have increased dramatically.
12. What foods elicit faster satiety-signal responses? - ANS
✔Carbohydrates and proteins
13. Which of the following is true about the link between type-2
diabetes and diet? - ANS ✔They have a very strong connection.
14. To which of the following is one metabolic equivalent (MET)
equal? - ANS ✔3.5 ml O2 / Kg / min
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15. What is the process of generating energy from the food we
eat? - ANS ✔Metabolism
16. Which of the following is best defined as the energy
accounted for during digestion and processing of food? - ANS
✔Thermic effect of feeding (TEF)
17. Which is one of the key features that distinguishes life from
non-life? - ANS ✔Metabolism
18. In general, what sources are complete proteins? - ANS
✔Animal-based products
19. Which of the following is true about high-protein snacks? -
ANS ✔Protein-based snacks without excess fats or carbohydrates can
enhance satiety and, therefore, weight loss.
20. If a new client reveals they have kidney disease, what should
you do? - ANS ✔Work with their registered dietitian or medical doctor
for dietary guidance.
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