NASM 7TH ED, CHAPTER 9 NUTRITION EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Credible nutrition information - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Nutrition information that is rooted in and
supported by science
Three macronutrients - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Protein, carbohydrates, and lipids
Calories in 1 gram of protein - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅4
Three types of micronutrients - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Vitamins, minerals, and phytonutrients
Important function of protein - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Synthesis of hormones
Building blocks of proteins - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Essential and nonessential amino acids
Best definition of complex carbohydrates - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Carbohydrates that are comprised of
polysaccharides and that contain both fiber and starch
Essential amino acid - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅An amino acid that must be obtained via diet, as the body
does not produce it
RDA for protein - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅0.8 g/kg of body weight
Recommended range of protein for most exercising individuals - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅1.4 to 2.0 g/kg
of body weight
Category of simple sugars - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Single- or double-molecule sugars that are easily
absorbed by the body
ANSWERS
Credible nutrition information - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Nutrition information that is rooted in and
supported by science
Three macronutrients - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Protein, carbohydrates, and lipids
Calories in 1 gram of protein - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅4
Three types of micronutrients - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Vitamins, minerals, and phytonutrients
Important function of protein - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Synthesis of hormones
Building blocks of proteins - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Essential and nonessential amino acids
Best definition of complex carbohydrates - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Carbohydrates that are comprised of
polysaccharides and that contain both fiber and starch
Essential amino acid - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅An amino acid that must be obtained via diet, as the body
does not produce it
RDA for protein - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅0.8 g/kg of body weight
Recommended range of protein for most exercising individuals - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅1.4 to 2.0 g/kg
of body weight
Category of simple sugars - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Single- or double-molecule sugars that are easily
absorbed by the body
