NASM NUTRITION EXAM QUESTIONS & ANSWERS 2026 update (GRADED A+)

NASM NUTRITION EXAM QUESTIONS &
ANSWERS 2026 update (GRADED A+)


AU.NutritionU.CoachU.canU.provideU.clientsU.non-
medicalU.nutritionU.informationU.andU.behaviorU.guidance.U.T/FU.-U.ANSWER-T

EveryU.regionU.requiresU.thatU.aU.NutritionU.CoachU.workU.underU.theU.supervisionU.ofU.aU.Registe
redU.Dietitian.U.T/FU.-U.ANSWER-F

PsychogistU.-U.ANSWER-
ReferU.clientsU.whoU.haveU.issuesU.withU.chronicU.depressionU.orU.anxiety;U.gainU.clientU.referral
sU.whoU.wouldU.benefitU.fromU.regularU.nutritionU.guidanceU.andU.accountability.

athleticU.trainerU.-U.ANSWER-
ReferU.clientsU.whoU.haveU.orthopedicU.issuesU.orU.injuriesU.whoU.needU.adviceU.onU.fitnessU.and
U.rehab;U.gainU.athleteU.referralsU.who U.needU.assistanceU.withU. weightU.lossU.orU.nutritionU.acco

untability.

internalU.medicineU.doctorU.-U.ANSWER-
ReferU.clientsU.whoU.haveU.suddenU.onsetU.ofU.digestiveU.issues;U.gainU.clientU.referralsU.whoU.n
eedU.detailedU.educationU.onU.soundU.nutritionalU.practices.

obstetricianU.-U.ANSWER-ReferU.clientsU.withU.new-
onsetU.pregnancy;U.gainU.referralsU.forU.clientsU.whoU.areU.post-
partumU.andU.wouldU.likeU.toU.loseU.weight.

registeredU.dieticianU.-U.ANSWER-ReferU.clientsU.whoU.wantU.nutritionalU.guidanceU.forU.ultra-
U.endurance U.events;U.gainU.clientU.referralsU.forU.nutritionU.supportU.andU.accountability.




MATCHU.THEU.REFERRALU.SCENARIOU.DOWNU.BELOW U.-U.ANSWER-

COMPLainsU.ofU.acuteU.kneeU.painU.withU.increasedU.runningU.distanceU.-U.ANSWER-
athleticU.trainer

preoccupied,U.borderingU.onU.obsessed,U.withU.weightU.lossU.andU.dailyU.nutritionalU.intak
eU.-U.ANSWER-psychologist

complainsU.ofU.periodsU.ofU.constipationU.alternatingU.withU.diarrheaU.-U.ANSWER-
internalU.medicineU.doctor

hasU.beenU.recentlyU.diagnosedU.withU.typeU.2U.diabetesU.-U.ANSWER-registeredU.dietician

hasU.beenU.lactatingU.andU.recentlyU.complainingU.ofU.lowU.energyU.-U.ANSWER-obstetrician

, whatU.areU.enzymes?U.-U.ANSWER-protein-
basedU.structuresU.whichU.catalyzeU.chemicalU.reactions

bestU.prescriptionU.forU.dailyU.proteinU.forU.elderly/sedentaryU.individualU.-U.ANSWER-
1.3U.g/kgU.bodyU.weight

fiberU.intakeU.recU.forU.womenU.inU.USU.-U.ANSWER-25U.gU.fiberU.daily

currentU.estimatedU.dailyU.intakesU.ofU.fiberU.forU.menU.andU.womenU.inU.USU.-U.ANSWER-
18U.gU.men/U.15U.gU.women

howU.manyU.sugarU.unitsU.areU.containedU.inU.oligosaccharides?U.-U.ANSWER-3-10U.sugarU.units

whatU.enzymeU.isU.responsibleU.forU.breakingU.downU.triglyceridesU.inU.theU.mouth?U.-
U.ANSWER-U.lingual U.lipase




functionU.ofU.aU.micelle:U.-U.ANSWER-
facillitationU.ofU.theU.absorptionU.ofU.monoglycerides,U.freeU.fattyU.acids,U.andU.fat-
solubleU.vitamins

whichU.productU.ofU.ethanolU.metabolismU.disruptsU.fattyU.acidU.oxidationU.inU.peripheralU.tissues
?U.-U.ANSWER-acetate

diseaseU.resultU.ofU.vitaminU.DU.deficiency?U.-U.ANSWER-rickets

%U.ofU.childrenU.underU.ageU.ofU.5U.withU.VitaminU.AU.deficiencyU.worldwide?U.-U.ANSWER-.33

hyponatremiaU.(lowU.sodiumU.concentrationU.inU.theU.blood)U.setsU.inU.whenU.sodiumU.fallsU.belo
wU.whatU.concentration?U.-U.ANSWER-135U.millimolar

commonU.nameU.forU.vitaminU.B3:U.-U.ANSWER-Niacin

primaryU.causeU.ofU.exertionalU.rhabdomyolysis:U.-U.ANSWER-intenseU.exerciseU.session

whichU.ofU.theU.followingU.responsesU.occursU.duringU.exercise-
associatedU.hyponatremia?U.-U.ANSWER-extracellularU.fluidU.shiftsU.insideU.cells

minU.%U.ofU.beverageU.fluidU.replacementU.rangeU.thatU.shouldU.beU.suggestedU.forU.clientsU.wh
oU.loseU.moreU.thanU.3U.%U.ofU.theirU.bodyU.massU.duringU.trainingU.andU.trainU.moreU.thanU.onceU.
overU.aU.24U.hrU.period?U.-U.ANSWER-110-120U.%

energyU.pathwayU.thatU.doesn'tU.requireU.oxygenU.toU.produceU.ATP?U.-U.ANSWER-
anaerobicU.pathway

potentialU.valueU.ofU.consumingU.essentialU.aminoU.acids?U.-U.ANSWER-
maximizingU.muscleU.proteinU.synthesisU.andU.reducingU.soreness