NASM Certified Sports Nutrition
Coach Exam Questions & Answers
(Grade A+)
On average, a 35-year-old female should have how many milligrams
of calcium a day? -
correct answer ✅1,000 mg
What is the error of measurement when using DEXA for the
assessment of body composition? -
correct answer ✅2 to 3%
The human body contributes roughly how many grams of amino
acids to the amino acid pool in a given day? -
correct answer ✅400 grams
Which of the following is considered a fat-soluble vitamin? -
correct answer ✅Vitamin K
Which of the following is considered an availability risk factor for
hypohydration? -
correct answer ✅Fluid costs
On average, how much water does the body lose due to sweating? -
correct answer ✅600 mL
,NASM Certified Sports Nutrition
Coach Exam Questions & Answers
(Grade A+)
In which sport league have injuries been reported to cost over $521
million within a single year? -
correct answer ✅The National Football League
What are made up of DNA and provide the instructions to make
proteins? -
correct answer ✅Genes
What tool is used to help identify strategies that will prove most
effective to facilitate change? -
correct answer ✅The behavior change wheel
Which of the following is not considered a best practice for good
hydration in athletes during physical activity? -
correct answer ✅Limiting fluid intake
What is a placebo? -
correct answer ✅A substance that has no known or intended
therapeutic effect
, NASM Certified Sports Nutrition
Coach Exam Questions & Answers
(Grade A+)
What type of evidence reports on the initial findings of a study or
experiment? -
correct answer ✅Primary evidence
Which vitamin refers to a group of compounds known as retinoids?
-
correct answer ✅Vitamin A
Which of the following minerals is found in the largest amount in
the human body? -
correct answer ✅Calcium
What is the role of a phagocyte? -
correct answer ✅To ingest and kill microorganisms entering the
body
Compared to fat, how large are carbohydrate stores? -
correct answer ✅Smaller
What does the U in the WUT method stand for? -
correct answer ✅Urine color
Coach Exam Questions & Answers
(Grade A+)
On average, a 35-year-old female should have how many milligrams
of calcium a day? -
correct answer ✅1,000 mg
What is the error of measurement when using DEXA for the
assessment of body composition? -
correct answer ✅2 to 3%
The human body contributes roughly how many grams of amino
acids to the amino acid pool in a given day? -
correct answer ✅400 grams
Which of the following is considered a fat-soluble vitamin? -
correct answer ✅Vitamin K
Which of the following is considered an availability risk factor for
hypohydration? -
correct answer ✅Fluid costs
On average, how much water does the body lose due to sweating? -
correct answer ✅600 mL
,NASM Certified Sports Nutrition
Coach Exam Questions & Answers
(Grade A+)
In which sport league have injuries been reported to cost over $521
million within a single year? -
correct answer ✅The National Football League
What are made up of DNA and provide the instructions to make
proteins? -
correct answer ✅Genes
What tool is used to help identify strategies that will prove most
effective to facilitate change? -
correct answer ✅The behavior change wheel
Which of the following is not considered a best practice for good
hydration in athletes during physical activity? -
correct answer ✅Limiting fluid intake
What is a placebo? -
correct answer ✅A substance that has no known or intended
therapeutic effect
, NASM Certified Sports Nutrition
Coach Exam Questions & Answers
(Grade A+)
What type of evidence reports on the initial findings of a study or
experiment? -
correct answer ✅Primary evidence
Which vitamin refers to a group of compounds known as retinoids?
-
correct answer ✅Vitamin A
Which of the following minerals is found in the largest amount in
the human body? -
correct answer ✅Calcium
What is the role of a phagocyte? -
correct answer ✅To ingest and kill microorganisms entering the
body
Compared to fat, how large are carbohydrate stores? -
correct answer ✅Smaller
What does the U in the WUT method stand for? -
correct answer ✅Urine color
