NCSF SPORTS NUTRITION 2026
Questions and Guide Answers
100% Verified Graded A+
1. Micronutrients
Answer: present in the diet in small quantities
2. Protein
Answer: provides structure to organs, tissue, muscle and skin and hair; can regulate metabolism in the form of
enzymes
3. Linoleic acid
Answer: is an essential fatty acid
4. Glycogen
Answer: storage form of carbohydrate in humans
5. Phytonutrients
Answer: Can serve as antioxidants
,6. Fiber
Answer: provides low caloric yield with high satiety
7. Water
Answer: Solvent to allow proper electrolyte dynamics
8. Trans fatty acids
Answer: are know to promote cardiovascular disease
9. Proteins
Answer: are comprised of numerous amino acids bound by peptide bonds
10. Tea and Wine
Answer: beverages that contain phytonutrients known as polyphenols
11. Two fat soluble vitamins that are synthesized in the body
Answer: Vitamins d and k
12. Carbohydrates
Answer: predominantly used during high intensity training
13. Insoluble fiber
Answer: shorten transit time of waste products and potential toxins in the intestinal tract
14. Cholesterol
Answer: is a precursor to vitamin D and testosterone
, 15. daily intake of protein for sedentary individual
Answer: 0.8-1.2g/kg of total body weight
16. Daily value
Answer: used on food labels to represent a RDA value
17. 7-day dietary survey
Answer: method for estimating nutrient intake
18. aspartame
Answer: synthetic additive with 180x the sweetness of sucrose
19. trans fat
Answer: should be less than 1% of total energy intake
20. Average intake
Answer: used when a RDA value cannot be determined
21. Upper level
Answer: Highest level of safe daily intake for a given nutrient
22. Olestra
Answer: a sucrose polymer based fat substitute
23. Estimated average requirements
Answer: meets the nutrient need for 50% of people in a group
Questions and Guide Answers
100% Verified Graded A+
1. Micronutrients
Answer: present in the diet in small quantities
2. Protein
Answer: provides structure to organs, tissue, muscle and skin and hair; can regulate metabolism in the form of
enzymes
3. Linoleic acid
Answer: is an essential fatty acid
4. Glycogen
Answer: storage form of carbohydrate in humans
5. Phytonutrients
Answer: Can serve as antioxidants
,6. Fiber
Answer: provides low caloric yield with high satiety
7. Water
Answer: Solvent to allow proper electrolyte dynamics
8. Trans fatty acids
Answer: are know to promote cardiovascular disease
9. Proteins
Answer: are comprised of numerous amino acids bound by peptide bonds
10. Tea and Wine
Answer: beverages that contain phytonutrients known as polyphenols
11. Two fat soluble vitamins that are synthesized in the body
Answer: Vitamins d and k
12. Carbohydrates
Answer: predominantly used during high intensity training
13. Insoluble fiber
Answer: shorten transit time of waste products and potential toxins in the intestinal tract
14. Cholesterol
Answer: is a precursor to vitamin D and testosterone
, 15. daily intake of protein for sedentary individual
Answer: 0.8-1.2g/kg of total body weight
16. Daily value
Answer: used on food labels to represent a RDA value
17. 7-day dietary survey
Answer: method for estimating nutrient intake
18. aspartame
Answer: synthetic additive with 180x the sweetness of sucrose
19. trans fat
Answer: should be less than 1% of total energy intake
20. Average intake
Answer: used when a RDA value cannot be determined
21. Upper level
Answer: Highest level of safe daily intake for a given nutrient
22. Olestra
Answer: a sucrose polymer based fat substitute
23. Estimated average requirements
Answer: meets the nutrient need for 50% of people in a group
