NTA Learning Outcomes UPDATED
ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Explain the Nutritional Therapy Association's mission and guiding principles for optimizing
health. - CORRECT ANSWER - Mission: Deliver science-based education that equips and
connects community of confident holistic nutrition professionals to harness the power of real
food, reconnecting each person to the unique needs and innate wisdom of their bodies to support
lasting wellness
Guiding Principles: Foundations (digestion, blood sugar regulation, fatty acids, mineral balance,
hydration)
Articulate the role and scope of practice of a Nutritional Therapy Practitioner. - CORRECT
ANSWER - Roles: Provide unbiased health & nutrition info. Educate public on
cost/benefit of whole food, nutrient dense diet. Educate on environmental & lifestyle factors.
Scope:
- Promote nutrient dense diet
-Focus on foundational nutrition & balancing (6) - foundations
- Promote active lifestyles
- Teach ancestral eating principles
DON'T
-Practice medical nutrition
-Diagnose & treat disease
-Make unproven health claims
-Misrepresent training
-Use unproven devices, assessments or therapies
-Use network marketing or product sales in lieu of individual client education
,Articulate the significance of a person's connection to their body's innate wisdom and role of real
food in health. - CORRECT ANSWER - Significance of person's connection to their body:
-Instincts that guide us towards foods/habits that help us survive
-Disconnection from innate wisdom leads to food choices that contribute to chronic health issues
-Connecting to innate wisdom can reduce symptoms of chronic conditions
Role of Real Food:
- Real not provides necessary nutrients for our bodies to work optimally, providing critical
nutrients that cannot be found in processed foods.
Identify key milestones of the modern diet and lifestyle practices and how they affect our health.
- CORRECT ANSWER - 1.) Agricultural Revolution
2.) Intro to Refined Sugars
3.) Industrial Revolution
4.) Rise of Big
5.) Chemical Revolution
6.) Digital Revolution
Agricultural Revolution - CORRECT ANSWER - -Major departure from hunter-gatherer
lifestyle
-Increased reliance on farmed food & domesticated animals
-Larger, permanent settlements (towns, cities)
-Food surpluses
Cons as a result:
-Fewer & less-diverse nutrients
-Rapid loss of bone density
-Habitat loss & soil degradation
,-Increased spread of communicable diseases
-Societal hierarchies, inequality, slavery & genocide
-Carb intake increased, protein consumption went down
Introduction of Refined Sugars - CORRECT ANSWER - - Processed sugars started as a
luxury
- Production became cheaper, made more available to the masses
- 150-200 lbs consumed/year today
- Lacks useful nutrients
- Has unique biological effects that are harmful to human health
Industrial Revolution - CORRECT ANSWER - - More people moved to cities -away from
where food was being produced
- Food was being bought rather than raised/harvested
*Need to be processed so it wouldn't spoil
*Increased shelf life = less nutrient density
-Populations grew exponentially
-Machines began to replace physical work of people/animals
-New toxins/chemicals in environment
Rise of Big Food - CORRECT ANSWER - -New food companies i.e. Dr Pepper, Coca-
Cola, Pepsi, Nestle
-Started w/ noble intentions but are now more motivated by profits
*Hyperpalatable combos of fat, sugar and salt to get consumers "hooked"
*Marketing to influence children/parents
Chemical Revolution - CORRECT ANSWER - WWII had most dramatic effect on
modern diet
-New processing techniques developed to make rations lighter & longer lasting
, -More nutrient-dense food channeled to troops
*Margarine & hydrogenated oils, processed foods were used back home
-New food production
fertilizers /pesticides contained harmful chemicals
RESULT: food that's cheap, abundant, highly processed, non-perishable, chemically-laden foods
Digital Revolution - CORRECT ANSWER - PROS:
- Advanced education
- Connection to create grass roots food movements
- Raised awareness
CONS:
- Consume more media
- Decreased physical activity & time outside
- Negatively affected posture
- Impacts our digestive system
- Blue light exposure
Explain how the corporatization of farming practices and food production has impacted the
nutrient content in food. - CORRECT ANSWER - Nutrient content has diminished
because of...
-Soil degradation
-Chemical fertilizers & pesticides
-Crowded crop growing/livestock living conditions
-Processed foods = longer shelf life, less nutrient density
Describe the work of nutritional pioneers & researchers that contribute to our bigger
understanding of nutrition and global ancestral dietary patterns.
Dr. Weston A. Price - CORRECT ANSWER - - Dentist
ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Explain the Nutritional Therapy Association's mission and guiding principles for optimizing
health. - CORRECT ANSWER - Mission: Deliver science-based education that equips and
connects community of confident holistic nutrition professionals to harness the power of real
food, reconnecting each person to the unique needs and innate wisdom of their bodies to support
lasting wellness
Guiding Principles: Foundations (digestion, blood sugar regulation, fatty acids, mineral balance,
hydration)
Articulate the role and scope of practice of a Nutritional Therapy Practitioner. - CORRECT
ANSWER - Roles: Provide unbiased health & nutrition info. Educate public on
cost/benefit of whole food, nutrient dense diet. Educate on environmental & lifestyle factors.
Scope:
- Promote nutrient dense diet
-Focus on foundational nutrition & balancing (6) - foundations
- Promote active lifestyles
- Teach ancestral eating principles
DON'T
-Practice medical nutrition
-Diagnose & treat disease
-Make unproven health claims
-Misrepresent training
-Use unproven devices, assessments or therapies
-Use network marketing or product sales in lieu of individual client education
,Articulate the significance of a person's connection to their body's innate wisdom and role of real
food in health. - CORRECT ANSWER - Significance of person's connection to their body:
-Instincts that guide us towards foods/habits that help us survive
-Disconnection from innate wisdom leads to food choices that contribute to chronic health issues
-Connecting to innate wisdom can reduce symptoms of chronic conditions
Role of Real Food:
- Real not provides necessary nutrients for our bodies to work optimally, providing critical
nutrients that cannot be found in processed foods.
Identify key milestones of the modern diet and lifestyle practices and how they affect our health.
- CORRECT ANSWER - 1.) Agricultural Revolution
2.) Intro to Refined Sugars
3.) Industrial Revolution
4.) Rise of Big
5.) Chemical Revolution
6.) Digital Revolution
Agricultural Revolution - CORRECT ANSWER - -Major departure from hunter-gatherer
lifestyle
-Increased reliance on farmed food & domesticated animals
-Larger, permanent settlements (towns, cities)
-Food surpluses
Cons as a result:
-Fewer & less-diverse nutrients
-Rapid loss of bone density
-Habitat loss & soil degradation
,-Increased spread of communicable diseases
-Societal hierarchies, inequality, slavery & genocide
-Carb intake increased, protein consumption went down
Introduction of Refined Sugars - CORRECT ANSWER - - Processed sugars started as a
luxury
- Production became cheaper, made more available to the masses
- 150-200 lbs consumed/year today
- Lacks useful nutrients
- Has unique biological effects that are harmful to human health
Industrial Revolution - CORRECT ANSWER - - More people moved to cities -away from
where food was being produced
- Food was being bought rather than raised/harvested
*Need to be processed so it wouldn't spoil
*Increased shelf life = less nutrient density
-Populations grew exponentially
-Machines began to replace physical work of people/animals
-New toxins/chemicals in environment
Rise of Big Food - CORRECT ANSWER - -New food companies i.e. Dr Pepper, Coca-
Cola, Pepsi, Nestle
-Started w/ noble intentions but are now more motivated by profits
*Hyperpalatable combos of fat, sugar and salt to get consumers "hooked"
*Marketing to influence children/parents
Chemical Revolution - CORRECT ANSWER - WWII had most dramatic effect on
modern diet
-New processing techniques developed to make rations lighter & longer lasting
, -More nutrient-dense food channeled to troops
*Margarine & hydrogenated oils, processed foods were used back home
-New food production
fertilizers /pesticides contained harmful chemicals
RESULT: food that's cheap, abundant, highly processed, non-perishable, chemically-laden foods
Digital Revolution - CORRECT ANSWER - PROS:
- Advanced education
- Connection to create grass roots food movements
- Raised awareness
CONS:
- Consume more media
- Decreased physical activity & time outside
- Negatively affected posture
- Impacts our digestive system
- Blue light exposure
Explain how the corporatization of farming practices and food production has impacted the
nutrient content in food. - CORRECT ANSWER - Nutrient content has diminished
because of...
-Soil degradation
-Chemical fertilizers & pesticides
-Crowded crop growing/livestock living conditions
-Processed foods = longer shelf life, less nutrient density
Describe the work of nutritional pioneers & researchers that contribute to our bigger
understanding of nutrition and global ancestral dietary patterns.
Dr. Weston A. Price - CORRECT ANSWER - - Dentist
