NASM Nutrition Coach, CNC Questions and Answers Latest Update

NASM Nutrition Coach, CNC Questions and
Answers 2025-2026 Latest Update
ScopeAofAPracticeA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
TheAactions,Aprocedures,AandAprocessesAthatAaAprofessionalAisAallowedAtoAundertakeAinA
keepingAwithAtheAtermsAofAtheAprofessional'sAlicenseAorAcredential.
RegisteredADietitianANutritionistA(RDN)A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
ThisAtermAisAusedAinterchangeablyAwithAaARegisteredADietitianA(RD)AandAitAisAalsoAaA
legallyAprotectedAdesignation.
CommissionAonADieteticARegistrationA(CDR)A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
TheACDRAactsAasAtheAcredentialingAarmAofAtheAAcademyAofANutritionAandADieteticsAforAthe
ApurposeAofAestablishingAandAenforcingAcertificationAstandardsAforAregisteredAdieticiansAan

dAotherAlicensedAnutritionalAprofessionalsAandAissuesAcredentialsAtoAthoseAwhoAsuccessful
lyAmeetAsaidAstandards.ATheACDRAalsoAprovidesAaAprofessionalAcodeAofAethicsAandArecerti
ficationAstandards.
CertifiedADiabetesAEducatorA(CDE)A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
AAlicensedAhealthcareAprofessionalAorAcertifiedAalliedAhealthAprofessionalAwhoAworksAwithA
thoseAwhoAhaveAdiabetesA-
A1000AcontactAhoursAinAdiabetesAeducationAisArequiredAforAcertification.

AdvancedARegisteredANurseAPractitionersA(ARNP)A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
AnAadvancedAnursingAdegreeArequiringA2AmoreAyearsAofAcollegeAbeyondAanARNA-
AmanyAthenAchooseAaAspecialtyAorAprimaryAfocusAofAcare.

PhysicianAAssistantA(PA)A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
AAlicensedAhealthcareAprofessionalAwhoAworksAunderAtheAsupervisionAofAaAdoctorAorAother
AmedicalAprofessional,AtypicallyArequiresAaA4-yearAdegreeAplusAaApost-graduateAprogram.

DoctorAofAPharmacyA(PharmD)A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
AApharmacistAwithAanAadvancedAdegreeAwhoAworksAinAconjunctionAwithAaAmedicalAdoctorAt
oAprepareAand/orAdispenseAprescriptionAdrugsAorAcompounds.
licensedA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
LicensingAisAtypicallyAprovidedAonAaAstateAorAfederalAlevel.ACommonAprerequisitesAofAlicen
singAincludeAformalAeducation/training,AaApredeterminedAnumberAofAsupervisedAcontactAh
ours,AandAsuccessfulAcompletionAofAaAstandardizedAtest.AMostAhealthcareAprovidersArequir
eAlicensure.
CertifiedA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
CertificationAisAgrantedAtoAaApersonAwhoAhasAparticipatedAinAanAeducationalAcourseA(either
AliveAorAonline)AandAsuccessfullyAcompletedAaAstandardizedAtest:Awritten,Apractical,AorAboth

.
NutritionistA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
AAgenericAtermAforAsomeoneAwhoAprovidesAnutritionAcounselingA-
AcertificationAandAlicensingAparametersAareAvague.

MacronutrientsA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
NutrientsArequiredAinAlargeAquantities,AincludingAcarbohydrates,Aproteins,AandAfats.
MicronutrientsA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-Micronutrients

,NutrientsArequiredAinAsmallerAquantities,AincludingAvitaminsAandAminerals
TheASCOFFAQuestionnaireA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
BasicAyetAreliableAsetAofAfiveAquestionsAthatAhelpAassessAwhetherAanAeatingAdisorderAexist
s.
scienceA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
aAmethodAofAtryingAtoAendAupAatAobjectiveAtruthsItAisAtheAuseAofAevidenceAtoAconstructAexpl
anationsAandApredictionsAofAnaturalAphenomena.
HypothesisA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
AAproposedAexplanationAforAaAproblemAorAsetAofAobservations.
TheAScientificAMethodA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
TheAprocessAofAformulatingAexplanationsAaboutAtheAnaturalAworldAandAtestingAthoseAexpla
nationsAwithAexperimentsAandAdata.
Evidence-BasedAPracticeA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-AAthree-
prongedAapproachAtoAworkingAwithAclients,AwhichAconsistsAofAmakingAdecisionsAbasedAonA
theAweightAofAtheAscientificAevidence,AfieldAobservations,AandAindividualAclientAneedsAandA
preferences.
PredictionA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-AnAexpectedAoutcomeAgeneratedAfromAaAhypothesis.
TheoryA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
AAhypothesisAorAsetAofAhypothesesAforAwhichAaAlargeAbodyAofAhigh-
qualityAevidenceAhasAbeenAaccumulated
AnecdoteA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-Anecdote



AnAaccountAofAaAperson'sAexperienceAorAevent
UncontrolledAVariableA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
AAvariableAinAanAexperimentAthatAaAscientistAmakesAnoAeffortAtoAmanipulateAorAaccountAfor.
PrimaryAResearchA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
OriginalAresearchAwhereAscientistsAperformAexperimentsAandAcollectAdataA-
AthisAisAinAcontrastAtoAsecondaryAresearchAwhereAscientistsAanalyzeAdataAthatAhasAalreadyA

beenAcollectedAorApublishedAelsewhere.
ObservationalAResearchA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
ResearchAinAwhichAaAresearcherAobservesAongoingAbehaviorsAtoAdetermineAcorrelation
CorrelationA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-AArelationshipAbetweenAtwoAorAmoreAvariables.
RandomizedAControlATrialA(RCT)A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
AAtypeAofAscientificAstudy/trialAwhereAparticipantsAareArandomlyAassignedAintoAdifferentAgro
upsA-
AoneAorAmoreAwillAbeAtheAinterventionAtoAbeAtestedAandAoneAwillAbeAtheAcontrolAgroup.AGrou

psAareArandomizedAandAaAcontrolAisAusedAinAanAattemptAtoAreduceApotentialAbiasAinAtheAtria
l.
ndependentAVariableA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
TheAvariableAscientistsAmanipulateAinAanAexperiment.
ExternalAValidityA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
TheAabilityAtoAgeneralizeAtheAresultsAofAaAstudy.
EmpiricalA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-BasedAonAobservationAorAexperience

,Test-RetestAReliabilityA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
TheAabilityAtoAgetAsimilarAresultsAwhenAsomethingAisAmeasuredAunderAtheAsameAcondition
s.
ReliabilityA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-TheAconsistencyAofAaAmeasure
ValidityA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-measuringAwhatAitAisAsupposedAtoAmeasure
SelectionABiasA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
AAsampleAofApeopleAunderAstudyAisAnotArepresentativeAofAtheAlargerApopulationAthatAscienti
stsAareAlookingAtoAmakeAinferencesAabout.
RetrospectiveA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-DescribesAaAstudyAthatAlooksAbackwardAinAtime.
RecallABiasA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
TheAinabilityAtoAaccuratelyArememberApastAbehaviors.
PeerAReviewA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
TheAcriticalAevaluationAofAaAstudyAbyAotherAscientists.
observationalAresearchA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
ThisAisAresearchAinAwhichAaAresearcherAobservesAongoingAbehaviorsAtoAdetermineAcorrela
tion
Case-controlAstudyA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
etermineAifAexposureAtoAsomethingAisAassociatedAwithAanAoutcome.
HealthA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-stateAofAcompleteAphysical,Amental,AandAsocialAwell-
being,AnotAmerelyAtheAabsenceAofAdiseaseAorAinfirmity.
HomeostasisA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
TheAtendencyAtowardAaArelativelyAstableAequilibriumAbetweenAinterdependentAelements,Ae
speciallyAasAmaintainedAbyAphysiologicalAprocesses.
DiseaseA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
AAdisorderAofAstructureAorAfunctionAinAaAhuman,Aanimal,AorAplant,AespeciallyAoneAthatAprod
ucesAspecificAsignsAorAsymptoms,AaffectsAaAspecificAlocation,AandAisAnotAsimplyAaAdirectAre
sultAofAphysicalAinjury.
NoncommunicableADiseaseA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
AAnoncommunicableAdiseaseA(NCD)AisAaAmedicalAconditionAorAdiseaseAthatAisAnotAcaused
AbyAinfectiousAagents;AitAcanAreferAtoAchronicAdiseasesAwhichAlastAforAlongAperiodsAofAtimeA

andAprogressAslowly.
CommunicableADiseaseA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
InfectiousAdiseasesAcausedAbyAmicroorganismsAsuchAasAbacteria,Aviruses,Aparasites,Aand
AfungiAthatAcanAbeAspreadA(directlyAorAindirectly)AfromAoneApersonAtoAanother.

TheAsixAdimensionsAofAwellnessA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
,Aoccupational,Aphysical,Asocial,Aintellectual,AandAspiritual.
WellnessA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
TheAfluidAprocessAofAimprovingAtheAemotional,Aoccupational,Aphysical,Asocial,Aintellectual,A
andAspiritualAcomponentsAofAlife,AdynamicallyAleadingAtoAaAbetterAstateAofAhealthAandAwell-
being.
EmotionalAwellnessA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
inspiresAaAsenseAofAinnerAcalm,Arelaxation,AandAinnerAstrength
OccupationalAwellnessA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
encouragesAusAtoAcarefullyAconsiderAourAcareerAandAemploymentAopportunitiesAthrougho
utAourAlifetime

, PhysicalAwellnessA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
encompassesAaAsenseAofArespectAandAresponsibilityAforAtakingAcareAofAourAbodies,Apromot
ingAaAdesiredAsenseAofAoptimalAhealthAandAphysicalAfunctioningAacrossAtheAlifespan
SocialAwellnessA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
refersAtoAourAabilityAtoAformAandAmaintainArelationshipsAwithAothers.
intellectualAwellnessA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
encouragesApeopleAtoAneverAstopAlearningAandAengagingAinAcreativeAandAmentallyAstimula
tingAactivitiesAacrossAtheAlifespan
SpiritualAwellnessA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
simplyAmeansAhavingApersonalAfaithAinAsomethingAthatAdeepensAfeelingsAofAbelongingAan
dApeaceAwithAoneselfAandAtheAworld.
simplyAmeansAhavingApersonalAfaithAinAsomethingAthatAdeepensAfeelingsAofAbelongingAan
dApeaceAwithAoneselfAandAtheAworld.A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
awareness,Aeducation,AandAgrowth
ObeseA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-AAhighAdegreeAofAexcessAbodyAfatA-
AaABMIAgreaterAthanA30.

BiometricsA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
TheAtechnicalAtermAforAmeasurementsAandAcalculationsArelatedAtoAhumanAphysicalAcharac
teristics.
SatietyA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-AAfeelingAofAfullnessAandAsatisfaction
PalatabilityA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-Palatability

TheAdegreeAofApleasureAorAtasteAprovidedAbyAaAfoodA-
AaAhighlyApalatableAfoodAisAoneAthatAisAtastyAandApleasantAtoAconsume.

WhatAisAtheAleadingAcontributorAtoApreventableAdeath?A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-smoking
TheAassociationAbetweenAdietAandAdiseaseAisAwhichAofAtheAfollowing?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERS-wellAunderstood

—energyAcannotAbeAcreatedAorAdestroyed.A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-thermodynamics
MetabolismA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
chemicalAprocessesAwithinAaAlivingAorganismAthatAprovideAenergy
AdenosineATriphosphateA(ATPA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-TheAenergyAcurrencyAofAlife
TheAFirstALawAofAThermodynamicA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
,AstatesAthatAenergyAcanAbeAtransformedAfromAoneAformAtoAanother,AbutAcannotAbeAcreated
AnorAdestroyed

potentialA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-storedAenergy
kineticA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-energyAofAmotion
EnergyAbalanceA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
balanceAofAcaloriesAconsumedAthroughAeatingAandAdrinkingAminusAtheAcaloriesAburnedAdu
ringAtheAdigestionAandAprocessingAofAfood
TEFATheAThermicAEffectAofAFeedingA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
digestionAandAprocessingAofAfood
NEATA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-non-exerciseAactivityAthermogenesis
TEAATheAThermicAEffectAofAActivityA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
caloriesAburnedAduringAexerciseAandAphysicalAactivity
EnergyA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-theAabilityAtoAdoAwork