NASM Nutrition Certification (EXAM) Questions and Answers 2025 Latest Update

NASM Nutrition Certification (EXAM)
Questions and Answers 2025 Latest Update
SCOFFAquestionnaireA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
BasicAyetAreliableAsetAofAfiveAquestionsAthatAhelpAassessAwhetherAanAeatingAdisorderA
exists.

DoAyouAmakeAyourselfASickAbecauseAyouAfeelAuncomfortablyAfull?
DoAyouAworryAthatAyouAhaveAlostAControlAoverAhowAmuchAyouAeat?
HaveAyouArecentlyAlostAmoreAthanAOneAstoneA(14Albs)AinAaA3-monthAperiod?
DoAyouAbelieveAyourselfAtoAbeAFatAwhenAothersAsayAyouAareAtooAthin?
WouldAyouAsayAthatAFoodAdominatesAyourAlife?
ScientificAMethodA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
TheAprocessAofAformulatingAexplanationsAaboutAtheAnaturalAworldAandAtestingAthoseAexpla
nationsAwithAexperimentsAandAdata.

1.AIdentifyAaAProblemA
2.AFormulateAaAhypothesis
3.ADesignAaAstudyAtoAtestAtheAhypothesis
4.ACollectAdata
5.ADiscardAorAchangeAtheAhypothesisAORAcontinueAtesting
Evidence-BasedAPracticeA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-AAthree-
prongedAapproachAtoAworkingAwithAclients,AwhichAconsistsAofAmakingAdecisionsAbasedAonA
theAweightAofAtheAscientificAevidence,AfieldAobservations,AandAindividualAclientAneedsAandA
preferences.
PredictionA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-AnAexpectedAoutcomeAgeneratedAfromAaAhypothesis
TheoryA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
AAhypothesisAorAsetAofAhypothesesAforAwhichAaAlargeAbodyAofAhigh-
qualityAevidenceAhasAbeenAaccumulated.
HierarchyAofAEvidenceA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-1.ASystematicAReviewsA
2.ARandomizedAControlledATrials
3.AObservationalAResearch
4.APeerAReviews
5.ANon-Peer-ReviewedAMedia,AincludingAanecdotes
AnecdoteA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-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.
IndependentAVariableA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
TheAvariableAscientistsAmanipulateAinAanAexperiment.
ExternalAValidityA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
TheAabilityAtoAgeneralizeAtheAresultsAofAaAstudy.
SystematicAReviewA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
AAreviewAwhereAscientistsAsystematicallyAgatherAallAresearchAonAaAtopicAandAevaluateAitAb
asedAonApredefinedAcriteriaAandArules.
Meta-AnalysisA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
AAstatisticalAanalysisAofAaAgroupAofAstudiesAtoAassessAtheAoverallAweightAofAtheAevidence.
EmpiricalA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-BasedAonAobservationAorAexperience.
Test-RetestAReliabilityA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
TheAabilityAtoAgetAsimilarAresultsAwhenAsomethingAisAmeasuredAunderAtheAsameAcondition
s.
ReliabilityA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-TheAconsistencyAofAaAmeasure.
ValidityA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
TheAassessmentAofAwhetherAaAtoolAisAmeasuringAwhatAitAisAsupposedAtoAmeasure.
SelectionABiasA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
AAsampleAofApeopleAunderAstudyAisAnotArepresentativeAofAtheAlargerApopulationAthatAscienti
stsAareAlookingAtoAmakeAinferencesAabout.
RetrospectiveA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-DescribesAaAstudyAthatAlooksAbackwardAinAtime.
RecallABiasA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
TheAinabilityAtoAaccuratelyArememberApastAbehaviors.
HealthA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-AAstateAofAcompleteAphysical,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.

,WellnessA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
TheAfluidAprocessAofAimprovingAtheAemotional,Aoccupational,Aphysical,Asocial,Aintellectual,A
andAspiritualAcomponentsAofAlife,AdynamicallyAleadingAtoAaAbetterAstateAofAhealthAandAwell-
being.
ObeseA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-AAhighAdegreeAofAexcessAbodyAfatA-
AaABMIAgreaterAthanA30.

BiometricsA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
TheAtechnicalAtermAforAmeasurementsAandAcalculationsArelatedAtoAhumanAphysicalAcharac
teristics.
SatietyA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-AAfeelingAofAfullnessAandAsatisfaction.
PalatabilityA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
TheAdegreeAofApleasureAorAtasteAprovidedAbyAaAfoodA-
AaAhighlyApalatableAfoodAisAoneAthatAisAtastyAandApleasantAtoAconsume.

AdenosineATriphosphateA(ATP)A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-TheAenergyAcurrencyAofAlife.

chemicalAcompoundAthatAprovidesAenergyAtoAdriveAmuscleAcontraction,AtransmissionAofAn
erveAimpulses,AandAtheAvastAmajorityAofAchemicalAreactionsAthatAfacilitateAhumanAlife.
MetabolismA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
ChemicalAprocessesAoccurringAwithinAtheAbodyAtoAconvertAfoodAtoAenergy.
ThermicAEffectAofAFoodA(TEF)A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
representsAtheAincreaseAinAenergyAexpenditureAafterAconsumingAaAmeal.
ThermicAEffectAofAActivityA(TEA)A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
accountsAforAtheAmostAvariabilityAofAdailyAenergyAexpenditure.
Non-ExerciseAActivityAThermogenesisA(NEAT)A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
energyAexpendedAforAeverythingAweAdoAthatAisAnotAsleeping,AeatingAorAexercising.
LipogenesisA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
TheAbiologicalAprocessAofAcombiningAfreeAfattyAacidsAwithAglycerolAtoAformAtriglycerides.
LipolysisA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
TheAbiologicalAprocessAofAbreakingAstoredAtriglyceridesAintoAfreeAfattyAacidsAandAglycerol.
GlycogenolysisA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
TheAprocessAofAbreakingAdownAtheAglycogenAmoleculeAintoAitsAindividualAglucoseAunitsAfor
AentryAintoAtheAenergyApathways.

GluconeogenesisA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
AAmetabolicApathwayAthatAresultsAinAtheAgenerationAofAglucoseAfromAnon-
carbohydrateAcarbonAsubstratesAsuchAasAlactate,AglycerolAandAglucogenicAaminoAacids.
LeptinA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
AAhormoneAproducedAbyAadiposeA(fat)AcellsAthatAactsAasAaAsatietyAfactorAinAregulatingAapp
etite.
GhrelinA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-AAhunger-
arousingAhormoneAsecretedAbyAanAemptyAstomach.
CCKA(cholecystokinin)A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
hormoneAreleasedAinAtheAgastrointestinalAsystemAandAisAresponsibleAforAstimulatingAtheAdi
gestionAofAfatAandAprotein.
NPYA(neuropeptideAY)A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
neurotransmitterAfoundAinAseveralAbrainAareas,AmostAnotablyAtheAhypothalamus,AthatAstim

, ulatesAeatingAbehaviorAandAreducesAmetabolism,ApromotingApositiveAenergyAbalanceAandA
weightAgain.
InsulinA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
hormoneAproducedAbyAtheApancreasAthatAisAreleasedAwhenAbloodAglucoseAlevelsAareAhigh,
ApromotingAtheAuptakeAofAglucoseAforAfuelAorAstorageAasAglycogen.AInsulinAhelpsAkeepsAblo

od-sugarAlevelsAfromAgettingAtooAhigh,AalsoAreferredAtoAasAhyperglycemia.
GlucagonA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
hormoneAthatAisAreleasedAwhenAbloodAsugarsAdecreaseAbelowAaAcertainAthreshold.AItAstim
ulatesAtheAbreakdownAofAstoredAglucoseA(glycogen)AinAtheAliver,AreleasingAadditionalAgluc
oseAintoAtheAbloodstreamAforAfuel.
ATP-PCAsystemA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
energyAsystemAproducingAATPAduringAhighAintensity,AshortAdurationAexercise.APhosphocr
eatineAdecomposesAandAreleasesAlargeAamountAofAenergyAusedAtoAconstructAATP.Aprovid
esAenergyAforAmuscleAcontractionAforAupAtoA10Aseconds.
AnaerobicAGlycolyticASystemA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
GlucoseAisAusedAforAfuelAandAisAeitherAbloodAglucoseAorAmuscleAglycogen,AbrokenAdownAin
AtoApyruvicAacid,AwhenAthereAisAinsufficientAoxygenAitAthenAisAtransformedAintoAlacticAacid.A

EnergyAupAtoA2Aminutes.
AerobicAEnergyASystemA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
virtuallyAunlimitedAcapacityAforAmakingAATP,AusesAcarbs,Afat,AproteinAforAfuel.ASlowAtoAprod
uceAATP.ALastsAanywhereAfromA2AminutesAtoAaAfewAhours.
Acid-BaseABalanceA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
TheAprocessAofAachieving,AorAtheAstateAof,AequilibriumAbetweenAacidicAandAalkalineAmolec
ules.
CellASignalingA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
ProcessAofAcommunicationAbetweenAcellsAbyAbiologicalAmessengersAtoAgovernAcellularAfu
nction.
OrganicAMoleculesA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
ChemicalAstructuresAcontainingAonlyAcarbon,Ahydrogen,Aoxygen,Aand/orAnitrogen.
AminoAAcidsA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
TheAorganicAbuildingAblocksAofAproteinsAcontainingAbothAaAcarboxylAandAanAaminoAgroup.
EssentialAAminoAAcidsA(EAA)A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
AminoAacidsAthatAareAnecessaryAforAbodilyAfunctionsAbutAcannotAbeAsynthesizedAbyAtheAbo
dyAand,Atherefore,AmustAbeAobtainedAinAtheAdiet.

Phenylalanine
Valine
Threonine
Tryptophan
Isoleucine
Methionine
Histidine
Arginine*
Lysine
Leucine