NASM Certified Nutrition Coaching Exam
Questions and Answers
1. It is not uncommon for clients to confide in the Nutrition Coach. Which client
conversation would be grounds for a referral to a licensed healthcare professional?
Select one:
a. Stress-eating from recent divorce
b. Daily panic attacks
c. Self-proclaimed "sugar addict"
d. Occasional constipation
ANS: B. Daily panic attacks
2. With which client would it be most appropriate for the Nutrition Coach to work?
Select one:
a. Pre-pubescent teenager who is overweight
b. Client who wants nutrition therapy for cancer prevention
c. Client who wants accountability during a 9-week extreme calorie-restricted diet
d. Overweight client who wants to train for a 10K
,ANS: D. Overweight client who wants to train for a 10K
3. Common assessments performed by a Nutrition Coach include height, weight,
body composition, and what other test?
Select one:
a. SCOFF test
b. Anthropometric measurements
c. Blood pressure
d. Hydrostatic weighing
ANS: B. Anthropometric measurements
4. Which of the following represents a critical evaluation of a study by other
scientists?
Select one:
a. Scientific method
b. Peer review
c. Narrative review
d. Systematic review
ANS: B. Peer review
5. A group of scientists looks at the effects of an extreme weight loss diet in a single
person over time. What type of research is this considered?
,Select one:
a. Cohort study
b. Case study
c. Case-control study
d. Survey
ANS: B. Case study
, 6. Historical research
: Looks at events that happened in the past and uses it to make inferences about other
times, including the future
7. cross-sectional study
ANS: A study in which a representative cross section of the population is tested or
surveyed at one specific time.
8. Case-control study
ANS: A type of epidemiologic study where a group of individuals with the diseases,
referred to as cases, are compared to individuals without the disease, referred to as
controls
9. Cohort study
ANS: A type of epidemiologic study where a group of exposed individ- uals (individuals
who have been exposed to the potential risk factor) and a group of non-exposed
individuals are followed over time to determine the incidence of disease
Questions and Answers
1. It is not uncommon for clients to confide in the Nutrition Coach. Which client
conversation would be grounds for a referral to a licensed healthcare professional?
Select one:
a. Stress-eating from recent divorce
b. Daily panic attacks
c. Self-proclaimed "sugar addict"
d. Occasional constipation
ANS: B. Daily panic attacks
2. With which client would it be most appropriate for the Nutrition Coach to work?
Select one:
a. Pre-pubescent teenager who is overweight
b. Client who wants nutrition therapy for cancer prevention
c. Client who wants accountability during a 9-week extreme calorie-restricted diet
d. Overweight client who wants to train for a 10K
,ANS: D. Overweight client who wants to train for a 10K
3. Common assessments performed by a Nutrition Coach include height, weight,
body composition, and what other test?
Select one:
a. SCOFF test
b. Anthropometric measurements
c. Blood pressure
d. Hydrostatic weighing
ANS: B. Anthropometric measurements
4. Which of the following represents a critical evaluation of a study by other
scientists?
Select one:
a. Scientific method
b. Peer review
c. Narrative review
d. Systematic review
ANS: B. Peer review
5. A group of scientists looks at the effects of an extreme weight loss diet in a single
person over time. What type of research is this considered?
,Select one:
a. Cohort study
b. Case study
c. Case-control study
d. Survey
ANS: B. Case study
, 6. Historical research
: Looks at events that happened in the past and uses it to make inferences about other
times, including the future
7. cross-sectional study
ANS: A study in which a representative cross section of the population is tested or
surveyed at one specific time.
8. Case-control study
ANS: A type of epidemiologic study where a group of individuals with the diseases,
referred to as cases, are compared to individuals without the disease, referred to as
controls
9. Cohort study
ANS: A type of epidemiologic study where a group of exposed individ- uals (individuals
who have been exposed to the potential risk factor) and a group of non-exposed
individuals are followed over time to determine the incidence of disease
