NASM Certified Nutrition Coaching Exam Study
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 healthcareprofessional
ANS Daily Panic Attacks
2. A Nutrition Coach has been working with an overweight client for 6 weeks. During
the most recent weight-in, they discover that she has lost 27 pounds. What is the best
course of action for the Nutrition Coach
ANS informally questionher about common eating disorder traits/habits
3. Where might a Nutrition Coach find reputable information on recent dietary
guidelines
ANS government-funded agencies
4. Common assessments performed by a Nutrition Coach include height, weight,
,body composition, and what other test
ANS anthropometric measurments
5. A client confides that she is taking laxatives to help her lose weight. What is the
best course of action
ANS refer her to a certified eating disorder specialist
6. Which term refers to a proposed explanation for a set of observations
ANS hy-pothesis
7. 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
ANS case-study
8. Scientists perform a diet study in which they assign half the people to a
continuous dieting group and the other half to an intermittent fasting group.Which
term best describes this study design
,ANS parallel
9. Which term refers to the ability to get similar results when something is
measured under the same conditions
ANS test-retest reliability
10. Which of the following is best defined as a high degree of body fat, orexcess
body fat, with a BMI greater than 30
ANS obesity
11. Which of the following terms is best defined as a disorder of structure or function
in a human, animal, or plant, especially one that produces specific signs or symptoms
or that affects a specific location and is not simply a directresult of physical injury
ANS disease
12. Which of the following is a tip for a health-supporting diet
ANS follow a diet thatis low in saturated fat
, 13. Communicable diseases are which of the following
ANS passed from person toperson
14. Which of the following is best defined as the energy accounted for duringdigestion
and processing of food
ANS thermic effect of feeding (TEF)
15. What are shorter sleep cycles associated with
ANS weight gain
16. Which category includes glucose (sugar), starches, and non-digestiblecellulose
ANS carbohydrates
17. The storage form of glucose is know as which of the following
ANS glycogen
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 healthcareprofessional
ANS Daily Panic Attacks
2. A Nutrition Coach has been working with an overweight client for 6 weeks. During
the most recent weight-in, they discover that she has lost 27 pounds. What is the best
course of action for the Nutrition Coach
ANS informally questionher about common eating disorder traits/habits
3. Where might a Nutrition Coach find reputable information on recent dietary
guidelines
ANS government-funded agencies
4. Common assessments performed by a Nutrition Coach include height, weight,
,body composition, and what other test
ANS anthropometric measurments
5. A client confides that she is taking laxatives to help her lose weight. What is the
best course of action
ANS refer her to a certified eating disorder specialist
6. Which term refers to a proposed explanation for a set of observations
ANS hy-pothesis
7. 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
ANS case-study
8. Scientists perform a diet study in which they assign half the people to a
continuous dieting group and the other half to an intermittent fasting group.Which
term best describes this study design
,ANS parallel
9. Which term refers to the ability to get similar results when something is
measured under the same conditions
ANS test-retest reliability
10. Which of the following is best defined as a high degree of body fat, orexcess
body fat, with a BMI greater than 30
ANS obesity
11. Which of the following terms is best defined as a disorder of structure or function
in a human, animal, or plant, especially one that produces specific signs or symptoms
or that affects a specific location and is not simply a directresult of physical injury
ANS disease
12. Which of the following is a tip for a health-supporting diet
ANS follow a diet thatis low in saturated fat
, 13. Communicable diseases are which of the following
ANS passed from person toperson
14. Which of the following is best defined as the energy accounted for duringdigestion
and processing of food
ANS thermic effect of feeding (TEF)
15. What are shorter sleep cycles associated with
ANS weight gain
16. Which category includes glucose (sugar), starches, and non-digestiblecellulose
ANS carbohydrates
17. The storage form of glucose is know as which of the following
ANS glycogen
