NASM Certified Nutrition Coaching Exam

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NASM Certified Nutrition Coaching Exam Questions and Answers (Verified by Expert)

• 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:

• Stress-eating from recent divorce
• Daily panic attacks
• Self-proclaimed "sugar addict"
• Occasional constipation

ANS: B. Daily panic attacks

• With which client would it be most appropriate for the Nutrition Coach to

work?

Select one:

• Pre-pubescent teenager who is overweight
• Client who wants nutrition therapy for cancer prevention 1 / 4

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• Client who wants accountability during a 9-week extreme calorie-restricted

diet

• Overweight client who wants to train for a 10K

ANS: D. Overweight client who wants to train for a 10K

• Common assessments performed by a Nutrition Coach include height,

weight, body composition, and what other test?

Select one:

• SCOFF test
• Anthropometric measurements
• Blood pressure
• Hydrostatic weighing

ANS: B. Anthropometric measurements

• Which of the following represents a critical evaluation of a study by other

scientists?

Select one:

• Scientific method
• Peer review
• Narrative review
• Systematic review 2 / 4

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ANS: B. Peer review

• 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:

• Cohort study
• Case study
• Case-control study
• Survey

ANS: B. Case study 3 / 4

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• Historical research

: Looks at events that happened in the past and uses it to make inferences about other times, including the future

• cross-sectional study

ANS: A study in which a representative cross section of the population is tested or surveyed at one specific time.

• 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

• 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

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