NASM: Weight Loss Specialization
Questions and Answers Already Passed Question : T/F: Obesity is based on someone's weight.CORRECT ANSWER : False: It is based on how much body fat (adipose tissue) someone carries.
Question : How is BMI determined?
CORRECT ANSWER : weight (kg) / height (m2)
Question : T/F: Education level and ethnicity are associated with the prevalence of obesity.
CORRECT ANSWER : True
Question : What percentage of people in America are
overweight or obese?
CORRECT ANSWER : 69.2% with 35.9% of them obese
(2012)
Question : What are the BMI categories?
CORRECT ANSWER : Normal: 18.5 - 24.9 Overweight: 25
- 29.9 Obese (class I): 30 - 34.9 Obese (class II): 35 - 39.9
Extreme Obesity (class III): 40+
Question : After the age of 20, which of the following age
groups has the lowest prevalence of being overweight?
CORRECT ANSWER : 20-29 years
Question : What age range has the highest prevalence of
being overweight or obese?
CORRECT ANSWER : 30-70 years
Question : T/F: Measuring the body density in children is a better assessment of obesity rates than measuring their BMI.CORRECT ANSWER : False: Although measuring BMI is not the most ideal method for children, it is a good estimate.
Question : What is the main cause of excess stored body fat?
CORRECT ANSWER : consuming more calories than
expended
Question : What are main obstacles for fitness professionals
coaching an overweight client?
CORRECT ANSWER : Teaching how to overcome
conveniences of: modern technology - food accessibility -
societal norms - cultural norms
Question : T/F: Socioeconomic status has impacted obesity rates.CORRECT ANSWER : True: Socioeconomic status affects one's ability to access and afford healthy food choices.
Question : Where does obesity rank on the international risks
of death?
CORRECT ANSWER : 5th (2012)
Question : What is a multi-faceted approach for
understanding how to train someone overweight or obese?
CORRECT ANSWER : - the scope of the problem of obesity
- factors that contribute to the problem - medical & physical
challenges - how to communicate the correct information
Question : What is diabetes?
CORRECT ANSWER : Disease in which the body does not
produce or properly use insulin.
Question : What is insulin?
CORRECT ANSWER : a hormone produced by the pancreas
that facilitates the uptake of glucose from the blood to various cells.
Question : What is hyperglycemia?
CORRECT ANSWER : high blood glucose levels caused
when the pancreases cannot produce enough insulin to combat an insulin resistance.
Question : What is type 2 diabetes?
CORRECT ANSWER : (over 90% of cases of diabetes are
type 2): a type of diabetes in which the pancreas does not
produce enough insulin or the cells ignore the insulin (thus glucose cannot be taken up by the tissues and used for energy).
