NASM NUTRITION CERTIFICATION (EXAM) | FROM
QUESTION TO PERFECTION| STUDY WITH CONFIDENCE!
Course Code:
Course Title:
Programme:
Academic Year: 2026/2027.
Duration: 2 Hours.
Total Marks: 100.
Candidate Instructions:
1) Write your Registration Number on every answer booklet used.
2) Answer ALL questions in Section A and ANY TWO (2) questions in Section B.
3) Read each question carefully before answering.
4) Begin each question on a new page.
5) The marks for each question are indicated in brackets.
6) This paper consists of several printed pages, including this page.
7) Ensure your copy is complete before the examination begins.
8) Unauthorized materials and communication with other candidates are not permitted.
Turn Over.
APPHIA – Crafted with Care and Precision for Academic Excellence.
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, SCOFF questionnaire Answer: Basic yet reliable set of five questions that help assess whether
an eating disorder exists.
Do you make yourself Sick because you feel uncomfortably full?
Do you worry that you have lost Control over how much you eat?
Have you recently lost more than One stone (14 lbs) in a 3-month period?
Do you believe yourself to be Fat when others say you are too thin?
Would you say that Food dominates your life?
Scientific Method Answer: The process of formulating explanations about the natural world and
testing those explanations with experiments and data.
1. Identify a Problem
2. Formulate a hypothesis
3. Design a study to test the hypothesis
4. Collect data
5. Discard or change the hypothesis OR continue testing
Evidence-Based Practice Answer: A three-pronged approach to working with clients, which
consists of making decisions based on the weight of the scientific evidence, field observations,
and individual client needs and preferences.
Prediction Answer: An expected outcome generated from a hypothesis
Theory Answer: A hypothesis or set of hypotheses for which a large body of high-quality
evidence has been accumulated.
Hierarchy of Evidence Answer: 1. Systematic Reviews
2. Randomized Controlled Trials
3. Observational Research
4. Peer Reviews
5. Non-Peer-Reviewed Media, including anecdotes
Anecdote Answer: an account of a person's experience or event
Uncontrolled Variable Answer: A variable in an experiment that a scientist makes no effort to
manipulate or account for.
Primary Research Answer: Original research where scientists perform experiments and collect
data - this is in contrast to secondary research where scientists analyze data that has already
been collected or published elsewhere.
APPHIA – Crafted with Care and Precision for Academic Excellence.
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QUESTION TO PERFECTION| STUDY WITH CONFIDENCE!
Course Code:
Course Title:
Programme:
Academic Year: 2026/2027.
Duration: 2 Hours.
Total Marks: 100.
Candidate Instructions:
1) Write your Registration Number on every answer booklet used.
2) Answer ALL questions in Section A and ANY TWO (2) questions in Section B.
3) Read each question carefully before answering.
4) Begin each question on a new page.
5) The marks for each question are indicated in brackets.
6) This paper consists of several printed pages, including this page.
7) Ensure your copy is complete before the examination begins.
8) Unauthorized materials and communication with other candidates are not permitted.
Turn Over.
APPHIA – Crafted with Care and Precision for Academic Excellence.
1
, SCOFF questionnaire Answer: Basic yet reliable set of five questions that help assess whether
an eating disorder exists.
Do you make yourself Sick because you feel uncomfortably full?
Do you worry that you have lost Control over how much you eat?
Have you recently lost more than One stone (14 lbs) in a 3-month period?
Do you believe yourself to be Fat when others say you are too thin?
Would you say that Food dominates your life?
Scientific Method Answer: The process of formulating explanations about the natural world and
testing those explanations with experiments and data.
1. Identify a Problem
2. Formulate a hypothesis
3. Design a study to test the hypothesis
4. Collect data
5. Discard or change the hypothesis OR continue testing
Evidence-Based Practice Answer: A three-pronged approach to working with clients, which
consists of making decisions based on the weight of the scientific evidence, field observations,
and individual client needs and preferences.
Prediction Answer: An expected outcome generated from a hypothesis
Theory Answer: A hypothesis or set of hypotheses for which a large body of high-quality
evidence has been accumulated.
Hierarchy of Evidence Answer: 1. Systematic Reviews
2. Randomized Controlled Trials
3. Observational Research
4. Peer Reviews
5. Non-Peer-Reviewed Media, including anecdotes
Anecdote Answer: an account of a person's experience or event
Uncontrolled Variable Answer: A variable in an experiment that a scientist makes no effort to
manipulate or account for.
Primary Research Answer: Original research where scientists perform experiments and collect
data - this is in contrast to secondary research where scientists analyze data that has already
been collected or published elsewhere.
APPHIA – Crafted with Care and Precision for Academic Excellence.
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