NASM CNC EXAM QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT VERIFIED
ANSWERS
,According to the SCOFF eating disorder assessment, what
is the minimum number of positive answers which might
indicate an eating disorder?
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 5 - ✔✔✔✔B. 2
Vitamin B9 - ✔✔✔✔Folic Acid (Folate)
According to the scope of practice for a Nutrition Coach,
which is an example of an appropriate resource for
determining daily caloric intake?
a. ADA calculations based on age, gender, and activity
level
b. The Nutrition Coach cannot assist with daily caloric
intake.
c. Body type and cultural preferences
,d. Dietary Guidelines for Americans - ✔✔✔✔d. Dietary
Guidelines for Americans
Which term describes how a body of knowledge is based
on observation and experience?
a. Reliable
b. Repeatable
c. Empirical
d. Falsifiable - ✔✔✔✔c. Empirical
Scientists find that a protein supplement increases lean
mass in the elderly. However, they caution that the
results may not apply to other populations, like younger
people. What term best describes what the scientists are
referring to?
a. Reliability
b. External validity
c. Test-retest reliability
, d. Selection bias - ✔✔✔✔b. External validity
Scientists gather 20 studies looking at the relationship
between protein intake and lean body mass, and then
they statistically analyze them together as a group. What
type of study is this?
a. Narrative review
b. Meta-analysis
c. Randomized controlled trials
d. Observational research - ✔✔✔✔b. Meta-analysis
This is research in which a researcher observes ongoing
behaviors to determine correlation.
Prediction - ✔✔✔✔an expected outcome generate from
a hypothesis
AND CORRECT VERIFIED
ANSWERS
,According to the SCOFF eating disorder assessment, what
is the minimum number of positive answers which might
indicate an eating disorder?
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 5 - ✔✔✔✔B. 2
Vitamin B9 - ✔✔✔✔Folic Acid (Folate)
According to the scope of practice for a Nutrition Coach,
which is an example of an appropriate resource for
determining daily caloric intake?
a. ADA calculations based on age, gender, and activity
level
b. The Nutrition Coach cannot assist with daily caloric
intake.
c. Body type and cultural preferences
,d. Dietary Guidelines for Americans - ✔✔✔✔d. Dietary
Guidelines for Americans
Which term describes how a body of knowledge is based
on observation and experience?
a. Reliable
b. Repeatable
c. Empirical
d. Falsifiable - ✔✔✔✔c. Empirical
Scientists find that a protein supplement increases lean
mass in the elderly. However, they caution that the
results may not apply to other populations, like younger
people. What term best describes what the scientists are
referring to?
a. Reliability
b. External validity
c. Test-retest reliability
, d. Selection bias - ✔✔✔✔b. External validity
Scientists gather 20 studies looking at the relationship
between protein intake and lean body mass, and then
they statistically analyze them together as a group. What
type of study is this?
a. Narrative review
b. Meta-analysis
c. Randomized controlled trials
d. Observational research - ✔✔✔✔b. Meta-analysis
This is research in which a researcher observes ongoing
behaviors to determine correlation.
Prediction - ✔✔✔✔an expected outcome generate from
a hypothesis
