NTA Term 1 Exam UPDATED ACTUAL
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Explain the Nutritional Therapy Association's mission - CORRECT ANSWER - Mission:
deliver science-based education, fosters community of confident, holistic nutrition professionals,
harness power of real food and empower people to reconnect with innate wisdom and unique
needs of their bodies, thereby supporting lasting wellness
...explain NTA's guiding principles - CORRECT ANSWER - Bio-individuality - everyone
is diff, so ppl need diff strategies
Balance other places of life like sleep, rest, stress, movement, psychological, community, barrier
navigation
Guided by 3-pronged approach
Ancestral wisdom, experiential knowledge, scientific research
What are the six nutritional foundations? - CORRECT ANSWER - Nutrition: properly
prepared, nutrient-dense, whole food
Digestion: absorb and assimilate nutrients
Blood sugar regulation: steady, balanced supply of energy
Fatty acids: absorb and utilize healthy fats for fuel, structure, healing
Mineral balance: absorb and utilizing macro and micro minerals
Hydration: supplying cells and tissues with water
Articulate the role and scope of practice of a Nutritional Therapy Practitioner -- what are the
THREE primary roles? - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. Empower individuals to become
knowledgeable about - and responsible for - their own health
2. Helping clients develop and work toward personal health goals
3. Using nutrition and lifestyle to support clients
Articulate the role and scope of practice of a Nutritional Therapy Practitioner -- what is the
scope? - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. Evaluate unique nutritional needs and goals
,2. Meet clients where they are and make appropriate transitional, bio-individual dietary and
lifestyle recommendations to support the body in its natural, healthy functions
"Nutritional Therapy Practitioner (NTP)"
What is NOT in your scope as an NTP? - CORRECT ANSWER - medical nutrition,
diagnose or treat disease, you're not a healthcare provider, you're not a doctor
What ethics are important for NTP? - CORRECT ANSWER - Maintain accountability and
integrity, our behavior reflects on org, consider impact of words on community as something that
could impact credibility of NTA training, respect client privacy
What processes are used to perform client consultations with NTP? - CORRECT
ANSWER - motivational interviewing, NAQ (nutritional assessment questionnaire) food
and mood journal
What is the significance of a person's connection to their body's innate wisdom and role of real
food in health? - CORRECT ANSWER - Our Innate wisdom: connecting to how we feel
when eating, operates on subconscious level
Noticing fullness
Balanced energy
No "cravings"
Mental and emotional balance
No digestive discomfort
What messes with our innate wisdom? How does it impact health? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Modern diet introduced chemicals that **** with hunger cues, nutrient-poor +
calorie rich = increased appetite
Less nutrients in soil :(
Microbiome messed up
Modern environment disconnects from innate too (hyperpalatable foods)
, What is the role of real food? - CORRECT ANSWER - provides real, whole nutrients that
fuel our body, build cells, give us energy, help systems run properly, etc.
What are the six nutritional key milestones of the modern diet and lifestyle practices? How did
they affect our health? - CORRECT ANSWER - Overview: effed w/innate wisdom,
depleted nutrients, degradation of "real food"
1. Industrial Agriculture: more people in one place, needed to rely on farmed food, we got a
surplus
BUT less nutrient diversity than hunter gatherer times, more disease, less bone density, soil
degradation, habitat loss, societal hierarchies, slavery... yehhh
2. Refined sugar: makes food taste good, easier to sell it, became widespread 1600s, started for
rich fancy folk but became accessible to all
refined/processed form connection to diabetes and obesity
3. Industrial Revolution: 1700-1800, people moved into cities and relied on food shipped from
far away farms
Food science=greater shelf-life, less nutrient dense
Pop boom
Toxins intro to environment COOL
4. Rise of big food (1800-1900), companies with good intentions (to nourish)
Low cost, influence wider food policy, highly palatable foods, LESS NUTRITION, fat, sugar
salt YIKES
5. Chemical revolution (1940s) WWII chemicals turn into fertilizer and pesticides... cool
Also hydrogenated oils, cuz nutrition sent to soldiers, reg folks got chemical BS
Cheapcheap, highly processed, non-perishable, less nutrient dense
6. Digital revolution (1980s - now?!) computing and tech boast new levels
More time on phones, hunched, poor posture= poor digestion, less sleep quality, not as much
movement
How has the corporatization of farming practices and food production has impacted the nutrient
content in food? - CORRECT ANSWER - Farming practices leave soil nutrient depleted,
our food is therefore depleted, and our health is therefore in decline...
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Explain the Nutritional Therapy Association's mission - CORRECT ANSWER - Mission:
deliver science-based education, fosters community of confident, holistic nutrition professionals,
harness power of real food and empower people to reconnect with innate wisdom and unique
needs of their bodies, thereby supporting lasting wellness
...explain NTA's guiding principles - CORRECT ANSWER - Bio-individuality - everyone
is diff, so ppl need diff strategies
Balance other places of life like sleep, rest, stress, movement, psychological, community, barrier
navigation
Guided by 3-pronged approach
Ancestral wisdom, experiential knowledge, scientific research
What are the six nutritional foundations? - CORRECT ANSWER - Nutrition: properly
prepared, nutrient-dense, whole food
Digestion: absorb and assimilate nutrients
Blood sugar regulation: steady, balanced supply of energy
Fatty acids: absorb and utilize healthy fats for fuel, structure, healing
Mineral balance: absorb and utilizing macro and micro minerals
Hydration: supplying cells and tissues with water
Articulate the role and scope of practice of a Nutritional Therapy Practitioner -- what are the
THREE primary roles? - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. Empower individuals to become
knowledgeable about - and responsible for - their own health
2. Helping clients develop and work toward personal health goals
3. Using nutrition and lifestyle to support clients
Articulate the role and scope of practice of a Nutritional Therapy Practitioner -- what is the
scope? - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. Evaluate unique nutritional needs and goals
,2. Meet clients where they are and make appropriate transitional, bio-individual dietary and
lifestyle recommendations to support the body in its natural, healthy functions
"Nutritional Therapy Practitioner (NTP)"
What is NOT in your scope as an NTP? - CORRECT ANSWER - medical nutrition,
diagnose or treat disease, you're not a healthcare provider, you're not a doctor
What ethics are important for NTP? - CORRECT ANSWER - Maintain accountability and
integrity, our behavior reflects on org, consider impact of words on community as something that
could impact credibility of NTA training, respect client privacy
What processes are used to perform client consultations with NTP? - CORRECT
ANSWER - motivational interviewing, NAQ (nutritional assessment questionnaire) food
and mood journal
What is the significance of a person's connection to their body's innate wisdom and role of real
food in health? - CORRECT ANSWER - Our Innate wisdom: connecting to how we feel
when eating, operates on subconscious level
Noticing fullness
Balanced energy
No "cravings"
Mental and emotional balance
No digestive discomfort
What messes with our innate wisdom? How does it impact health? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Modern diet introduced chemicals that **** with hunger cues, nutrient-poor +
calorie rich = increased appetite
Less nutrients in soil :(
Microbiome messed up
Modern environment disconnects from innate too (hyperpalatable foods)
, What is the role of real food? - CORRECT ANSWER - provides real, whole nutrients that
fuel our body, build cells, give us energy, help systems run properly, etc.
What are the six nutritional key milestones of the modern diet and lifestyle practices? How did
they affect our health? - CORRECT ANSWER - Overview: effed w/innate wisdom,
depleted nutrients, degradation of "real food"
1. Industrial Agriculture: more people in one place, needed to rely on farmed food, we got a
surplus
BUT less nutrient diversity than hunter gatherer times, more disease, less bone density, soil
degradation, habitat loss, societal hierarchies, slavery... yehhh
2. Refined sugar: makes food taste good, easier to sell it, became widespread 1600s, started for
rich fancy folk but became accessible to all
refined/processed form connection to diabetes and obesity
3. Industrial Revolution: 1700-1800, people moved into cities and relied on food shipped from
far away farms
Food science=greater shelf-life, less nutrient dense
Pop boom
Toxins intro to environment COOL
4. Rise of big food (1800-1900), companies with good intentions (to nourish)
Low cost, influence wider food policy, highly palatable foods, LESS NUTRITION, fat, sugar
salt YIKES
5. Chemical revolution (1940s) WWII chemicals turn into fertilizer and pesticides... cool
Also hydrogenated oils, cuz nutrition sent to soldiers, reg folks got chemical BS
Cheapcheap, highly processed, non-perishable, less nutrient dense
6. Digital revolution (1980s - now?!) computing and tech boast new levels
More time on phones, hunched, poor posture= poor digestion, less sleep quality, not as much
movement
How has the corporatization of farming practices and food production has impacted the nutrient
content in food? - CORRECT ANSWER - Farming practices leave soil nutrient depleted,
our food is therefore depleted, and our health is therefore in decline...
