ACE Health Coach Practice Questions WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTION GUIDE) (MULTIPLE
CHOICES) (A+ GRADED 100% VERIFIED) LATEST
VERSION 2025
Which of the following A
responses represents the
two overarching concepts
put forth by the 2010
Dietary Guidelines for
Americans?
a. Maintain calorie
balance to achieve and
sustain a healthy weight
and focus on nutrient-
dense foods and
beverages
b. Prevent a gradual age-
related weight gain and
prevent decreases in
metabolism over time
c. Consult a healthcare
provider about weight-
loss strategies and ensure
appropriate management
of chronic conditions
d. Choose more nutrient-
dense foods and reduce
foods or food
components consumed in
excessive amounts
,Which of the following B
activities would be outside
the scope of practice for a
health coach working with
clients?
a. A health coach refers
her overweight and obese
clients to a website known
for healthy recipes
b. After determining his
morbidly obese client
needs to lose significant
weight, a health coach
gives the client advice on
a very-low-calorie diet
c. A health coach gives a
competitive athlete eating
strategies for pre- and
post-exercise nutrition
d. After being hired at a
health club, a health
coach develops and
implements a lecture
series educating members
on weight-loss physiology
Kerry is 5'7" and weighs C
190 lb. What is her BMI?
a. 19 kg/m2
b. 25 kg/m2
c. 30 kg/m2
d. 35 kg/m2
,Obesity that occurs later B
in life is associated with
_______________.
a. An increase in the
number of adipocytes
b. An enlargement of the
existing fat cells
c. A pear-shaped body-fat
distribution pattern
d. More fat distributed in
the extremities versus the
trunk
Which of the following C
nutrients is the most
metabolically costly to
convert and store as fat in
the body (i.e., which
nutrient takes the most
energy to break down and
store as body fat if there is
an excess of this type of
nutrient present)?
a. Carbohydrate
b. Fat
c. Protein
d. Alcohol
What component of C
human daily energy
expenditure contributes
the least amount of
energy to the overall daily
total?
a. Resting metabolic rate
b. Basal metabolic rate
c. Thermic effect of food
d. Activity thermogenesis
, Which of the following A
hormones is produced by
the pancreatic ß-cells and
secreted in response to
elevated blood glucose
levels?
a. Insulin
b. Leptin
c. Ghrelin
d. Cholecystokinin
What hormone has been B
found in obese children
and adults to circulate in
direct proportion to
adipose tissue mass when
weight is stable, in
amounts four times higher
than in lean individuals?
a. Insulin
b. Leptin
c. Ghrelin
d. Cholecystokinin
Which of the following D
environmental factors is
independently associated
with obesity?
a. The presence of
supermarkets in one's
neighborhood
b. Working near many fast-
food restaurants
c. Living more than 25
miles away from the
workplace
d. Living in a low-income
neighborhood
COMPLETE SOLUTION GUIDE) (MULTIPLE
CHOICES) (A+ GRADED 100% VERIFIED) LATEST
VERSION 2025
Which of the following A
responses represents the
two overarching concepts
put forth by the 2010
Dietary Guidelines for
Americans?
a. Maintain calorie
balance to achieve and
sustain a healthy weight
and focus on nutrient-
dense foods and
beverages
b. Prevent a gradual age-
related weight gain and
prevent decreases in
metabolism over time
c. Consult a healthcare
provider about weight-
loss strategies and ensure
appropriate management
of chronic conditions
d. Choose more nutrient-
dense foods and reduce
foods or food
components consumed in
excessive amounts
,Which of the following B
activities would be outside
the scope of practice for a
health coach working with
clients?
a. A health coach refers
her overweight and obese
clients to a website known
for healthy recipes
b. After determining his
morbidly obese client
needs to lose significant
weight, a health coach
gives the client advice on
a very-low-calorie diet
c. A health coach gives a
competitive athlete eating
strategies for pre- and
post-exercise nutrition
d. After being hired at a
health club, a health
coach develops and
implements a lecture
series educating members
on weight-loss physiology
Kerry is 5'7" and weighs C
190 lb. What is her BMI?
a. 19 kg/m2
b. 25 kg/m2
c. 30 kg/m2
d. 35 kg/m2
,Obesity that occurs later B
in life is associated with
_______________.
a. An increase in the
number of adipocytes
b. An enlargement of the
existing fat cells
c. A pear-shaped body-fat
distribution pattern
d. More fat distributed in
the extremities versus the
trunk
Which of the following C
nutrients is the most
metabolically costly to
convert and store as fat in
the body (i.e., which
nutrient takes the most
energy to break down and
store as body fat if there is
an excess of this type of
nutrient present)?
a. Carbohydrate
b. Fat
c. Protein
d. Alcohol
What component of C
human daily energy
expenditure contributes
the least amount of
energy to the overall daily
total?
a. Resting metabolic rate
b. Basal metabolic rate
c. Thermic effect of food
d. Activity thermogenesis
, Which of the following A
hormones is produced by
the pancreatic ß-cells and
secreted in response to
elevated blood glucose
levels?
a. Insulin
b. Leptin
c. Ghrelin
d. Cholecystokinin
What hormone has been B
found in obese children
and adults to circulate in
direct proportion to
adipose tissue mass when
weight is stable, in
amounts four times higher
than in lean individuals?
a. Insulin
b. Leptin
c. Ghrelin
d. Cholecystokinin
Which of the following D
environmental factors is
independently associated
with obesity?
a. The presence of
supermarkets in one's
neighborhood
b. Working near many fast-
food restaurants
c. Living more than 25
miles away from the
workplace
d. Living in a low-income
neighborhood
