ISSA Nutrition UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT Answers
1. Three Major Limiting Factors for clients include: genetic makeup, physical activity
patterns, nutritional habits
2. Good Nutrition is defined as: controlling energy balance, pro-
ducing measurable results, im-
proving body composition/perfor-
mance/health
3. To improve their body composition, your client gain control over their energy bal-
must: ance
4. The most popular, successful weight loss pro- They control energy balance and
grams share what in common: present a plan for people to follow
5. T/F: Very High or Very low carb diets should be True
used cautiously and for only short periods of
time
6. Research demonstrates that peoples actual People eat fewer fruits and veggies
and perceived nutritional intakes differ in which and less protein than they think
of the following ways
7. Foods with low calorie density can include: Vegetables, fruits, broth based
soups.
8. T/F: Foods with high nutrient density and low False
calorie density are often over consumed and
can lead to excess body fat
9. Healthy weight loss requires which of the fol- Being in a negative energy balance
lowing: while preserving lean mass
10. False
, T/F: Focusing on exclusively body composi-
tion when making nutrition choices is always
healthy
11. As an SFT, you can make nutritional sugges- Healthy clients and athletes
tions to the following:
12. What kind of advice may be illegal to share with Anything that offers nutritional sug-
your clients: gestions to remedy health issues
13. Which of the following roles will you be quali- trainer, health information provider,
fied to fill: social support network
14. Metabolism: all of the diverse physiological
processes that contribute to life
15. Example of an organism: human
16. The immune system: responsibility of protecting us
against pathogens, tumor cells, for-
eign invaders
17. Major class of tissue in the human body: epithelial, connective, muscle
18. Example of an organelle: Mitochondrion
19. T/F: All of the chemical reactions that take place False
in the body require phytochemicals
20. The DNA code in cells is unique to us and con- Protiens
tains the instructions for making:
21. Due to , we all tolerate different genetic polymorphisms
amounts of caffeine.
, 22. Since phospholipids help to form the plasma Fats
membrane, the types of we consume in
our diet will influence the membrane's fluidity,
or flexibility.
23. What highly organized cellular organelles are Mitochondria
responsible for converting things like protein,
carbohydrate, and fat into energy?
24. Once our DNA sends out a signal to make pro- endoplasmic reticulum and golgi
teins, it's the job of the to receive this apparatus
genetic message from the DNA and to make
and transport the required proteins for use in-
side and outside the cell.
25. Which of the following would be an example of cellular response to insulin
a protein receptor initiating a signal transduc-
tion cascade:
26. Lipase is an example of a that de- enzyme, lipids
grades .
27. Enzymatic function is influenced by: temperature, PH, vitamin and min-
eral status
28. When speaking to clients about nutrition, talk Food, Nutrients
about , not .
29. After processing, food components travel storage, energy production, excre-
through the bloodstream and are subject to tion
one of three eventual fates:
30. True
1. Three Major Limiting Factors for clients include: genetic makeup, physical activity
patterns, nutritional habits
2. Good Nutrition is defined as: controlling energy balance, pro-
ducing measurable results, im-
proving body composition/perfor-
mance/health
3. To improve their body composition, your client gain control over their energy bal-
must: ance
4. The most popular, successful weight loss pro- They control energy balance and
grams share what in common: present a plan for people to follow
5. T/F: Very High or Very low carb diets should be True
used cautiously and for only short periods of
time
6. Research demonstrates that peoples actual People eat fewer fruits and veggies
and perceived nutritional intakes differ in which and less protein than they think
of the following ways
7. Foods with low calorie density can include: Vegetables, fruits, broth based
soups.
8. T/F: Foods with high nutrient density and low False
calorie density are often over consumed and
can lead to excess body fat
9. Healthy weight loss requires which of the fol- Being in a negative energy balance
lowing: while preserving lean mass
10. False
, T/F: Focusing on exclusively body composi-
tion when making nutrition choices is always
healthy
11. As an SFT, you can make nutritional sugges- Healthy clients and athletes
tions to the following:
12. What kind of advice may be illegal to share with Anything that offers nutritional sug-
your clients: gestions to remedy health issues
13. Which of the following roles will you be quali- trainer, health information provider,
fied to fill: social support network
14. Metabolism: all of the diverse physiological
processes that contribute to life
15. Example of an organism: human
16. The immune system: responsibility of protecting us
against pathogens, tumor cells, for-
eign invaders
17. Major class of tissue in the human body: epithelial, connective, muscle
18. Example of an organelle: Mitochondrion
19. T/F: All of the chemical reactions that take place False
in the body require phytochemicals
20. The DNA code in cells is unique to us and con- Protiens
tains the instructions for making:
21. Due to , we all tolerate different genetic polymorphisms
amounts of caffeine.
, 22. Since phospholipids help to form the plasma Fats
membrane, the types of we consume in
our diet will influence the membrane's fluidity,
or flexibility.
23. What highly organized cellular organelles are Mitochondria
responsible for converting things like protein,
carbohydrate, and fat into energy?
24. Once our DNA sends out a signal to make pro- endoplasmic reticulum and golgi
teins, it's the job of the to receive this apparatus
genetic message from the DNA and to make
and transport the required proteins for use in-
side and outside the cell.
25. Which of the following would be an example of cellular response to insulin
a protein receptor initiating a signal transduc-
tion cascade:
26. Lipase is an example of a that de- enzyme, lipids
grades .
27. Enzymatic function is influenced by: temperature, PH, vitamin and min-
eral status
28. When speaking to clients about nutrition, talk Food, Nutrients
about , not .
29. After processing, food components travel storage, energy production, excre-
through the bloodstream and are subject to tion
one of three eventual fates:
30. True
