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Nutrition Coach (NAFC) | 2021/2022 Exam Q&A – 60+ Questions | Macronutrients, GI Tract, Water Balance, Coaching Models

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This document contains over 60 exam questions and verified answers from the NAFC Nutrition Coach course, following the 2021/2022 curriculum at NAFC University. It is structured to offer a blend of scientific understanding, nutritional application, and practical coaching insight, making it ideal for exam preparation or as a reference for health professionals. Topics include: Essential nutrients and their classifications: carbohydrates, proteins, fats, vitamins, and minerals Caloric values and healthy sources for each macronutrient Digestive system anatomy and function, including roles of the GI tract, enzymes, liver, and pancreas Hydration and water balance: functions of water, dehydration symptoms, and electrolyte roles Cellular biology: structure, function, and nutrient transport mechanisms Behavioral coaching concepts: 80/20 nutrition rule, FUD (Fear, Uncertainty, Doubt), feedback quality Common health risks: obesity prevalence, signs of nutritional deficiency, effects of alcohol and caffeine Coaching frameworks and methods: GROW model, client-centered approaches, coaching competencies Special topics: phytonutrients, detox diets, excitotoxins, stress types (eustress, distress), and sleep’s role in metabolism Each answer is straightforward, focused, and crafted to reflect real exam scenarios and coaching situations, ensuring both academic readiness and practical application. Recommended for students and professionals in: Nutrition Coaching and Health Coaching Programs Fitness and Personal Training seeking to expand into nutrition Holistic Wellness and Behavioral Change Coaching Continuing education in Exercise Science, Public Health, or Wellness Counseling This document supports a well-rounded understanding of nutrition science paired with coaching techniques that promote sustainable, client-centered behavior change. Keywords: nutrition coaching, macronutrients, micronutrients, water balance, GI tract, healthy fats, detox, vitamins, minerals, coaching feedback, FUD, GROW model, coaching skills, cellular structure, hydration, alcohol and caffeine, enzymes, digestion, metabolic health, NAFC nutrition exam, health coaching principles

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What is the Structural and Functional Unit of any complex organism -

🧠ANSWER ✔✔Cell


Characteristics of Healthy Cells - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔-Take in only the nutrients

needed to function properly

-Grow to a fairly uniform size and shape

-Multiply only when needed or directed to

-Don't infringe on each other's space

-Communicate and cooperate with each other for the good of the whole

organism

,Characteristics of Unhealthy Cells - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔-Take in all the nutrients

they can get, thereby depriving surrounding cells of vital nutrients

-Keep growing beyond their normal preprogrammed size and shape.

-Multiply out of control

-Infringe upon and push into and damage surrounding healthy cells

-Cease to communicate and/or cooperate with other cells or the body as a

whole. This leads to a breakdown in the function and structural integrity of

the tissue or organ involved.


Cell Theory States.. - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔-Cells are the building blocks of plants

and animals

-All cells are produced by the division of pre-existing cells

-Cells are the smallest units that perform all vital physiological functions

-Each cell maintains homeostasis at the cellular level

-Homeostasis at higher levels, reflects combined, coordinated action of

many cells

-The human body contains many different types of cells


Cytology - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔The study of structure and function of cells

,Homeostasis - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔The property of a system (Cell, Tissue,

Organ, Organism) either open or closed, that regulates its internal

environment and tends to maintain a stable, constant condition.


A typical cell.. - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔-Is surrounded by extra-cellular fluid, which

is the interstitial fluid of the tissue.

-Has an outer boundary called a cell membrane

-Has many components including the cellular organelles. These organelles

carry out all the vital processes required for life.

-Must take in nutrients from the interstitial fluid; use those nutrients to

create all the substances needed to carry on life; secrete any products

meant for use outside the cell; as well as excrete all waste products


Cell Membrane - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔The outer boundary of a cell


DNA - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Is a sequence of chemical bases that essentially

stores information in a "code" that tells the cell what proteins to make

When unraveled, how far would the DNA in each cell stretch? - 🧠ANSWER

✔✔2-3 meters long




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, When unraveled, all of the DNA in a single body would stretch how far? -

🧠ANSWER ✔✔From the Earth to the Sun and around 400 times


How many DNA are in the body? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Approximately 35,000

genes that make up 300,000 different proteins


Gene Activation - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Initiates with Ribonucleic Acid (RNA)

Polymerase binding to the gene. (RNA Polymerase is a large protein)


Transcription - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔The formation of Messenger Ribonucleic

Acid (mRNA) from DNA.


mRNA - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Carries instructions from the nucleus to the

cytoplasm.

What are the two types of organelles found in cells? - 🧠ANSWER

✔✔Membranous and Non-membranous


Membranous Organelles are surrounded by - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Lipid

Membranes


Membranous Organelles also feature - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔-Endoplasmic

reticulum

-Golgi Apparatus

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