NASM CNC Exam Prep Questions and
Answers 2025 Latest Update
WhichAofAtheAfollowingAcanAaANutritionACoachAprovide?
NutritionalAadviceAandAbehavioralAmodification
AccordingAtoAtheAscopeAofApracticeAforAaANutritionACoach,AwhichAisAanAexampleAofAanAappr
opriateAresourceAforAdeterminingAdailyAcaloricAintake?
DietaryAGuidelinesAforAAmericans
WhichAstatementAisAwithinAtheAscopeAofApracticeAforAaANutritionACoach?
RecommendAtheAclientAdiscussAsupplementAusageAandAdosingAwithAtheirApharmacistAorAp
hysician.
WithAwhichAclientAwouldAitAbeAmostAappropriateAforAtheANutritionACoachAtoAwork?Overweig
htAclientAwhoAwantsAtoAtrainAforAaA10K
OverweightAclientAwhoAwantsAtoAtrainAforAaA10K
WhereAmightAaANutritionACoachAfindAreputableAinformationAonArecentAdietaryAguidelines?
Government-fundedAagencies
AANutritionACoachAhasAbeenAworkingAwithAanAoverweightAclientAforA6Aweeks.ADuringAtheAm
ostArecentAweight-
in,AtheyAdiscoverAthatAsheAhasAlostA27Apounds.AWhatAisAtheAbestAcourseAofAactionAforAtheAN
utritionA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
WhichAofAtheAfollowingAcanAaANutritionACoachAprovide?
NutritionalAadviceAandAbehavioralAmodification
AccordingAtoAtheAscopeAofApracticeAforAaANutritionACoach,AwhichAisAanAexampleAofAanAappr
opriateAresourceAforAdeterminingAdailyAcaloricAintake?
DietaryAGuidelinesAforAAmericans
WhichAstatementAisAwithinAtheAscopeAofApracticeAforAaANutritionACoach?
RecommendAtheAclientAdiscussAsupplementAusageAandAdosingAwithAtheirApharmacistAorAp
hysician.
WithAwhichAclientAwouldAitAbeAmostAappropriateAforAtheANutritionACoachAtoAwork?Overweig
htAclientAwhoAwantsAtoAtrainAforAaA10K
OverweightAclientAwhoAwantsAtoAtrainAforAaA10K
WhereAmightAaANutritionACoachAfindAreputableAinformationAonArecentAdietaryAguidelines?
Government-fundedAagencies
AANutritionACoachAhasAbeenAworkingAwithAanAoverweightAclientAforA6Aweeks.ADuringAtheAm
ostArecentAweight-
in,AtheyAdiscoverAthatAsheAhasAlostA27Apounds.AWhatAisAtheAbestAcourseAofAactionAforAtheAN
utritionA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
ScientistsAfindAthatAaAproteinAsupplementAincreasesAleanAmassAinAtheAelderly.AHowever,Ath
eyAcautionAthatAtheAresultsAmayAnotAapplyAtoAotherApopulations,AlikeAyoungerApeople.AWha
tAtermAbestAdescribesAwhatAtheAscientistsAareAreferringAto?
ExternalAvalidityThisAisAaAsampleAofApeopleAunderAstudyAthatAisAnotArepresentativeAofAtheAl
argerApopulationAthatAscientistsAareAlookingAtoAmakeAinferencesAabout.
,AAscientistAproposesAthatAsugarAisAinherentlyAfattening,AindependentAofAitsAcalorieAcontent.
AIfAthatAproposalAisAtrue,AthenAthatAwouldAmeanAthatAhigh-
sugarAdietsAshouldAincreaseAfatAgainAindependentAofAtheirAcalorieAcontent.AWhatAtermAdes
cribesAthisApotentialAconsequence?
Prediction
WhichAtermArefersAtoAaAproposedAexplanationAforAaAsetAofAobservations?
Hypothesis
WhichAofAtheAfollowingArepresentsAaAcriticalAevaluationAofAaAstudyAbyAotherAscientists?
PeerAreview
ScientistsAperformAaAdietAstudyAinAwhichAtheyAassignAhalfAtheApeoA-
ACORRECTAANSWERS-
WhichAofAtheAfollowingAisAbestAdescribedAasAtheAstateAofAbeingAinAgoodAhealth,AespeciallyA
asAanAactivelyApursuedAgoal?
Wellness
WhatAfoodsAelicitAfasterAsatiety-signalAresponses?
ComplexAcarbohydratesAandAproteins
WhichAofAtheAfollowingAisAtheAleadingAcauseAofAdeath?
HeartAdisease
CommunicableAdiseasesAareAwhichAofAtheAfollowing?
PassedAfromApersonAtoAperson
WhichAofAtheAfollowingAisAbestAdefinedAasAtheAqualityAorAstateAofAbeingAfedAorAgratifiedAtoAo
rAbeyondAcapacity?
Satiety
WhichAofAtheAfollowingAisAaAtipAforAaAhealth-supportingAdiet?
FollowAaAdietAthatAisAlowAinAsaturatedAfat.
TheAassociationAbetweenAdietAandAdiseaseAisAwhichAofAtheAfollowing?
WellAunderstood
WhichAofAtheAfollowingAbestAdefinesAwellness?
TheAoverallAqualityAofAhealthAoneAisAexperiencing,AespeciallyAasAanAactivelyAsoughtAlifestyl
eAthatAleadsAtoAoptimalAhealthAandAwell-being
TheAbestAapproachAtoAeatingAforAaApopulation'sAdiversityAandAdifferencesAinA-
ACORRECTAANSWERS-
TheAincreaseAinAenergyAexpenditureAafterAconsumingAaAmealAisAreferredAtoAasAwhichAofAth
eAfollowing?
ThermicAeffectAofAfeedingA(TEF)
WhatAisAtheAautoimmuneAdisorderAthatAleadsAtoAdamageAinAtheAsmallAintestineAwhenAglute
nAproductsAareAconsumed?
CeliacAdisease
AAmetabolicApathwayAthatAresultsAinAtheAgenerationAofAglucoseAfromAnon-
carbohydrateAcarbonAsubstratesAsuchAasAlactate,Aglycerol,AandAglucogenicAaminoAacidsAis
AreferredAtoAasAwhichAofAtheAfollowing?
Gluconeogensis
WhichAhormone,AproducedAbyAadiposeAcells,AdecreasesAappetiteAwhenAreleased?
Leptin
CaloriesA(energy)AinAversusAcaloriesA(energy)AoutAisAanAexampleAofAwhatAprinciple?
TheAfirstAlawAofAthermodynamics
, EnergyAexpendedAduringAwalkingAatAwork,Atyping,AwalkingAtoAandAfromAmeetings,AandAfidg
etingAisAreferredAtoAasAwhichAofAtheAfollowing?
Non-exerciseAactivityAthermogenesisA(NEAT)
WhichAprincipleAdescribesAhowAallAenergyAtakenAintoAtheAbodyAisAaccountedAfor;AenergA-
ACORRECTAANSWERS-
AccordingAtoAtheAUSDAAMyAPlate,AwhatApercentageAofAone'sAdietAshouldAcomeAfromAhigh-
proteinAsources?
20-25%
WhatAisAtheArecommendedAdietaryAallowanceA(RDA)AforAproteinAseekingAtoAaddressAforAth
eApopulation?
GeneralAintakeAneedsAtoAavoidAadverseAhealthAeffects
HowAmuchAdailyAproteinAisArecommendedAforAsomeoneAwhoAparticipatesAinAregularAmoder
ate-intensityAresistanceAtraining?
1.5-2.0Ag/kgBW
PerformingAresistanceAtrainingAwhileAconsumingAaAhighAproteinAdietAconsistingAofA1.8-
2.2Ag/kgBW AdailyAproteinAcanAhelpAmaintainAmuscleAmassAduringAaAcalorie-
restrictedAweightAlossAdiet.ATrueAorAFalse?
True
WhichAaminoAacidAisAresponsibleAforAsignalingAforAmuscleAproteinAsynthesis,AandAisAtheAon
lyAaminoAacidAindependentlyAcapableAofAenhancingAmuscleAanabolism?
Leucine
WhichAproteinAtimingAstrategyAhasAbeenAshownAthroughAresearchAtoAbeAtheAmostAoptimalAf
orAcontinuedAmuscleAproteinAsynthesisAthroughoutAtheAday?
4AmealsAwithA20gAproteiA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
WhatAisAtheArecommendedAamountAofAaddedAsugarAsuggestedAbyAtheAAmericanAHeartAAs
sociationAforAAmericanAadultAwomen?
AAlimitAofA6AaddedAteaspoonsA(LessonA3)
HowAmanyAsugarAunitsAareAcontainedAinAoligosaccharides?
3-10AsugarAunitsA(LessonA1)
WhichAsugarAunitsAareAcombinedAtoAformAaAglycogenAmolecule?
Glucose
HowAmuchAglycogenAcanAtheAadultAliverAstore?
50AgramsAperAkg
TheAUnitedAStatesAconsumesAmoreAsugarAthanAanyAotherAcountryAinAtheAworld.AFromAtheA
optionsAprovided,AwhatAfoodAcategoryArepresentsAtheAlargestAsourceAofAsugarAintakeAinAth
eAU.S.Adiet?
Beverages
WhatAisAtheAcurrentAdailyAfiberAintakeArecommendationAforAwomenAinAtheAU.S.?
25AgramsAofAfiberAdailyA(LessonA1A-A<30Agrams)
WhenAwouldAtheAbodyAundergoAtheAprocessAofAgluconeogenesis?
DuringAperiodsAofAinadequateAcarbohydrateAintake,AtheAbodyAcanAproduceAglucoseAfromAc
ertainAnon-carbohydrateAsourcesAlikeAaminoAacids.A(LessonA2)
WhichAstatementAreflectsAaAfactualAtruthAregardingAhighAfructoseAcornAsyrupA(HFCS)?
HFCSAisApreferredAoverAcaneAsugarAbyAmostAfoodAcompaniesAbecauseAitAisAcheaperAtoAm
anufactureAandAhasAaAlongerAshelfAlife.A(LessonA3)
Answers 2025 Latest Update
WhichAofAtheAfollowingAcanAaANutritionACoachAprovide?
NutritionalAadviceAandAbehavioralAmodification
AccordingAtoAtheAscopeAofApracticeAforAaANutritionACoach,AwhichAisAanAexampleAofAanAappr
opriateAresourceAforAdeterminingAdailyAcaloricAintake?
DietaryAGuidelinesAforAAmericans
WhichAstatementAisAwithinAtheAscopeAofApracticeAforAaANutritionACoach?
RecommendAtheAclientAdiscussAsupplementAusageAandAdosingAwithAtheirApharmacistAorAp
hysician.
WithAwhichAclientAwouldAitAbeAmostAappropriateAforAtheANutritionACoachAtoAwork?Overweig
htAclientAwhoAwantsAtoAtrainAforAaA10K
OverweightAclientAwhoAwantsAtoAtrainAforAaA10K
WhereAmightAaANutritionACoachAfindAreputableAinformationAonArecentAdietaryAguidelines?
Government-fundedAagencies
AANutritionACoachAhasAbeenAworkingAwithAanAoverweightAclientAforA6Aweeks.ADuringAtheAm
ostArecentAweight-
in,AtheyAdiscoverAthatAsheAhasAlostA27Apounds.AWhatAisAtheAbestAcourseAofAactionAforAtheAN
utritionA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
WhichAofAtheAfollowingAcanAaANutritionACoachAprovide?
NutritionalAadviceAandAbehavioralAmodification
AccordingAtoAtheAscopeAofApracticeAforAaANutritionACoach,AwhichAisAanAexampleAofAanAappr
opriateAresourceAforAdeterminingAdailyAcaloricAintake?
DietaryAGuidelinesAforAAmericans
WhichAstatementAisAwithinAtheAscopeAofApracticeAforAaANutritionACoach?
RecommendAtheAclientAdiscussAsupplementAusageAandAdosingAwithAtheirApharmacistAorAp
hysician.
WithAwhichAclientAwouldAitAbeAmostAappropriateAforAtheANutritionACoachAtoAwork?Overweig
htAclientAwhoAwantsAtoAtrainAforAaA10K
OverweightAclientAwhoAwantsAtoAtrainAforAaA10K
WhereAmightAaANutritionACoachAfindAreputableAinformationAonArecentAdietaryAguidelines?
Government-fundedAagencies
AANutritionACoachAhasAbeenAworkingAwithAanAoverweightAclientAforA6Aweeks.ADuringAtheAm
ostArecentAweight-
in,AtheyAdiscoverAthatAsheAhasAlostA27Apounds.AWhatAisAtheAbestAcourseAofAactionAforAtheAN
utritionA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
ScientistsAfindAthatAaAproteinAsupplementAincreasesAleanAmassAinAtheAelderly.AHowever,Ath
eyAcautionAthatAtheAresultsAmayAnotAapplyAtoAotherApopulations,AlikeAyoungerApeople.AWha
tAtermAbestAdescribesAwhatAtheAscientistsAareAreferringAto?
ExternalAvalidityThisAisAaAsampleAofApeopleAunderAstudyAthatAisAnotArepresentativeAofAtheAl
argerApopulationAthatAscientistsAareAlookingAtoAmakeAinferencesAabout.
,AAscientistAproposesAthatAsugarAisAinherentlyAfattening,AindependentAofAitsAcalorieAcontent.
AIfAthatAproposalAisAtrue,AthenAthatAwouldAmeanAthatAhigh-
sugarAdietsAshouldAincreaseAfatAgainAindependentAofAtheirAcalorieAcontent.AWhatAtermAdes
cribesAthisApotentialAconsequence?
Prediction
WhichAtermArefersAtoAaAproposedAexplanationAforAaAsetAofAobservations?
Hypothesis
WhichAofAtheAfollowingArepresentsAaAcriticalAevaluationAofAaAstudyAbyAotherAscientists?
PeerAreview
ScientistsAperformAaAdietAstudyAinAwhichAtheyAassignAhalfAtheApeoA-
ACORRECTAANSWERS-
WhichAofAtheAfollowingAisAbestAdescribedAasAtheAstateAofAbeingAinAgoodAhealth,AespeciallyA
asAanAactivelyApursuedAgoal?
Wellness
WhatAfoodsAelicitAfasterAsatiety-signalAresponses?
ComplexAcarbohydratesAandAproteins
WhichAofAtheAfollowingAisAtheAleadingAcauseAofAdeath?
HeartAdisease
CommunicableAdiseasesAareAwhichAofAtheAfollowing?
PassedAfromApersonAtoAperson
WhichAofAtheAfollowingAisAbestAdefinedAasAtheAqualityAorAstateAofAbeingAfedAorAgratifiedAtoAo
rAbeyondAcapacity?
Satiety
WhichAofAtheAfollowingAisAaAtipAforAaAhealth-supportingAdiet?
FollowAaAdietAthatAisAlowAinAsaturatedAfat.
TheAassociationAbetweenAdietAandAdiseaseAisAwhichAofAtheAfollowing?
WellAunderstood
WhichAofAtheAfollowingAbestAdefinesAwellness?
TheAoverallAqualityAofAhealthAoneAisAexperiencing,AespeciallyAasAanAactivelyAsoughtAlifestyl
eAthatAleadsAtoAoptimalAhealthAandAwell-being
TheAbestAapproachAtoAeatingAforAaApopulation'sAdiversityAandAdifferencesAinA-
ACORRECTAANSWERS-
TheAincreaseAinAenergyAexpenditureAafterAconsumingAaAmealAisAreferredAtoAasAwhichAofAth
eAfollowing?
ThermicAeffectAofAfeedingA(TEF)
WhatAisAtheAautoimmuneAdisorderAthatAleadsAtoAdamageAinAtheAsmallAintestineAwhenAglute
nAproductsAareAconsumed?
CeliacAdisease
AAmetabolicApathwayAthatAresultsAinAtheAgenerationAofAglucoseAfromAnon-
carbohydrateAcarbonAsubstratesAsuchAasAlactate,Aglycerol,AandAglucogenicAaminoAacidsAis
AreferredAtoAasAwhichAofAtheAfollowing?
Gluconeogensis
WhichAhormone,AproducedAbyAadiposeAcells,AdecreasesAappetiteAwhenAreleased?
Leptin
CaloriesA(energy)AinAversusAcaloriesA(energy)AoutAisAanAexampleAofAwhatAprinciple?
TheAfirstAlawAofAthermodynamics
, EnergyAexpendedAduringAwalkingAatAwork,Atyping,AwalkingAtoAandAfromAmeetings,AandAfidg
etingAisAreferredAtoAasAwhichAofAtheAfollowing?
Non-exerciseAactivityAthermogenesisA(NEAT)
WhichAprincipleAdescribesAhowAallAenergyAtakenAintoAtheAbodyAisAaccountedAfor;AenergA-
ACORRECTAANSWERS-
AccordingAtoAtheAUSDAAMyAPlate,AwhatApercentageAofAone'sAdietAshouldAcomeAfromAhigh-
proteinAsources?
20-25%
WhatAisAtheArecommendedAdietaryAallowanceA(RDA)AforAproteinAseekingAtoAaddressAforAth
eApopulation?
GeneralAintakeAneedsAtoAavoidAadverseAhealthAeffects
HowAmuchAdailyAproteinAisArecommendedAforAsomeoneAwhoAparticipatesAinAregularAmoder
ate-intensityAresistanceAtraining?
1.5-2.0Ag/kgBW
PerformingAresistanceAtrainingAwhileAconsumingAaAhighAproteinAdietAconsistingAofA1.8-
2.2Ag/kgBW AdailyAproteinAcanAhelpAmaintainAmuscleAmassAduringAaAcalorie-
restrictedAweightAlossAdiet.ATrueAorAFalse?
True
WhichAaminoAacidAisAresponsibleAforAsignalingAforAmuscleAproteinAsynthesis,AandAisAtheAon
lyAaminoAacidAindependentlyAcapableAofAenhancingAmuscleAanabolism?
Leucine
WhichAproteinAtimingAstrategyAhasAbeenAshownAthroughAresearchAtoAbeAtheAmostAoptimalAf
orAcontinuedAmuscleAproteinAsynthesisAthroughoutAtheAday?
4AmealsAwithA20gAproteiA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
WhatAisAtheArecommendedAamountAofAaddedAsugarAsuggestedAbyAtheAAmericanAHeartAAs
sociationAforAAmericanAadultAwomen?
AAlimitAofA6AaddedAteaspoonsA(LessonA3)
HowAmanyAsugarAunitsAareAcontainedAinAoligosaccharides?
3-10AsugarAunitsA(LessonA1)
WhichAsugarAunitsAareAcombinedAtoAformAaAglycogenAmolecule?
Glucose
HowAmuchAglycogenAcanAtheAadultAliverAstore?
50AgramsAperAkg
TheAUnitedAStatesAconsumesAmoreAsugarAthanAanyAotherAcountryAinAtheAworld.AFromAtheA
optionsAprovided,AwhatAfoodAcategoryArepresentsAtheAlargestAsourceAofAsugarAintakeAinAth
eAU.S.Adiet?
Beverages
WhatAisAtheAcurrentAdailyAfiberAintakeArecommendationAforAwomenAinAtheAU.S.?
25AgramsAofAfiberAdailyA(LessonA1A-A<30Agrams)
WhenAwouldAtheAbodyAundergoAtheAprocessAofAgluconeogenesis?
DuringAperiodsAofAinadequateAcarbohydrateAintake,AtheAbodyAcanAproduceAglucoseAfromAc
ertainAnon-carbohydrateAsourcesAlikeAaminoAacids.A(LessonA2)
WhichAstatementAreflectsAaAfactualAtruthAregardingAhighAfructoseAcornAsyrupA(HFCS)?
HFCSAisApreferredAoverAcaneAsugarAbyAmostAfoodAcompaniesAbecauseAitAisAcheaperAtoAm
anufactureAandAhasAaAlongerAshelfAlife.A(LessonA3)
