NASM Fitness Specialist Exam 2025
Questions and Answers
___ Is the science of foods and food components including their relationships to health and
disease and processes within the body. - ANS Nutrition
What is neophobia? - ANS A dislike for anything new or unknown
When do individuals form negative associations with a particular food? - ANS When they fall
sick after having the food.
Pica refers to: - ANS The craving for and intake of non-food like items such as dirt or clay.
Which of the following is an example of social factors influencing food choices? - ANS Rick
eats his pancakes with chocolate spread because his friend Adam does the same.
____ encourages interactions between people and has a marked effect on the food intake in a
gathering. - ANS Social Facilation
_____ are constituents in food that a body requires to ensure normal growth, to maintain cells
and tissues, to derive energy to work, and to regulate other body functions. - ANS Nutrients
_____ are substances found in plants that have important health functions such as reducing the
risk of heart disease or cancer. - ANS Phytochemicals
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, Vitamins and minerals are called _____ as they are needed by the body in smaller amounts in
comparison with other nutrients. - ANS Micronutrients
Unlike micro-nutrients, macro nutrients are required in small or large amounts? : -
ANS Macronutrients are required in Large amounts in the diet.
Which of the following is a difference between organic and inorganic compounds? -
ANS Organic compounds contain carbon, unlike inorganic compounds
_____ is an organic substance found in food. - ANS . A vitamin
The passage of substances through the vessels of the cardiovascular and the lymphatic
system is called _____. - ANS circulation
Which of the following is a characteristic feature of carbohydrates? - ANS They are an
important source of fuel for the body
_____ are organic compounds and fatlike substances in foods, such as cholesterol. -
ANS Lipids
_____ are fats and oils that serve as a major source of fuel for the body - ANS Triglycerides
Vitamins A, D, E, and K have very diverse roles and are called _____. - ANS fatsoluble
vitamins
Amino acids are the building blocks of _____. - ANS proteins
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Questions and Answers
___ Is the science of foods and food components including their relationships to health and
disease and processes within the body. - ANS Nutrition
What is neophobia? - ANS A dislike for anything new or unknown
When do individuals form negative associations with a particular food? - ANS When they fall
sick after having the food.
Pica refers to: - ANS The craving for and intake of non-food like items such as dirt or clay.
Which of the following is an example of social factors influencing food choices? - ANS Rick
eats his pancakes with chocolate spread because his friend Adam does the same.
____ encourages interactions between people and has a marked effect on the food intake in a
gathering. - ANS Social Facilation
_____ are constituents in food that a body requires to ensure normal growth, to maintain cells
and tissues, to derive energy to work, and to regulate other body functions. - ANS Nutrients
_____ are substances found in plants that have important health functions such as reducing the
risk of heart disease or cancer. - ANS Phytochemicals
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, Vitamins and minerals are called _____ as they are needed by the body in smaller amounts in
comparison with other nutrients. - ANS Micronutrients
Unlike micro-nutrients, macro nutrients are required in small or large amounts? : -
ANS Macronutrients are required in Large amounts in the diet.
Which of the following is a difference between organic and inorganic compounds? -
ANS Organic compounds contain carbon, unlike inorganic compounds
_____ is an organic substance found in food. - ANS . A vitamin
The passage of substances through the vessels of the cardiovascular and the lymphatic
system is called _____. - ANS circulation
Which of the following is a characteristic feature of carbohydrates? - ANS They are an
important source of fuel for the body
_____ are organic compounds and fatlike substances in foods, such as cholesterol. -
ANS Lipids
_____ are fats and oils that serve as a major source of fuel for the body - ANS Triglycerides
Vitamins A, D, E, and K have very diverse roles and are called _____. - ANS fatsoluble
vitamins
Amino acids are the building blocks of _____. - ANS proteins
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