NASM NUTRITION CERTIFICATION (EXAM
2025) 300 QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS latest update
SCOFF questionnaire - ANSWER>>Basic yet reliable set of five questions
that help assess whether an eating disorder exists.
Do you make yourself Sick because you feel uncomfortably full?
Do you worry that you have lost Control over how much you eat?
Have you recently lost more than One stone (14 lbs) in a 3-month period?
Do you believe yourself to be Fat when others say you are too thin?
Would you say that Food dominates your life?
Scientific Method - ANSWER>>The process of formulating explanations
about the natural world and testing those explanations with experiments
and data.
1. Identify a Problem
2. Formulate a hypothesis
3. Design a study to test the hypothesis
4. Collect data
5. Discard or change the hypothesis OR continue testing
Evidence-Based Practice - ANSWER>>A three-pronged approach to
working with clients, which consists of making decisions based on the
,weight of the scientific evidence, field observations, and individual client
needs and preferences.
Prediction - ANSWER>>An expected outcome generated from a
hypothesis
Theory - ANSWER>>A hypothesis or set of hypotheses for which a large
body of highquality evidence has been accumulated.
Hierarchy of Evidence - ANSWER>>1. Systematic Reviews
2. Randomized Controlled Trials
3. Observational Research
4. Peer Reviews
5. Non-Peer-Reviewed Media, including anecdotes
Anecdote - ANSWER>>an account of a person's experience or event
Uncontrolled Variable - ANSWER>>A variable in an experiment that a
scientist makes no effort to manipulate or account for.
Primary Research - ANSWER>>Original research where scientists perform
experiments and collect data - this is in contrast to secondary research
where scientists analyze data that has already been collected or published
elsewhere.
Observational Research - ANSWER>>Research in which a researcher
observes ongoing behaviors to determine correlation.
,Correlation - ANSWER>>A relationship between two or more variables.
Randomized Control Trial (RCT) - ANSWER>>A type of scientific study/trial
where participants are randomly assigned into different groups - one or
more will be the intervention to be tested and one will be the control group.
Groups are randomized and a control is used in an attempt to reduce
potential bias in the trial.
Independent Variable - ANSWER>>The variable scientists manipulate in an
experiment.
External Validity - ANSWER>>The ability to generalize the results of a
study.
Systematic Review - ANSWER>>A review where scientists systematically
gather all research on a topic and evaluate it based on predefined criteria
and rules.
Meta-Analysis - ANSWER>>A statistical analysis of a group of studies to
assess the overall weight of the evidence.
Empirical - ANSWER>>Based on observation or experience.
Test-Retest Reliability - ANSWER>>The ability to get similar results when
something is measured under the same conditions.
, Reliability - ANSWER>>The consistency of a measure.
Validity - ANSWER>>The assessment of whether a tool is measuring what
it is supposed to measure.
Selection Bias - ANSWER>>A sample of people under study is not
representative of the larger population that scientists are looking to make
inferences about.
Retrospective - ANSWER>>Describes a study that looks backward in time.
Recall Bias - ANSWER>>The inability to accurately remember past
behaviors.
Health - ANSWER>>A state of complete physical, mental, and social well-
being, not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.
Homeostasis - ANSWER>>The tendency toward a relatively stable
equilibrium between interdependent elements, especially as maintained by
physiological processes.
Disease - ANSWER>>A disorder of structure or function in a human,
animal, or plant, especially one that produces specific signs or symptoms,
affects a specific location, and is not simply a direct result of physical injury.
Noncommunicable Disease - ANSWER>>A noncommunicable disease
(NCD) is a medical condition or disease that is not caused by infectious
2025) 300 QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS latest update
SCOFF questionnaire - ANSWER>>Basic yet reliable set of five questions
that help assess whether an eating disorder exists.
Do you make yourself Sick because you feel uncomfortably full?
Do you worry that you have lost Control over how much you eat?
Have you recently lost more than One stone (14 lbs) in a 3-month period?
Do you believe yourself to be Fat when others say you are too thin?
Would you say that Food dominates your life?
Scientific Method - ANSWER>>The process of formulating explanations
about the natural world and testing those explanations with experiments
and data.
1. Identify a Problem
2. Formulate a hypothesis
3. Design a study to test the hypothesis
4. Collect data
5. Discard or change the hypothesis OR continue testing
Evidence-Based Practice - ANSWER>>A three-pronged approach to
working with clients, which consists of making decisions based on the
,weight of the scientific evidence, field observations, and individual client
needs and preferences.
Prediction - ANSWER>>An expected outcome generated from a
hypothesis
Theory - ANSWER>>A hypothesis or set of hypotheses for which a large
body of highquality evidence has been accumulated.
Hierarchy of Evidence - ANSWER>>1. Systematic Reviews
2. Randomized Controlled Trials
3. Observational Research
4. Peer Reviews
5. Non-Peer-Reviewed Media, including anecdotes
Anecdote - ANSWER>>an account of a person's experience or event
Uncontrolled Variable - ANSWER>>A variable in an experiment that a
scientist makes no effort to manipulate or account for.
Primary Research - ANSWER>>Original research where scientists perform
experiments and collect data - this is in contrast to secondary research
where scientists analyze data that has already been collected or published
elsewhere.
Observational Research - ANSWER>>Research in which a researcher
observes ongoing behaviors to determine correlation.
,Correlation - ANSWER>>A relationship between two or more variables.
Randomized Control Trial (RCT) - ANSWER>>A type of scientific study/trial
where participants are randomly assigned into different groups - one or
more will be the intervention to be tested and one will be the control group.
Groups are randomized and a control is used in an attempt to reduce
potential bias in the trial.
Independent Variable - ANSWER>>The variable scientists manipulate in an
experiment.
External Validity - ANSWER>>The ability to generalize the results of a
study.
Systematic Review - ANSWER>>A review where scientists systematically
gather all research on a topic and evaluate it based on predefined criteria
and rules.
Meta-Analysis - ANSWER>>A statistical analysis of a group of studies to
assess the overall weight of the evidence.
Empirical - ANSWER>>Based on observation or experience.
Test-Retest Reliability - ANSWER>>The ability to get similar results when
something is measured under the same conditions.
, Reliability - ANSWER>>The consistency of a measure.
Validity - ANSWER>>The assessment of whether a tool is measuring what
it is supposed to measure.
Selection Bias - ANSWER>>A sample of people under study is not
representative of the larger population that scientists are looking to make
inferences about.
Retrospective - ANSWER>>Describes a study that looks backward in time.
Recall Bias - ANSWER>>The inability to accurately remember past
behaviors.
Health - ANSWER>>A state of complete physical, mental, and social well-
being, not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.
Homeostasis - ANSWER>>The tendency toward a relatively stable
equilibrium between interdependent elements, especially as maintained by
physiological processes.
Disease - ANSWER>>A disorder of structure or function in a human,
animal, or plant, especially one that produces specific signs or symptoms,
affects a specific location, and is not simply a direct result of physical injury.
Noncommunicable Disease - ANSWER>>A noncommunicable disease
(NCD) is a medical condition or disease that is not caused by infectious
