NASM Nutrition Coaching Exam Questions
with correct verified detailed Answers
latest update 2025
1. According to the scope of practice for a Nutrition Coach, which is
an example of an appropriate resource for determining daily caloric
intake? Select one:
a. Dietary Guidelines for Americans
b. ADA calculations based on age, gender, and activity level
c. The Nutrition Coach cannot assist with daily caloric intake.
d. Body type and cultural preferences --- correct answer --- A
2. With which client would it be most appropriate for the Nutrition
Coach to work?
Select one:
a. Pre-pubescent teenager who is overweight
b. Overweight client who wants to train for a 10K
c. Client who wants accountability during a 9-week extreme
calorie-restricted diet
d. Client who wants nutrition therapy for cancer prevention---
correct answer --- B
,3. When working with a client who has been complaining of low
back pain that has been getting worse, what is the most appropriate
recommendation? Select one:
a. Refer her to a certified personal trainer.
b. Tell her to use a heating pad when the pain gets bad.
c. Refer her to a chiropractor.
d. Recommend use of over-the-counter anti-inflammatory
medications. --- correct answer --- C
4. Common assessments performed by a Nutrition Coach include
height, weight, body composition, and what other test?
Select one:
a. Anthropometric measurements
b. SCOFF test
c. Blood pressure
d. Hydrostatic weighing--- correct answer --- A
5. With which client would it be most appropriate for the Nutrition
Coach to work?
Select one:
a. Pre-diabetic
b. Alcoholic
c. Overweight
,d. Post-heart attack--- correct answer --- C
6. A scientist hypothesizes that a supplement will increase
resistance training performance. A study is carried out, and the
results do not support the hypoth- esis. Multiple studies by
independent labs also fail to support the hypothesis.
What is the appropriate response regarding the hypothesis? Select
one:
a. The predictions have been falsified and the hypothesis is
discarded.
b. The predictions have been confirmed but the hypothesis is
discarded.
c. The predictions have been falsified but the hypothesis is upheld.
d. The hypothesis should continue to be tested. --- correct answer -
-- A
7. Which term describes the phenomena when a group does not
represent the population a scientist is intending to study?
Select one:
a. Generalizability
b. Uncontrolled variable
c. Recall bias
d. Selection bias--- correct answer --- D
, 8. Scientists gather 20 studies looking at the relationship between
protein intake and lean body mass, and then they statistically analyze
them together as a group. What type of study is this?
Select one:
a. Observational research
b. Randomized controlled trials
c. Meta-analysis
d. Narrative review--- correct answer --- C
9. Which of the following represents a strength of observational
studies? Select one:
a. High degree of control
b. Can determine mechanisms for effects
c. Can establish cause and effect
d. Large subject numbers--- correct answer --- D
10. Which of the following is the technical term for body
measurements and calculations as they refer to metrics related to
human characteristics? Select one:
a. Assessment
b. Scaled
c. Biometrics
d. Composite--- correct answer --- C
with correct verified detailed Answers
latest update 2025
1. According to the scope of practice for a Nutrition Coach, which is
an example of an appropriate resource for determining daily caloric
intake? Select one:
a. Dietary Guidelines for Americans
b. ADA calculations based on age, gender, and activity level
c. The Nutrition Coach cannot assist with daily caloric intake.
d. Body type and cultural preferences --- correct answer --- A
2. With which client would it be most appropriate for the Nutrition
Coach to work?
Select one:
a. Pre-pubescent teenager who is overweight
b. Overweight client who wants to train for a 10K
c. Client who wants accountability during a 9-week extreme
calorie-restricted diet
d. Client who wants nutrition therapy for cancer prevention---
correct answer --- B
,3. When working with a client who has been complaining of low
back pain that has been getting worse, what is the most appropriate
recommendation? Select one:
a. Refer her to a certified personal trainer.
b. Tell her to use a heating pad when the pain gets bad.
c. Refer her to a chiropractor.
d. Recommend use of over-the-counter anti-inflammatory
medications. --- correct answer --- C
4. Common assessments performed by a Nutrition Coach include
height, weight, body composition, and what other test?
Select one:
a. Anthropometric measurements
b. SCOFF test
c. Blood pressure
d. Hydrostatic weighing--- correct answer --- A
5. With which client would it be most appropriate for the Nutrition
Coach to work?
Select one:
a. Pre-diabetic
b. Alcoholic
c. Overweight
,d. Post-heart attack--- correct answer --- C
6. A scientist hypothesizes that a supplement will increase
resistance training performance. A study is carried out, and the
results do not support the hypoth- esis. Multiple studies by
independent labs also fail to support the hypothesis.
What is the appropriate response regarding the hypothesis? Select
one:
a. The predictions have been falsified and the hypothesis is
discarded.
b. The predictions have been confirmed but the hypothesis is
discarded.
c. The predictions have been falsified but the hypothesis is upheld.
d. The hypothesis should continue to be tested. --- correct answer -
-- A
7. Which term describes the phenomena when a group does not
represent the population a scientist is intending to study?
Select one:
a. Generalizability
b. Uncontrolled variable
c. Recall bias
d. Selection bias--- correct answer --- D
, 8. Scientists gather 20 studies looking at the relationship between
protein intake and lean body mass, and then they statistically analyze
them together as a group. What type of study is this?
Select one:
a. Observational research
b. Randomized controlled trials
c. Meta-analysis
d. Narrative review--- correct answer --- C
9. Which of the following represents a strength of observational
studies? Select one:
a. High degree of control
b. Can determine mechanisms for effects
c. Can establish cause and effect
d. Large subject numbers--- correct answer --- D
10. Which of the following is the technical term for body
measurements and calculations as they refer to metrics related to
human characteristics? Select one:
a. Assessment
b. Scaled
c. Biometrics
d. Composite--- correct answer --- C
