ISSA Nutrition questions with correct answers
Three Major Limiting Factors for clients include: Correct Answer-
genetic makeup, physical activity patterns, nutritional habits
Good Nutrition is defined as: Correct Answer-controlling energy
balance, producing measurable results, improving body
composition/performance/health
To improve their body composition, your client must: Correct Answer-
gain control over their energy balance
The most popular, successful weight loss programs share what in
common: Correct Answer-They control energy balance and present a
plan for people to follow
T/F: Very High or Very low carb diets should be used cautiously and for
only short periods of time Correct Answer-True
Research demonstrates that peoples actual and perceived nutritional
intakes differ in which of the following ways Correct Answer-People eat
fewer fruits and veggies and less protein than they think
Foods with low calorie density can include: Correct Answer-Vegetables,
fruits, broth based soups.
,T/F: Foods with high nutrient density and low calorie density are often
over consumed and can lead to excess body fat Correct Answer-False
Healthy weight loss requires which of the following: Correct Answer-
Being in a negative energy balance while preserving lean mass
T/F: Focusing on exclusively body composition when making nutrition
choices is always healthy Correct Answer-False
As an SFT, you can make nutritional suggestions to the following:
Correct Answer-Healthy clients and athletes
What kind of advice may be illegal to share with your clients: Correct
Answer-Anything that offers nutritional suggestions to remedy health
issues
Which of the following roles will you be qualified to fill: Correct
Answer-trainer, health information provider, social support network
Metabolism: Correct Answer-all of the diverse physiological processes
that contribute to life
Example of an organism: Correct Answer-human
The immune system: Correct Answer-responsibility of protecting us
against pathogens, tumor cells, foreign invaders
,Major class of tissue in the human body: Correct Answer-epithelial,
connective, muscle
Example of an organelle: Correct Answer-Mitochondrion
T/F: All of the chemical reactions that take place in the body require
phytochemicals Correct Answer-False
The DNA code in cells is unique to us and contains the instructions for
making: Correct Answer-Protiens
Due to ____________, we all tolerate different amounts of caffeine.
Correct Answer-genetic polymorphisms
Since phospholipids help to form the plasma membrane, the types of
________ we consume in our diet will influence the membrane's
fluidity, or flexibility. Correct Answer-Fats
What highly organized cellular organelles are responsible for converting
things like protein, carbohydrate, and fat into energy? Correct Answer-
Mitochondria
Once our DNA sends out a signal to make proteins, it's the job of the
________ to receive this genetic message from the DNA and to make
, and transport the required proteins for use inside and outside the cell.
Correct Answer-endoplasmic reticulum and golgi apparatus
Which of the following would be an example of a protein receptor
initiating a signal transduction cascade: Correct Answer-cellular
response to insulin
Lipase is an example of a __________ that degrades __________.
Correct Answer-enzyme, lipids
Enzymatic function is influenced by: Correct Answer-temperature, PH,
vitamin and mineral status
When speaking to clients about nutrition, talk about _______, not
_________. Correct Answer-Food, Nutrients
After processing, food components travel through the bloodstream and
are subject to one of three eventual fates: Correct Answer-storage,
energy production, excretion
T/F: Energy from food is used to join adenosine diphosphate and
phosphate into adenosine triphosphate Correct Answer-True
Why does digested food travel slowly through the intestines? Correct
Answer-It allows nutrients to come in contact with the intestinal wall so
they can be transported into circulation
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