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NANP Board Exam Questions And Answers
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Coenzyme Q10 plays a central role in which of the following functions? - Answer✔Mitochondria
function and cellular energy production
False - Answer✔High intake of carbohydrates in the form of fiber is characteristic for the
western diet
The following is an ingredient label from a typical store-brought, boxed breakfast cereal:Puffed
rice, whole grain wheat, whole grain spelt flakes, millet, almonds, sunflower 5,honey, raisins
(sulfites) cornstarch, dextrose, high fructose corn syrup, caramel color, niacinamide, thiamine,
hydrochloride, pyridoxine hydrochloride, folate, tocopherol (BHT added to package material to
maintain product freshness) how many added chemical preservatives and/or colors are listed
on the cereal label? - Answer✔3
The Solanaceae (nightshade) food family includes: - Answer✔Tomatoes, potatoes, and peppers
Which of the following dairy foods contain low levels of lactose and is less likely to cause
adverse effects for people suffering from lactose intolerance? - Answer✔Cottage Cheese
Which one of the following statements about butyric acid is false? - Answer✔It is a medium-
chain fatty acid
Hemeiron is found in ________and is absorbed better than other iron forms - Answer✔Animal
tissues
Many fruits and vegetables such as onions, apples, and oranges, contain an energy promoting
antioxidant called quercetin to which category of phytonutrients does quercetin belong? -
Answer✔Isoflavones
The mineral________ is the major component in glucose tolerance factor - Answer✔Calcium
Vitamin K is a water-soluble vitamin - Answer✔False
In relation to athletic performance caffeine can influence performance by the following means
except: - Answer✔Caffeine consumption in minuscule amounts prior to competition may
approach the legal limitation
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A client seeks to obtain his vitamins and minerals through a whole foods diet. Which food is a
rich source of calcium? - Answer✔Collard greens
What are the three metabolic pathways that involve macronutrient catabolism and ATP
production? - Answer✔Glycolysis, oxidativ, phosphorylation, citric acid cycle
Which best describes a bolus of chyme - Answer✔The semifluid mass of food particles and
gastric juice
What is used to synthesize steroid hormones - Answer✔Cholesterol
The aggregation of lymph modules located throughout the mucosal lining of the opium region
of the small intestine is called: - Answer✔Peyer's patches
Dysmenorrhea - Answer✔Painful menstruation
Enzymes are regarded as catalysts because they: - Answer✔Speed the rate of metabolic
reactions without being consumed in the process
Adequate secretion of HCI and intrinsic factor are required for the absorption of: -
Answer✔Vitamin B12
Which one of the following hormones has the least effect on glucose metabolism? -
Answer✔Aldosterone
One of the challenges of nutrition consulting is recognizing the boundaries between nutrition
counseling and psychotherapy. Which one of the following is an appropriate response when a
client begins talking about serious psychological issues? - Answer✔Inform the client that such
issues are beyond your scope of practice and suggest she sees a therapist qualified to deal with
her problem
Which one of the following would be least successful as a nutrition and lifestyle counselling
stategy? - Answer✔Support negative self-talk to change destructive lifestyle habits
An effective behavior intervention strategy is to reinforce successful dietary changes with a
reward. Which one of the following is not a major factor to consider whterm-23en establishing
rewards? - Answer✔Rewards should be food related when the change is diet related
The education component of nutrition consulting should address the needs of the client to
facilitate behavior changes. To support different learning styles, varied approaches and learning
experiences can be incorporated into counseling sessions. The following would be acceptable
approaches except: - Answer✔Give the client several handouts and tell them they will be
quizzed on them at the next consultation
Referral to an appropriate qualified health professional may be necessary when the needs of
the client are outside the scope of a nutrition consultants training and expertise. Identify in
which situation the consultant need not refer to another health professional, if the nutrition
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consultant does not have training in any other health field - Answer✔The client relates a history
of yo-yo dieting
The following conditions are related to obesity except - Answer✔Addison's disease
The following are important components of a heart-healthy regimen except: - Answer✔Calcium
Supplementation
Which of the following is not recommended for the improvement of depression? -
Answer✔Diet high in animal protein
______ is a natural stimulant laxative often found in formulas to relieve chronic constipation -
Answer✔Senna
Dietary support for type 11 diabetes should emphasize: - Answer✔High-fiber foods and
complex carbohydrates
A client's health history, indicating long-term use of birth control pills several courses of broad-
spectrum antibiotics for chronic bladder infections allergies or sensitive reactions to numerous
foods and chemicals, chronic fatigue, depression and chronic gas and bloating may benefit most
from which dietary approach? - Answer✔Candida diet
Which one of the following is not a helpful question in differentiating between symptoms
related to seasonal allergies and the common cold? - Answer✔Is fatigue a predominant
symptom?
Which of the following is not associated with developing a peptic ulcer? - Answer✔High fiber
diet
Which of the following foods are most likely to aggravate rheumatoid arthritis? -
Answer✔Tomatoes and potatoes
Some of the most common lab test results brought in by clients are for TSH and thyroid
hormones, which help determine thyroid function. If the TSH levels are elevated and thyroid
hormone levels are lowered in the blood, it usually indicates a compromise in hormone
production by the _________ - Answer✔Thyroid
Causative factors of PMS are primarily related to dysfunction of the following except: -
Answer✔Kidneys
Doing your own research helps you judge the research reports you read. For instance you read
a newspaper article that states that per The American Journal of Cardiology, vitamin E
supplementation increases coronary episodes in the elderly. Which one of the following
questions in this case is least helpful in analyzing this report for accuracy - Answer✔Is the
American Journal of Cardiology a peer-reviewed journal?
A basic guideline of research is to look at your argument as your reader would since they may
have a lot at stake in a different solution. Your reader is judging not just what you say but how
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NANP Board Exam Questions And Answers
|Latest 2025 | Guaranteed Pass.
Coenzyme Q10 plays a central role in which of the following functions? - Answer✔Mitochondria
function and cellular energy production
False - Answer✔High intake of carbohydrates in the form of fiber is characteristic for the
western diet
The following is an ingredient label from a typical store-brought, boxed breakfast cereal:Puffed
rice, whole grain wheat, whole grain spelt flakes, millet, almonds, sunflower 5,honey, raisins
(sulfites) cornstarch, dextrose, high fructose corn syrup, caramel color, niacinamide, thiamine,
hydrochloride, pyridoxine hydrochloride, folate, tocopherol (BHT added to package material to
maintain product freshness) how many added chemical preservatives and/or colors are listed
on the cereal label? - Answer✔3
The Solanaceae (nightshade) food family includes: - Answer✔Tomatoes, potatoes, and peppers
Which of the following dairy foods contain low levels of lactose and is less likely to cause
adverse effects for people suffering from lactose intolerance? - Answer✔Cottage Cheese
Which one of the following statements about butyric acid is false? - Answer✔It is a medium-
chain fatty acid
Hemeiron is found in ________and is absorbed better than other iron forms - Answer✔Animal
tissues
Many fruits and vegetables such as onions, apples, and oranges, contain an energy promoting
antioxidant called quercetin to which category of phytonutrients does quercetin belong? -
Answer✔Isoflavones
The mineral________ is the major component in glucose tolerance factor - Answer✔Calcium
Vitamin K is a water-soluble vitamin - Answer✔False
In relation to athletic performance caffeine can influence performance by the following means
except: - Answer✔Caffeine consumption in minuscule amounts prior to competition may
approach the legal limitation
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A client seeks to obtain his vitamins and minerals through a whole foods diet. Which food is a
rich source of calcium? - Answer✔Collard greens
What are the three metabolic pathways that involve macronutrient catabolism and ATP
production? - Answer✔Glycolysis, oxidativ, phosphorylation, citric acid cycle
Which best describes a bolus of chyme - Answer✔The semifluid mass of food particles and
gastric juice
What is used to synthesize steroid hormones - Answer✔Cholesterol
The aggregation of lymph modules located throughout the mucosal lining of the opium region
of the small intestine is called: - Answer✔Peyer's patches
Dysmenorrhea - Answer✔Painful menstruation
Enzymes are regarded as catalysts because they: - Answer✔Speed the rate of metabolic
reactions without being consumed in the process
Adequate secretion of HCI and intrinsic factor are required for the absorption of: -
Answer✔Vitamin B12
Which one of the following hormones has the least effect on glucose metabolism? -
Answer✔Aldosterone
One of the challenges of nutrition consulting is recognizing the boundaries between nutrition
counseling and psychotherapy. Which one of the following is an appropriate response when a
client begins talking about serious psychological issues? - Answer✔Inform the client that such
issues are beyond your scope of practice and suggest she sees a therapist qualified to deal with
her problem
Which one of the following would be least successful as a nutrition and lifestyle counselling
stategy? - Answer✔Support negative self-talk to change destructive lifestyle habits
An effective behavior intervention strategy is to reinforce successful dietary changes with a
reward. Which one of the following is not a major factor to consider whterm-23en establishing
rewards? - Answer✔Rewards should be food related when the change is diet related
The education component of nutrition consulting should address the needs of the client to
facilitate behavior changes. To support different learning styles, varied approaches and learning
experiences can be incorporated into counseling sessions. The following would be acceptable
approaches except: - Answer✔Give the client several handouts and tell them they will be
quizzed on them at the next consultation
Referral to an appropriate qualified health professional may be necessary when the needs of
the client are outside the scope of a nutrition consultants training and expertise. Identify in
which situation the consultant need not refer to another health professional, if the nutrition
2|Page
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consultant does not have training in any other health field - Answer✔The client relates a history
of yo-yo dieting
The following conditions are related to obesity except - Answer✔Addison's disease
The following are important components of a heart-healthy regimen except: - Answer✔Calcium
Supplementation
Which of the following is not recommended for the improvement of depression? -
Answer✔Diet high in animal protein
______ is a natural stimulant laxative often found in formulas to relieve chronic constipation -
Answer✔Senna
Dietary support for type 11 diabetes should emphasize: - Answer✔High-fiber foods and
complex carbohydrates
A client's health history, indicating long-term use of birth control pills several courses of broad-
spectrum antibiotics for chronic bladder infections allergies or sensitive reactions to numerous
foods and chemicals, chronic fatigue, depression and chronic gas and bloating may benefit most
from which dietary approach? - Answer✔Candida diet
Which one of the following is not a helpful question in differentiating between symptoms
related to seasonal allergies and the common cold? - Answer✔Is fatigue a predominant
symptom?
Which of the following is not associated with developing a peptic ulcer? - Answer✔High fiber
diet
Which of the following foods are most likely to aggravate rheumatoid arthritis? -
Answer✔Tomatoes and potatoes
Some of the most common lab test results brought in by clients are for TSH and thyroid
hormones, which help determine thyroid function. If the TSH levels are elevated and thyroid
hormone levels are lowered in the blood, it usually indicates a compromise in hormone
production by the _________ - Answer✔Thyroid
Causative factors of PMS are primarily related to dysfunction of the following except: -
Answer✔Kidneys
Doing your own research helps you judge the research reports you read. For instance you read
a newspaper article that states that per The American Journal of Cardiology, vitamin E
supplementation increases coronary episodes in the elderly. Which one of the following
questions in this case is least helpful in analyzing this report for accuracy - Answer✔Is the
American Journal of Cardiology a peer-reviewed journal?
A basic guideline of research is to look at your argument as your reader would since they may
have a lot at stake in a different solution. Your reader is judging not just what you say but how
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