Ch. 2: Scope of Practice: One of the roles of a Nutrition Coach is to help facilitate weight loss. Which of the following would be most appropriate to recommend for the overweight client?

a. Limit carbohydrates to 35% of the diet.

b. Refer to a certified personal trainer for a resistance training program.

c. Drink a protein shake instead of eating lunch.

d. Give up bread and avoid gluten.

b. Refer to a certified personal trainer for a resistance training program.

Ch. 2: Scope of Practice: According to the scope of practice for a Nutrition Coach, which is an example of an appropriate resource for determining daily caloric intake?

a. Dietary Guidelines for Americans

b. Body type and cultural preferences

c. The Nutrition Coach cannot assist with daily caloric intake.

d. ADA calculations based on age, gender, and activity level

a. Dietary Guidelines for Americans

Ch. 2: Scope of Practice: To ensure the client is retaining any shared information, it is important that the content presented is perceived to be important and what other quality?

a. Reviewed several times

b. Delivered slowly

c.. Based on prior experience

d. Easy to understand

c. Based on prior experience

Ch. 3: Evidence-Based Nutrition and Practice: Lesson 3: Which term refers to a proposed explanation for a set of observations?

a. Theory

b. Randomized controlled trial

c. Prediction

d. Hypothesis

d. Hypothesis

Ch. 3: Evidence-Based Nutrition and Practice: Lesson 4: Which item represents a high quality, non-peer reviewed source of information? 

a. Narrative review

b. Academic textbook

c. Position stand

d. Systematic review

b. Academic textbook

Ch. 3: Evidence-Based Nutrition and Practice: Lesson 4: Which observational study design allows scientists to hypothesize a potential causal association?

a. Cross-sectional study

b. Cohort study

c. Case-control study

d. Case study

b. Cohort study

Ch. 3: Evidence-Based Nutrition and Practice: Lesson 4: Which term refers to the ability to get similar results when something is measured under the same conditions?

a. Validity

b. Generalizability

c. Test-retest reliability

d. External validity

c. Test-retest reliability

Ch. 3: Evidence-Based Nutrition and Practice: Lesson 3: Scientists take 5000 people and have them fill out questionnaires on their dairy intake. They then compare cancer rates between people with high intakes and low intakes. What type of study is this?

a. Meta-analysis

b. Anecdotal

c. Observational

d. Randomized controlled trial

c. Observational