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Question 1

Which anthropometric measurement best estimates visceral fat and cardiovascular disease risk?

Accepted Answer

Waist circumference

Answer

Tricep skinfold thickness

Answer

Mid-upper arm circumference

Answer

Wrist circumference

Question 2

What does the Subjective Global Assessment (SGA) primarily evaluate?

Accepted Answer

Nutritional status using dietary history and physical examination

Answer

Blood glucose control

Answer

Hydration status only

Answer

Bone mineral density

Question 3

Which serum protein has the shortest half-life and is the most sensitive acute marker of nutritional change?

Accepted Answer

Retinol-binding protein (~12 hours)

Answer

Albumin (~21 days)

Answer

Transferrin (~8–10 days)

Answer

Prealbumin (~2–3 days)

Question 4

In motivational interviewing for nutrition counseling, what does OARS stand for?

Accepted Answer

Open questions, Affirmations, Reflections, Summaries

Answer

Objective Assessment, Review, Summarize

Answer

Observe, Analyze, React, Support

Answer

Outcomes, Actions, Results, Solutions

Question 5

What is the FIRST step in the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Nutrition Care Process (NCP)?

Accepted Answer

Nutrition Assessment

Answer

Nutrition Intervention

Answer

Nutrition Monitoring and Evaluation

Answer

Nutrition Diagnosis

Question 6

Which body composition method uses electrical resistance to estimate fat mass and fat-free mass?

Accepted Answer

Bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA)

Answer

Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA)

Answer

Hydrostatic weighing

Answer

Skinfold measurements