Fitness Nutrition Specialist Practice Test - Question List

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46. The DASH diet is often used to treat:
  1. Diabetes mellitus
  2. Hypertension
  3. Nephritis
  4. Hepatitis
47. Hyperemesis gravidarum may be treated with:
  1. Small, frequent meals consisting of bland carbohydrates
  2. Avoidance of caffeine and highly spiced foods
  3. Immediate use of enteral nutrition
  4. A & B
48. Which of the following complementary treatments may be helpful for a patient with post-operative nausea and vomiting?
  1. Coenzyme Q
  2. Gingko Biloba
  3. Ginger
  4. Echinacea
49. A 43-year old woman with a long history of obesity and moderate hypertension and impaired glucose tolerance is referred to you by her primary care physician for nutritional counseling. The woman says she is not interested in following a diet and is not willing to commit to long-term counseling. What strategy would be most effective in working with her?
  1. Refer her to another RD.
  2. Discuss the value of small, manageable lifestyle modifications and encourage her to add one or two specific changes to her daily routine.
  3. Give her a written 1200-calorie diet plan and ask her to come back in 2 weeks.
  4. Lecture her about the risks to her health if she remains obese.
50. Metabolism is largely influenced by which hormones?
  1. Growth hormones
  2. Cortisol
  3. Thyroid hormones
  4. Estrogen

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