ELAC Nutrition Supplement Essay Questions

Essay Question 1

Part 1: True or False. “Supplement X has been shown to be an acute activator of mTOR. mTOR activation is required for muscle growth. Taking supplement X will cause you to gain muscles.” 1 points.

Part 2: Why did you answer the way you did in Part 1? 3 points.

Part 3: Pick and write here a supplement you would be comfortable recommending to a client. 1 point

Part 4: Tell me under what circumstances this particular supplement would be useful to your client. 2 points

Part 5: Let’s say you make this supplement recommendation to your client and they are sold on the benefits you tell them about it. They then go to their local supplement store and pick a random one off the shelf. What is your client risking by doing so and why? 2 points

Part 6: Tell me how you would go about recommending a particular brand for your client to minimize the above risks. 2 points