It's quiz time. Each question has one single best answer. Don't keep score; just read and think. The answers are on page 2.
What's usually the most effective treatment for rheumatoid arthritis?
a. Antinflammatories.
b. Antibiotics.
c. Bee stings.
d. Antioxidants.
e. Pain killers.
f. Phoenix, Arizona.
What causes most cases of irritable bowel syndrome (alternating bouts of constipation and diarrhea)?
a. Stress.
b. Genetics.
c. White bread and pasta.
d. Too much meat.
e. Intestinal inflammation or infection.
f. Your mother-in-law.
What's the best way to permanently lose weight, presuming no limiting health problems?
a. Exercise.
b. The Mediterranean Diet.
c. Low-carb diets.
e. Avoid fats.
f. Divorce.
How beneficial is carrying small weights while you jog or run?
a. It isn't.
b. It adds strength and aerobic benefit.
c. Adds no strength but pumps up the cardio workout.
d. Builds both heart and skeletal muscle.
e. Handy for dogs and muggers.
Which of these breads is the only kind we should eat?
a. Any, as long as it's fresh.
b. Whole wheat.
c. Wheat.
d. Enriched wheat.
e. Dark wheat.
f. 7-grain or multi-grain.
g. Almost none. Carbos are fattening.
Brussels sprouts are actually edible, even quite tasty, when:
a. Raw.
b. Covered with sufficient ketchup or sugar.
c. Nuked or steamed.
d. Cooked for less than seven minutes.
e. Pigs fly and you hold your nose and drink enough wine first.
Your tennis (or golfer's) elbow is best treated by:
a. Physician
b. Physical therapist.
c. Time and rest.
d. Electric shock treatment.
e. Injection.
f. Surgery.
The major cause of heart attacks emerging from the health puzzle seems to be:
a. Obesity.
b. Lack of exercise.
c. Chlamydia.
d. High Cholesterol.
e. c-reactive protein.
f. Smoking.
One vitamin stands out as missing from enough diets to require supplementation. The need increases as we age, and overdose is very unlikely. It is:
a. Vit A.
b. B12.
c. E.
d. C.
e. B6.
Which oils are best for us?
a. Corn.
b. Canola.
c. Olive.
d. Safflower.
e. Peanut.
f. Soy.
Which fat burner supplements work best?
a. Metabolife.
b. Super Fat Burners.
c. Generic ephedra.
d. Shape-Fast Plus.
e. Ripped Fuel.
f. Herbalife Thermojetics.
g. Exercise.
Which is the leading cause of death in American women?
a. Heart disease.
b. Stroke.
c. Lung cancer.
d. Chronic bronchitis, asthma, emphysema.
e. Breast cancer.
f. Flu and pneumonia.
g. Diabetes.
How long does food poisoning last?
a. Overnight.
b. 24-48 hours.
c. Days.
d. Weeks, to feel 100% recovered.
e. A lifetime.
f. Until you get back home from Mexico.
The best predictor of longevity for men is exercise capacity. It can override:
a. Smoking.
b. Obesity.
c. High blood pressure.
d. High cholesterol.
f. Diabetes.
