Let’s see the answers. Never mind the score; knowledge is the issue.
Only D is true. Soy doesn’t do much else, consumers complain about its taste and texture, the right carbs are very healthy, soy sauce is mostly salt, and although cheap, there’s no proof it provides any insurance.
D & E combined pretty well sum it up, and F isn’t too far off. Canola is the healthiest because it’s lowest in sat fats, and takes wok heat better than olive oil. It has little taste, so it can substitute for butter in many recipes and works on salads. Peanut oil is highly heat-resistant and thus stable in a hot wok, walnut can’t handle the heat of cooking, and olive is good in many ways, especially on bread. We get too much of most of the other oils in commercial foods, so we don’t need to buy them.
It may shorten a cold by half a day, but does little else, so only A and B are true.
A. Fully 40% -- two in five – of us are near- (pre-) diabetic, and losing just 10 pounds can prevent sliding into full-fledged diabetes.
B. True.
C. Ack-basswards. The acceptable levels are tightening; they were too generous.
D. We don’t have to give up great eating to stay healthy and vigorous decades longer. Simplistically, just subtract the original Atkins diet from your shopping list and eat hearty. You know the drill: whole grains, vegetables, fruit, some low-fat dairy, plenty of fish, some poultry (sans skin), and a little lean red meat now and then. The primary foods non-diabetics need to minimize or avoid are saturated fat, trans fat, junk food including refined breads, and simply too many calories. Do that, and with any luck, we’ll die on the tennis court at 82 rather than in a hospital ward at 55.
A. We typically gain one pound.
B. No, we don’t. Thus each year’s pound is important after 10-20 years.
C. Unless you’re overweight and working hard to shed it, you’re anorexic. Get help.
See 4D.
Of the whole entry, including premise and choices, E is most true, with C a close second in general. Each new antioxidant test so far blows more holes into the antioxidant theory.
A. Yes . . . and everyone else, regardless of age. If a bowel movement isn’t a quick, effortless, pleasure, you probably need more fiber.
B. False.
C. True. See A.
D. True.
E. True, especially of whole grains.
F. True.
G. False. Whole grains, beans, and many fruits have far more fiber.
H. Are you kidding? Some of the tastiest foods are high in fiber.
Only D is true, and men in particular should avoid consuming more than the recommended 1,500 mg because it may promote prostate cancer.
A is a whopper. Its lucky victims merely get bloody diarrhea and stomach cramps. 5% die, a third suffer severe symptoms for years, and 8% have extreme lifelong disability.
B. Only a thermometer knows whether E. coli is dead.
C. True.
D. Not sufficient, especially of foreign produce, and we know of no way to clean sprouts of E. coli. Wash the veggies well, and the infirm or very cautious may want to avoid sprouts altogether.
A. That announced was based on a government error. But substitute “cancer cause” for “killer” and it’s true.
B. Nope. It’s still about calories.
C. Sorry. Obesity causes a huge list of deadly and/or crippling problems.
D. It takes just a 10% change, either way, to effect a significant health change.
E. True.
Regardless of your score, you win if this quiz improves your eating habits.
