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Nutrition IQ
Published 12:00 am PDT Sunday, June 3, 2007
Story appeared in SCENE section, Page L10
Having a healthy diet is one of the most important things you can do to improve your health. Here's a quiz to find how much you know about healthy diet choices.
1 Being overweight increases your risk of many diseases, including cancer, type 2 diabetes and high blood pressure.
True or false?
2 A body mass index of 25 or more is considered overweight.
True or false?
3 You should avoid polyunsaturated fats, including sesame oil.
True or false?
4 Saturated fat is found mostly in food from animals.
True or false?
5 Tropical oils such as coconut and palm oils are low in saturated fatty acids.
True or false?
6 Heart disease is the number one killer of both women and men.
True or false?
7 Your goal should be to keep your fat intake less than 35 percent of calories.
True or false?
8 The current recommendation is to eat at least two servings of fish per week.
True or false?
9 A serving of meat is 2 to 3 ounces or roughly the size of the palm of your hand or a deck of cards.
True or false?
-- Gwen Schoen, Bee food writer
Source: www.womenshealth.gov
Answers: 1) True; 2) True; 3) False; 4) True; 5) False; 6) True; 7) True; 8) True; 9) True
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